Case Study: Equinor cuts 200,000 tonnes of CO2 per year with Wood's floating wind integration solution

Hywind Tampen Contributing to further development of floating offshore wind technology and reducing the costs of future floating offshore wind farms

The customer, Equinor, faced the challenge of decarbonizing its offshore oil and gas operations. To reduce CO2 emissions and ensure sustainable hydrocarbon production, it commissioned the world's first floating wind farm, Hywind Tampen, to power its platforms. Equinor engaged Wood to perform the critical platform modifications required to integrate this new power source.

Wood was responsible for the engineering, procurement, and installation of topside modifications on the Gullfaks A and Snorre A platforms. This included upgrading the power management systems to safely integrate wind and gas turbine power, maximizing the use of renewable energy. The solution implemented by Wood enabled the wind farm to offset the platforms' reliance on gas turbines, reducing CO2 emissions by 200,000 tonnes per year.

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