Norwegian Prime Minister visits Hywind Tampen project

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Today, prime minister Jonas Gahr Støre visited Gulen in Vestland County to see the construction of Hywind Tampen.

Four of the 11 wind turbines in Norway’s first offshore wind farm have now been installed, towering 190 metres over Fensfjorden before being towed out into the North Sea for offshore floating power generation. LO President Peggy Hessen Følsvik, NHO Director General Ole Erik Almlid, and Enova CEO Nils Kristian Nakstad, accompanied the Prime Minster to Gulen, where they could see how Hywind Tampen will supply the Gullfaks and Snorre fields in the North Sea with electricity from floating offshore wind. "Hywind Tampen proves that floating offshore wind can supply Norway with renewable power. Less than three years after we submitted... ... More: Official Press Release Equinor

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