Statoil cleared to begin work on Europe’s largest floating windfarm

Construction work on Europe’s largest floating wind farm will begin later this year after the Crown Estate granted a lease to Norwegian multinational Statoil.

The Hywind project will see five turbines operate in waters around 12-18 miles off the coast of Peterhead, Aberdeenshire.

The project, with a total capacity of 30 megawatts, secured consent from Marine Scotland in October but the Crown Estate manages leasing of the seabed and Statoil had to meet planning, finance and legal requirements to be given the green light.

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