Norwegian prime minister Erna Solberg (centre) at ceremony to mark start of construction of Hywind Tampen Photo: Øyvind Gravås - WoldCam / Equinor

Start of Hywind Tampen build marks 'new chapter for Norway as an energy nation'

Developer Equinor's CEO Eldar Sætre attends steel-cutting ceremony with Nordic country's prime minster Erna Solberg to launch near-$500m floating wind project

1 October 2020 12:33 GMT Updated 1 October 2020 12:41 GMT

By Darius Snieckus

Construction of the world’s first floating wind-powered offshore oil project, Hywind Tampen, has kicked off

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Start of Hywind Tampen build marks 'new chapter for Norway as an energy nation'