GoliatVIND is a 75 MW (5 x 15MW) demonstration project for floating offshore wind with grid connection via the Goliat FPSO to the Hammerfest region and with onshore grid reservation in place with Statnett and Lucerna. The project is located at 400 meters water depth on the border between the northern Norwegian Sea and the Barents Sea, has selected Odfjell Oceanwind’s Deepsea Star™ semisubmersible foundation technology and will use a supply chain matured by Odfjell Oceanwind over several years. GoliatVIND received a grant of NOK 2 billion (USD 185 million) from the Norwegian state enterprise ENOVA SF earlier this year, under a program aiming at demonstrating and reducing costs of floating offshore wind.
“We are pleased to welcome ERE as a key partner in the GoliatVIND project,” CEO of Odfjell Oceanwind Per Lund says. “Adding ERE to the partnership further strengthens our capabilities to develop and realize the project. We are particularly honored that another Japanese company has chosen to invest into one of our projects, following the Kansai Electric Power and M.O.L’s investments during the last year. ERE is another high quality, global and industrial company which complements our existing partner base and further demonstrates the relevance of our projects and capabilities in the global floating offshore wind market.”
