Odjfell Oceanwind, the floating wind technology spin-off of parent offshore oil drilling contractor Odfell, has inked a lead-off deal with operator Okea and utility TrønderEnergi to size up use its innovative mobile offshore wind unit (MOWU) concept to help decarbonise operations at the Draugen field of Norway.
Under a memorandum of understanding, the trio will explore using a MOWU array to provide power to the Draugen platform and employ the oil field infrastructure, including the planned power from shore cable, connect it to the onshore grid.
