Mooring Components Ordered for Floating Wind Park
Image: Vicinay Marine
Statoil has signed a contract with offshore chains and mooring systems supplier Vicinay Marine for the design, manufacture and deliver mooring components for the world’s first floating offshore wind park, the Hywind pilot park offshore Scotland.
Under the terms of the deal, Vicinay Marine will provide the mooring chains and connectors for the Hywind project, to be delivered at place in Scotland with in 2016.
The fabrication of the mooring system will take place at Vicinay Marine´s facilities in Sestao and Galdames in Spain.
The 30MW pilot project will consist of five 6MW floating turbines operating in waters exceeding 100m of depth. The Pilot Park objectives are to demonstrate cost efficient and low risk solutions for commercial scale parks. Production start is expected in late 2017.
February 2024
