World Wide Wind AS (WWW) has received a grant of NOK 1 million from the Norwegian government entity ENOVA to carry out a Feasibility Study for a 1,2 MW pilot turbine. The funds are granted from the Havvind 2035 project.
WWW is developing a breakthrough technology for the offshore floating wind industry which entails significant cost reductions in the entire value chain and consequently also a significantly lower levelized cost of electricity. The company has already built a 30kW prototype, which has undergone ocean tests at Vats, Norway.
The next step on the way to a commercial scale turbine is a 1.2 MW pilot, and the grant from Enova will be used for a feasibility project to prepare for this. During the project period of six months, WWW will together with partners finalize the basic engineering of the 1.2MW pilot, including detailed plans and tender packages for the detailed engineering and construction phases. WWW will during this period invite selected developers to join in realizing the pilot, which is scheduled to be launched late 2026.
-We are very grateful that Enova has decided to support the feasibility project which lays the foundation for our 1.2 MW pilot project. The offshore floating wind industry needs radical innovations to become a relevant source of green electricity, and with the support from Enova, our contributions to make this happen, is accelerated, says Bjørn Simonsen, CEO of WWW