Hywind Tampen
Located between Snorre and Gullfaks field centres ~140 km offshore western Norway.
Status
Operationallifecycle stage
Ownership
Equinor — 41% ◆PEPetoro — 9.83% ◆
ONOMV Norge — 9.83% ◆
VRVår Energi — 9.83% ◆
WDWintershall Dea Norge — 9.83% ◆
IIINPEX Idemitsu Norge — 9.83% ◆
EEExxonMobil Exploration and Production Norway — 9.83% ◆
Location
NorwayNorth Sea
Technology
Capacity
94.6 MW ◆
Turbines
11 × 8.6 MW ◆
Model
Siemens Gamesa SG 8-0-167 DD ◆
Foundation
Floating ◆
Site & conditions
Site rights
Seabed rights held ∴
Water depth
260–300 m ◆
Distance from shore
140 km ◆
Wind speed
10.2 m/s @ 100 m ≈
Revenue & grid
Offtake
PPA ◆
Grid
No agreement · 13 Nov 2022 ◆
Connection
Snorre A and Gullfaks A platforms via dedicated 66 kV cables; … ◆
Schedule
FID
11 Oct 2019 ◆
COD
2023-Q3 ◆
Project timeline & ownership verified milestones on the spine · ownership from Hafrok's transactions record
7 dated milestones on the spine, each with its source · 2 recorded ownership deals from Hafrok's transactions record · the developer's announced-COD history
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Revenue & offtake contract terms, price levels and the route to market
the PPA contract's terms · price over time in money of the day · the routes to market and the next visible round
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Installation how the build is going · from sourced statements and Hafrok's registers
construction status and turbines standing · vessel and port contracts · the grid connection and whether it is ready in time
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Sources & verification
Rests on 10 sources (6 primary) · ◆ 6 documents held
◆Verified≈Modelled◇Sourced∴Inferred⌁Convention○Unverified∅No source·Derived
Numbers are stable citation ids — grouped by source class, so they are not consecutive.
Operator6
[1]
Equinor2019-10-11◆ Investing in Hywind Tampen development -…
"Equinor and the Snorre and Gullfaks partners have made a final investment decision for the Hywind Tampen offshore wind farm development, and submitted two updated plans for development and operation …
supportsFinal investment decisionWater depthDistance from shore
[2]
Equinor2020-04-08◆ Hywind Tampen approved by Norwegian auth…
"The Ministry of Petroleum and Industry has approved the plans for development and operation of the Hywind Tampen wind farm." [Source also states: 11 wind turbines, 8 MW each, 88 MW total; located app…
supportsConsentConsent appliedConsent granted
[5]
Equinor2022-11-14◆ First power from Hywind Tampen - Equinor
"Power production from the first wind turbine started on 13 November 2022 at 12:55 CET. The electricity was delivered to the Gullfaks A platform in the North Sea." Owned by Gullfaks and Snorre field p…
supportsFirst powerFoundationStatusConnection point
[6]
Equinor2023-08-23◆ The world's largest floating offshore wi…
"The world's largest floating offshore wind farm, Hywind Tampen, was officially opened on 23 August 2023." 88 MW system from 11 turbines; 140 km offshore at 260-300 m water depth; Snorre A and B, Gull…
supportsCommercial operationMechanismDetailWater depthDistance from shore+1 more
[7]
Equinor2024-01-01◆ Hywind Tampen - Equinor
"Hywind Tampen consists of 11 wind turbines at 8.6 MW each, giving a total system capacity of 94.6 MW. Installed on floating concrete spar structures with a shared anchoring system." First floating wi…
supportsTurbinesModelUnit capacityTotal capacityFoundation
[11]
Havtil (Norwegian Ocean Industry Authority)2026-10-26◆ Audit of Equinor, Siemens Gamesa Renewab…
“The audit was conducted from 10 to 13 August 2026. [...] Nine non-conformities were identified, concerning: Follow-up of management system (Equinor) Follow-up of management system (SGRE) Follow-up of …”
supportsStatus note
Trade press4
[3]
offshoreWIND.biz2020-10-01
Press report — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
supportsOnshore constructionOffshore constructionSite rightsassembly
[4]
offshoreWIND.biz2022-06-07
Press report — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
supportsTurbinesUnit capacity
[9]
Power Technology2025
Press report — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
supportsoperatorpartner
[10]
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