Equinor and partner Masdar have awarded Global Maritime the operational management contract for the Hywind Scotland floating wind farm. With a capacity of 30 MW, Hywind Scotland, is situated 25 kilometers off the coast of Peterhead, and consists of five Siemens Gamesa 6 MW turbines.Having been operational since 2017, Equinor has identified the need for major maintenance on the turbines. The turbines will be disconnected and towed to Wergeland port in Gulen, Norway, to service the turbines. Planning work has already commenced, with operations due to start later this year, and all five turbines returned to full operation by the end of summer 2024. The contract includes project management, engineering and supporting in the delivery of the offshore operations for the preparatory works, inter array cable and mooring disconnection & lay down, tow to Wergeland Norway, assembly site coordination and return to site for hook-up.
