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Hywind -- StatoilHydro's floating wind turbine
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The The company is investing approximately 400 million NOK. Planned startup is autumn 2009.</DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.statoilhydro.com/en/NewsAndMedia/News/2008/Pages/hywind_fullscale.aspx"><div align="center"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.statoilhydro.com/img/3518572D-B1B8-47E4-A265-8745F440892E" alt="Bilde" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.statoilhydro.com/en/NewsAndMedia/News/2008/Pages/hywind_fullscale.aspx"><div align="center"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.statoilhydro.com/img/585C8B19-963C-428F-9ADB-351C36D22F12" alt="Bilde" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.statoilhydro.com/en/NewsAndMedia/News/2008/Pages/hywind_fullscale.aspx"><P class="artImgtext">The HyWind-prototype will be situated 10 km off the west coast of Norway, offshore Karmøy.</P></blockquote><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://www.clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/images/clip-icon.gif" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.statoilhydro.com/en/NewsAndMedia/News/2008/Downloads/hywind_05.jpg" href="http://www.statoilhydro.com/en/NewsAndMedia/News/2008/Downloads/hywind_05.jpg" style="font-size: 11px;">www.statoilhydro.com</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.statoilhydro.com/en/NewsAndMedia/News/2008/Downloads/hywind_05.jpg"><div align="center"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.statoilhydro.com/img/01CAF004-F26C-4810-BFFB-84E34BC6EF8E" alt="http://www.statoilhydro.com/en/NewsAndMedia/News/2008/Downloads/hywind_05.jpg" /></div></blockquote><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://www.clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/images/clip-icon.gif" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.statoilhydro.com/en/NewsAndMedia/News/2008/Downloads/hywind_04.jpg" href="http://www.statoilhydro.com/en/NewsAndMedia/News/2008/Downloads/hywind_04.jpg" style="font-size: 11px;">www.statoilhydro.com</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.statoilhydro.com/en/NewsAndMedia/News/2008/Downloads/hywind_04.jpg"><div align="center"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.statoilhydro.com/img/15B1A22B-AA68-4FE6-BB5E-A5469FF3E726" alt="http://www.statoilhydro.com/en/NewsAndMedia/News/2008/Downloads/hywind_04.jpg" /></div></blockquote><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; 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white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://www.clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/images/clip-icon.gif" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://usproxy.bbc.com/2/hi/business/8085551.stm" href="http://usproxy.bbc.com/2/hi/business/8085551.stm" style="font-size: 11px;">usproxy.bbc.com</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://usproxy.bbc.com/2/hi/business/8085551.stm"><div align="center"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/usproxy.bbc.com/img/5E779DC3-98C5-48C1-8F74-31F7BA0C042B" alt="Hywind wind turbine. Photo Hilde Bjelland Vik/Statoil" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://usproxy.bbc.com/2/hi/business/8085551.stm"><DIV class="cap">Floating wind turbines can help shift offshore wind farms out of sight</DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://usproxy.bbc.com/2/hi/business/8085551.stm"><div align="center"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/usproxy.bbc.com/img/92144368-0CF7-4DAA-BA80-D48817CF4BFF" alt="Hywind computer generate image" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://usproxy.bbc.com/2/hi/business/8085551.stm"><DIV class="bull">The flotation element stretches 100 metres below the sea surface</DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://usproxy.bbc.com/2/hi/business/8085551.stm"><DIV class="bull">It is anchored to the seabed in three places</DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://usproxy.bbc.com/2/hi/business/8085551.stm"><DIV class="bull">It can be moored in waters up to 700 metres deep</DIV></blockquote><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://www.clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/images/clip-icon.gif" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8235456.stm" href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8235456.stm" style="font-size: 11px;">news.bbc.co.uk</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8235456.stm"><div align="center"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/news.bbc.co.uk/img/C842E75B-6F30-4216-B7C4-0EBC6DA748DE" alt="Hywind turbine" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8235456.stm"><DIV class="bull">Power: 2.3 megawatt</DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8235456.stm"><DIV class="bull">Above sea: 100m</DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8235456.stm"><DIV class="bull">Below sea: 100m</DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8235456.stm"><div align="center"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/news.bbc.co.uk/img/7F89A0AA-C343-4BE1-850F-72CE6DDCF96B" alt="Sjur Bratland, asset manager, Hywind (Photo: Jorn Madslien)" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8235456.stm"><DIV class="mva"> <IMG border="0" width="24" height="13" alt="" src="http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/img/v3/start_quote_rb.gif" /> <B>Today's solutions are too costly as the margins are so much slimmer in this area than in the oil and gas industry</B> <IMG border="0" align="right" width="23" vspace="0" height="13" alt="" src="http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/img/v3/end_quote_rb.gif" /><BR clear="all" /> </DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8235456.stm"><DIV>Sjur Bratland, Hywind asset manager, StatoilHydro</DIV></blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;"> </td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/2652EA77-32FA-4004-B610-5481AF8184D8/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>
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