Trollvind was a developer-led concept for a ~1 GW floating offshore wind farm sited in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea roughly 65 km west of Bergen. Promoted by Equinor together with partners Petoro, TotalEnergies, Shell and ConocoPhillips, the project was conceived to deliver about 4.3 TWh...
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On 17 June 2022, Equinor and its Troll and Oseberg field partners Petoro, TotalEnergies, Shell and ConocoPhillips announced that feasibility studies for the 1 GW Trollvind floating offshore wind farm were underway, with the goal of reaching a final investment decision on the project during 2023.
Equinor announced that further development of the Trollvind offshore wind initiative would be postponed indefinitely, effectively shelving the planned 1 GW floating wind farm due to rising costs, unavailability of preferred technology, and an overly strained timetable to deliver the original concept of operation before 2030, and informed the authorities of this decision.
By 31 August 2022, Equinor and its partners had initiated feasibility studies and were further maturing the Trollvind concept, which includes an onshore connection point to transfer offshore wind power to shore so it can both electrify offshore fields and deliver extra electricity to the Bergen region. These feasibility and concept-development activities for the export-to-shore configuration in the Troll area were underway ahead of a targeted 2023 investment decision and potential 2027 start of operations.
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Equinor entered into a strategic collaboration with Shell, TotalEnergies, ConocoPhillips and Petoro to co-develop the 1 GW Trollvind floating wind project off the coast of Bergen, including its export connection to shore. Under this arrangement, the partners will jointly pursue the project and plan to buy as much electricity as the wind farm can produce at a price that enables the development, with power intended for the Troll and Oseberg installations and the Kollsnes gas processing plant. The collaboration targets an investment decision in 2023 and potential completion in 2027, establishing the multi‑company ownership structure for Trollvind and its export grid link.
On 20 June 2022, Equinor entered a strategic collaboration with Shell, TotalEnergies, ConocoPhillips and Petoro to develop the 1 GW Trollvind floating wind project off the coast of Bergen, evaluating commercial offtake agreements to power the Troll and Oseberg installations and the Kollsnes gas processing plant via a grid connection to shore. This announcement marked the start of early development for the Trollvind Export transmission concept, with partners planning to purchase all power produced, without other financial support, and targeting an investment decision in 2023 and completion in 2027.
Equinor and its partners Petoro, TotalEnergies, Shell and ConocoPhillips defined the Trollvind project site as a ~1 GW floating offshore wind farm in the Troll area of the North Sea, about 65 km west of Bergen and near Kollsnes, in water depths of 250–400 m, intended to supply power to the Troll and Oseberg fields and the Bergen region via an onshore connection point.
On announcing Trollvind, Equinor and the Troll/Oseberg licence partners initiated feasibility and concept studies to assess a ~1 GW floating wind farm’s ability to deliver around 4.3 TWh per year to electrify the Troll and Oseberg fields and supply the Bergen grid, with the work aimed at supporting a potential investment decision in 2023 and a planned start-up in 2027.
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