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Statoil floats
a big idea
20 | 29th November - 5th December 2013 | UTILITY WEEK
Norwegian firm Statoil is going to
deploy five 6MW turbines in water
more than 100m deep, in the second
phase of its Hywind project.
It builds on a demonstration turbine that has been running since 2009
off the coast of Norway. If successful,
floating technology could open up
new deep water sites for windfarms.
Statoil senior vice president Siri
Espedal Kindem said the lease agreement from the Crown Estate was a
"significant milestone" for Hywind's
Scottish pilot. However, more marine
