State enterprise Enova is allocating 2bn Norwegian kroner (€175m) to the 75MW GoliatVIND floating offshore wind project at Hammerfest in Norway.
A total of seven players have submitted floating wind project proposals in the call for tenders and are currently being assessed by Enova.
GoliatVIND was ranked at the top of the competition. The scheme will install a floating offshore wind farm to deliver renewable electricity to the Hammerfest region via the Goliat platform in the Barents Sea. The Goliat platform is already electrified from shore.
GoliatVIND is owned and supported by three partners: Odfjell Oceanwind, Source Galileo and Kansai Electric Power Company.
The bidders in the competition had to commit to a submitted progress plan that requires commissioning of the project within five years, and Enova must be kept informed on an ongoing basis about the project’s progress and reporting for the payment of support.
The financial framework only allowed for one floating offshore wind project in the first round of applications, but there will be new chances before long. In the autumn, Enova is planning another call within the program “Competition for support for small-scale floating offshore wind projects”.
“Project proposals have been submitted at a very high level, which also bode well for later calls for tenders,” said Enova chief executive Nils Nakstad.
“Floating offshore wind technology represents an exciting opportunity to take further steps towards a low-emission society.
“It is good to see that there is knowledge, capacity and commitment to move technology development to this country.”