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Photo : Equinor and four domestic companies signed a business agreement for Hoopoong and Chujin offshore wind projects in the waters near Chuja Island. From the left, LG Chem Vice President Sung-woo Hur, SK ecoplant Business Division Manager Dong-geol Lee, Equinor Korea Country Manager Bjorn Inge Braaten, Hyundai Engineering Plant Business Division Head Gwan-seop Lim, …

Equinor Collaborates with 4 Major Korean Corporations on Hoopoong and Chujin Offshore Wind Projects near Chuja Island. Read More »

Photo : From the left: Kjetil Hove, Executive Vice President Norwegian Continental Shelf, Equinor, His Royal Highness Crown Prince Håkon, Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, Siri Espedal Kindem, Senior Vice President Renewables Norway, Equinor.) (Credit: Ole Jørgen Bratland / Equinor Supplying 35% of annual power demand to North Sea oil and gas platforms. 60% of …

Equinor Launches the World’s Largest Floating Offshore Wind Farm ‘Hywind Tampen’ Read More »

Investment declaration ceremony attended by President Yoon Seok-yeol held in Paris, France on June 21st Contribution towards achieving carbon neutrality through investments in offshore wind and the energy transition in South Korea Norwegian state-owned energy company Equinor announced on the 21st that it will invest several hundred billion won in Korea. The investment declaration ceremony …

Equinor declares intention to invest several hundred billion won in South Korea Read More »

Photo : Hywind Scotland floating wind farm (Photo: Øyvind Gravås) A pilot study completed by Equinor and Norwegian Research Centre (NORCE) has been successful in using environmental DNA (eDNA) to monitor the biodiversity and abundance of marine life in waters around the floating Hywind Scotland wind farm. The pilot study took place in August 2021, …

Equinor and NORCE conclude eDNA pilot study at Hywind Scotland Read More »

Photo : Jacques Etienne Michel, Country Manager of Equinor Korea, talks with MC Choi Jin-koo about floating offshore wind in Ulsan on TBN’s Ulsan Traffic Report Tuesday Invitation Jacques Etienne Michel introduces floating offshore wind to Ulsan residents on TBN Ulsan Traffic Report Whilst driving to work on Tuesday morning, 21 March, did anyone listen …

“Let’s talk to the Country Manager of Equinor Korea” on TBN Ulsan Traffic Broadcasting Tuesday Invitation Read More »

Tank testing video without Korean subtitle Equinor Korea has announced the results of model testing for the structures to be installed in the Bandibuli/Firefly offshore wind project, which took place at SINTEF Ocean’s testing facility in Trondheim, Norway from February 22 to March 22, 2023. SINTEF Ocean is a leading research institute in the field …

Floating Offshore Wind Farm: Will it withstand typhoons? Read More »

[Views from offshore wind experts] Dr. Seo Jin-hyeong, Ethologist Equinor, the first to have implemented in Korea…

Photo: Illustrated drawing of a Wind Semi being towed for the development of the Firefly offshore wind farm Equinor has awarded international engineering firm COWI a contract to serve as “Owner’s Engineer” for the Firefly project offshore Ulsan, South Korea. Under the contract, COWI personnel will be integrated into Equinor’s project development team. Owner’s engineer …

Equinor appoints “Owner’s engineer” for Firefly project in South Korea Read More »

Photo : Equinor Korea (Country Managing Director Jacques-Etienne Michel) has held a donation agreement ceremony in Ulsan Serin Library, donating books and book sterilizers to Ulsan Small Library Association “Through this meaningful donation, we truly hope to motivate young Koreans to help build the future renewables industry of Korea” Equinor Korea (Country Managing Director Jacques …

Equinor, a Norwegian state-owned broad energy company, donates books and book sterilizers to Ulsan Small Library Association Read More »

One of the Hywind Tampen turbines departing from Gulen (Photo: Jan Arne Wold/Equinor ASA) Visiting assembly base for Hywind Tampen in Gulen Hywind Tampen offshore wind farm can reduce carbon emissions by 200,000 tons per year Employees of Equinor Korea visited the Wergeland wind turbine assembly base in Gulen, Norway where the construction of Hywind …

189-meter Wind Tower, off to the Norwegian North Sea Read More »