MacGregor wins breakthrough order in pioneering offshore wind farm project
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CARGOTEC CORPORATION, PRESS RELEASE, 27 NOVEMBER 2015 AT 1.30 PM EET
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has won an order for substructure connection
mooring systems for the world's first floating offshore wind farm: Statoil's
Hywind pilot park in Scotland.
MacGregor will be responsible for the delivery of the Pusnes substructure
mooring connection system for the pilot project's five floating wind turbines.
Delivery of equipment is planned from the second through the fourth quarter of
2016 and installation of the wind turbines is scheduled for 2017.
"This contract represents a step change for MacGregor in terms of entering a new
industry sector," says Jan Martin Grindheim, Director, Sales and Business
Development, MacGregor Offshore Mooring Systems. "The project hinges on applying
proven technology in new applications. MacGregor was chosen for the task because
of its long history of designing and delivering very reliable mooring solutions
for offshore floating production units for the harsh conditions in the North
Sea."
MacGregor will deliver a total of five sets of Pusnes substructure mooring
connection systems including instrumentation for load monitoring. The ballast-
stabilised turbine structures will each be equipped with a three-point mooring
system employing site-specific anchors.
"Statoil is proud to develop the world's first floating wind farm, further
increasing the global market potential for offshore wind energy. We are very
pleased with this contract awarded to MacGregor. We are excited that high
quality oil and gas suppliers in both Norway and Scotland are able to capture
the growing opportunities offered through new renewables growth," says Stephen
Bull, Statoil's Senior Vice President for Offshore Wind.
Statoil's floating offshore wind farm will cover an area of about 4.2km² near
Buchan Deep, approximately 25km off Peterhead in Aberdeenshire on Scotland's
North Sea coast. The 6MW wind turbines will provide enough electricity for
20,000 UK homes. They will operate in waters over 100m deep, that experience an
average wave height of 1.8m.
"To give some idea of the scale of the project, the wind turbines will stand at
an overall height of around 258m, which is nearly three times the height of the
Statue of Liberty in New York," adds Mr Grindheim.
The Hywind project is part of Statoil's activities in New Energy Solutions, the
company's business area developing profitable renewable energy and low carbon
solutions. It is designed to demonstrate cost-efficient solutions that will
enable the commercial capture of wind energy in deep-water environments. Statoil
says that the technology to be used in the project has been tested for six years
with excellent results in a demonstration project off the coast of Norway.
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For more information please contact:
Jan Martin Grindheim, Director, Sales and Business Development, MacGregor
Offshore Mooring, tel. +47 37 087 375
Email: jan.martin.grindheim(at)macgregor.com
or
Heli Malkavaara, Communications Manager, MacGregor Group, tel. +358 20 777 4500
Email: heli.malkavaara(at)macgregor.com
Photo: Statoil
MacGregor shapes the offshore and marine industries by offering world-leading
engineering solutions and services with a strong portfolio of MacGregor,
Hatlapa, Porsgrunn, Pusnes and Triplex brands. Shipbuilders, owners and
operators are able to optimise the lifetime profitability, safety, reliability
and environmental sustainability of their operations by working in close
cooperation with MacGregor.
MacGregor solutions and services for handling marine cargoes, vessel operations,
offshore loads, crude/LNG transfer and offshore mooring are all designed to
perform with the sea. www.macgregor.com
MacGregor is part of Cargotec. Cargotec's sales totalled approximately EUR 3.4
billion in 2014 and it employs approximately 11,000 people. Cargotec's class B
shares are quoted on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd under symbol CGCBV.
www.cargotec.com
Photo: Statoil:
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