The
decision
clears
the
way
for
Statoil
North
America
to
submit
a
detailed
plan
for
a
proposed
pilot
12MW,
four-turbine
project
that
will
demonstrate
an
“optimized”
version
of
its
spar-type
Hywind
floating
technology.
Statoil
first
launched
a
version
of
Hywind
in
June
2009
off
Karmøy,
Norway,
the
world’s
first
utility-scale
floating
wind
turbine.
The
unit
has
performed
without
problems
and
continues
to
meet
design
and
operational
expectations,
according
to
the
Norwegian
company.
The
Maine
project
would
be
located
about
12-miles
(19.3km)
off
Boothbay
Harbour
in
the
Gulf
of
Maine
at
a
water
depth…
