Odfjell Oceanwind on track towards full DNV class approval of its Deepsea Semi™ floating wind foundation design

By Odfjell Oceanwind Aug 30, 2022

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Meet us at ONS2022

By Odfjell Oceanwind Aug 8, 2022

Dear colleague,

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DNV awards Approval in Principle for the Deepsea Semi™ floating wind foundation

By Odfjell Oceanwind Feb 22, 2022

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TrønderEnergi and The Blystad Group become new shareholders in Odfjell Oceanwind

By Odfjell Oceanwind Feb 3, 2022

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Is Norway able to open the Kinder Egg of mobile offshore wind?

By Per Lund Dec 7, 2021

  • Oil and gas fields can to a large extent be electrified without power from shore
  • Significant emission reductions can be realised with impact already in 2024
  • This can lay the foundation for a large export industry based on offshore floating wind for Norway
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We cannot wake up in 2029 and decide to slash emissions by 50% by 2030

By Kenneth Fossøy Nov 4, 2021

  • The UK and Norway have set ambitious emission reduction targets for 2030
  • Offshore floating wind has been identified as the key tool to de-carbonise the oil and gas industry in both countries
  • Policymakers must enable the floating offshore wind industry to deliver on these targets
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Odfjell Oceanwind, OKEA, TrønderEnergi to evaluate potential Draugen wind farm

By Odfjell Oceanwind Oct 29, 2021

Odfjell Oceanwind has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with the Norwegian exploration and production company OKEA and the utility company TrønderEnergi to jointly evaluate the potential of developing a floating offshore wind farm connected to the Draugen platform.

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How WindGrid™ can double the effect of wind power for O&G platforms

By Eystein Borgen Oct 19, 2021

  • The oil and gas industry in Norway has set an objective to reduce its emissions by 50% by 2030
  • Halving the emissions from oil and gas installations means having to shift their power generation systems from fossil fuels to renewable energy
  • Odfjell Oceanwind’s Mobile Offshore Wind Units (MOWUs) and the WindGrid™ hybrid system allows operators to reduce CO2-emission by up to 70% compared to power generation from gas turbines only
  • The WindGrid™ system is developed based on the learnings from the hybridisation and de-carbonisation of Odfjell Drilling’s rigs
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Odfjell Oceanwind is a finalist in the 2021 New Horizon Idea Award

By Odfjell Oceanwind Oct 12, 2021

Odfjell Oceanwind is, together with its partners Siemens Energy and Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy, a finalist in World Oil’s 2021 New Horizon Idea Award for its Mobile Offshore Wind Units (MOWUs) and WindGrid™ system.

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What is required to accelerate de-carbonisation of the oil and gas industry?

By Kenneth Fossøy Oct 5, 2021

  • A fit for purpose, predictable commercial framework for de-carbonisation is necessary to accelerate investment decisions and to deliver on the oil and gas industry’s de-carbonisation goals.
  • The legal framework needs to be up to date in order to not slow down the green shift.
  • Mobile offshore wind can be an efficient de-carbonisation solution for oil and gas.
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