The world's largest floating wind farm is now officially open — and helping to power North Sea oil operations

Hywind Tampen is located in waters off the coast of Norway.

Equinor, a major player in the fossil fuel industry, describes the turbines at Hywind Tampen as being"mounted on floating concrete structures with a common anchoring system."

The project off Norway's coast marks Equinor's latest move in the floating wind sector. Back in 2017, it started operations at"With Hywind Tampen, we have shown that we can plan, build and commission a large, floating offshore wind farm in the North Sea," Equinor's Siri Kindem, who heads up the firm's renewables business in Norway, said in a statement.

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