BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 29. TotalEnergies has announced the launch of a groundbreaking pilot project that will see a floating wind turbine supplying renewable energy to the Culzean offshore platform in the UK North Sea, TurkicWorld reports.
The 3 MW floating wind turbine will be situated 2 kilometers west of the Culzean platform, approximately 220 kilometers off the eastern coast of Scotland. Set to be fully operational by the end of 2025, the turbine is expected to meet around 20% of Culzean’s power needs, significantly reducing its greenhouse gas emissions. The turbine will be installed on a modular, lightweight semi-submersible floater hull designed by Ocergy, offering both rapid assembly and cost optimization.
"This innovative pilot project aims to demonstrate the concept of hybrid power generation on an offshore facility by integrating renewable electricity from a floating wind turbine with existing gas turbine power generation. It also seeks to qualify a promising floater design for the future of floating offshore wind," said Marie-Noelle Semeria, Chief Technology Officer at TotalEnergies.
The project was selected as part of Crown Estate Scotland’s Innovation and Targeted Oil & Gas (INTOG) leasing round, which is designed to promote and support the use of offshore wind energy to directly supply offshore oil and gas platforms.
