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Technip to provide floating wind

tech for Equinor’s 800-MW

offshore project in South Korea

SOUTH KOREA TECHNIP Energies has won a front-end engi- with Korean East-West Power (EWP) to co-op-
neering design (FEED) contact for Equinor’s erate on offshore wind projects in South Korea,
800-MW Firefly offshore floating wind project including floating offshore.
in South Korea. The memorandum of understanding (MoU)
Technip is to provide its INO15 floater tech- with state-owned EWP covers wind turbine pro-
nology, which has a 15-MW capacity and is a jects with a capacity of 3 GW.
three-column semi-submersible floater which The partnership is intended to support South
is well suited for fabrication in large series. Korea’s energy transition efforts and offshore
Technip said in a statement that its substruc- wind industry.
ture design was in alignment with Equinor’s Shell is also developing floating offshore
Wind Semi design principles. capacity in South Korea. In March, Shell Gas
At 800 MW, the Firefly is set to be the world’s & Power Developments signed an MoU with
largest offshore floating array, and will be located Korea Southern Power to develop wind and
70 km offshore and occupy two 75-square km renewable-based hydrogen projects together.
areas off the coast of the city of Ulsan. It is Shell is already involved in the MunmuBaram
planned to be in operation in 2027. joint venture that is developing a floating off-
“We are glad to have been awarded this FEED shore wind project in Ulsan.
by our long-lasting client Equinor and that the “Shell views offshore wind energy as a key
INO15 floater technology has been selected part of a net-zero energy system,” said Young-
for the development of the offshore wind farm. Kyu Ju, MunmuBaram project director and Shell
Through the Firefly project, we are committed Korea country chair.
to support Equinor in its objective to reach an The MunmuBaram floating wind firm farm is
installed net renewables capacity of 12-16 GW a joint venture project between Shell (80%) and
by 2030,” said Willy Gauttier, VP offshore float- CoensHexicon.
ing wind at Technip Energies. The joint venture partners have recently
Equinor is the operator of the world’s first secured electricity business licences covering
floating wind farm, Hywind Scotland (30 MW), the project’s entire 1.3-GW capacity.
and is currently constructing the world’s largest South Korea’s government has set a target of
floating offshore wind farm under development, installing 60 GW of renewable capacity by 2034.
Hywind Tampen (88 MW), both in the North This will involve generating around 12 GW from
Sea. offshore wind by 2030.
While both these wind farms apply the South has decided to end coal-fired power
Hywind technology, Equinor will use the Wind generation by 2050. South Korean President
Semi for its projects in South Korea, as this Moon Jae-in said at the G20 meeting on Octo-
technology has been developed specifically for ber 31 that the target date was in line with South
Korean waters and local conditions. Korea’s already declared intention of reaching
In November, Equinor signed an agreement net zero by 2050.™

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