The
two
companies
entered
into
a
cooperation
deal
last
November
to
flesh
out
a
version
of
the
slimline
floating
turbine
concept
–
a
2.3MW
prototype
of
which
has
been
producing
off
Norway
since
2009
–
that
would
be
purpose-built
for
Japan's
deep
waters.
"Our
intention
with
the
cooperation
is
to
see
how
our
extensive
data
collection
program
from
the
Hywind
demo,
and
our
technology
on
turbine
positioning
and
monitoring
the
operations,
can
be
utilised
on
floating
structures
in
the
future,"
a
Statoil
spokesman
tells
Recharge.
"[We
are]
still
in
an
early
phase
of
project
planning
on
taking
Hywind
forward
...
considering…
