Norwegian company Scana Offshore has won a contract from Kvaerner for the supply of mooring equipment to Equinor’s 88MW Hywind Tampen floating offshore wind farm off Norway.
The deal is Scana Offshore’s first hardware contract in the floating offshore wind power market.
It covers the supply of 33 hull brackets, which are used to attach anchoring lines to the hulls on the project’s 11 8MW turbines.
Scana Offshore will also provide ROV tools for possible replacement of the anchor lines.
Scana Offshore managing director Torkjell Lisland said: “The contract is a confirmation of our engineers’ expertise.
“We have a long track record of deliveries to the oil, gas and aquaculture market.
“Now we are looking forward to delivering mooring equipment to floating wind power as well – a market with great potential.
“In order to get into offshore wind and aquaculture, we have developed new and cost-reducing technology.
“The Hywind Tampen contract represents a breakthrough for this technology and provides feedback that Scana Offshore’s focus on continuous product development is the right way to go.”
Scana Offshore is owned by Incus Investor.
Incus chief executive Styrk Bekkenes said: “This is a market we have worked hard to get into, and the contract with a world leader such as Kvaerner represents both an important milestone and a great feather in the hat for our commitment to supply anchoring to floating wind turbines.
“The breakthrough gives us another segment to grow in, and we see offshore wind as one of the most exciting areas for further growth over the next few years.
“We are now active in several segments, which gives us a good spread in several industries.
“We have dared to invest, and are now reaping the benefits of this.”
Hywind Tampen will be located about 140km from shore and will meet 35% of the annual power demand of five platforms – Snorre A and B and Gullfaks A, B and C.
It is scheduled to be operational at the end of 2022.