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Equinor and Vargronn have signed a collaboration agreement to jointly apply for offshore wind acreage in Norway for the Utsira Nord area. Equinor and Vargronn a Norwegian renewable energy company established by HitecVision and Eni, aim to jointly prepare and submit an application to the Norwegian authorities to develop floating offshore wind at Utsira Nord, west of Utsira and Haugalandet in the Norwegian North Sea. The Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy has opened two areas for offshore renewables (Utsira Nord and Sorlige Nordsjo 2) and the authorities are working on the licensing pro...

“This project will be an essential part of our ambition to own and operate 1GW installed capacity by 2030. “Developing a home market for offshore wind power, particularly floating, will be important for developing the Norwegian offshore wind supply industry, and positioning new technologies for a growing global market.” HitecVision and Eni have also previously worked together in independent oil and gas company Var Energi. Some of the world's best wind resources Norway’s petroleum and energy ministry has recently opened up two areas for offshore renewables – Utsira North and Southern...

The projects have a combined potential capacity of 1440MW. Equinor’s executive vice president for new energy solutions Pal Eitrheim said: "The CfD awards to the Baltyk 2 and Baltyk 3 projects represent a breakthrough for Equinor in Poland and supports the country’s ambitions to transform its energy mix. "Full-scale development of the two projects will constitute an offshore wind hub in the Baltic Sea. "It will create industrial activity and jobs to support the Polish economy, and supply low-cost renewable electricity to Polish homes and businesses. "The CfD award confirms our focused s...

in  Perth and Berlin Norway’s Equinor and Polish utility Polenergia have been awarded contracts for difference (CfD) for planned offshore wind developments in Poland. ENERGY EXPLORED: SUBSCRIBE TO ACCELERATE Gain valuable insight into the global oil and gas industry's energy transition from Equinor confirmed the pair had been awarded the CfDs for the Baltyk 2 and 3 projects from Poland’s Energy Regulatory Office (ERO), under the first phase of Poland’s offshore wind development scheme. The proposed offshore windfarms will have a combined capacity of 1.44 gigawatts - enough rene...