Trollvind

Located 65 km west of Bergen. Proposed to electrify petroleum production on the Norwegian continental shelf. Original target was operational well before 2030.

Status
Cancelledlifecycle stage
Ownership
Equinor — 100% ◆
Location
Norway
North Sea
Technology
Capacity 1,000 MW ◇
Turbines —
Foundation Floating ◇
Site & conditions
Site rights Not established we have not found a document granting or refusing rights over this seabed — a gap in our research, not a finding about the project ∅
Water depth 315–378 m ≈ Distance from shore 65 km ◇ Wind speed 10.0 m/s @ 150 m ≈
Revenue & grid
Offtake —
Grid —
Schedule
COD —
Cancelled 22 May 2023 ◇

Project timeline verified milestones only — each date carries its provenance mark

Dashed tick marks today (13 Oct 2026).

Installation how the build is going · from sourced statements and Hafrok’s registers

Installation not started
Installation · on record
StageCancelled
Offshore constructionnot started
Expected start of operationnot stated

Sources & verification

Rests on 6 sources · ◆ 3 documents held
◆Verified≈Modelled◇Sourced∴Inferred⌁Convention○Unverified∅No source·Derived
Numbers are stable citation ids — grouped by source class, so they are not consecutive.
Operator3
[1]
Equinor2023-05-22◆ Equinor put Trollvind on hold - Equinor
"Unfortunately, we no longer see a way forward to deliver on our original concept. Rising costs have challenged the original concept that Trollvind would not require any financial support ... it is no…
supportsConsentCancelled
[2]
Equinor2022-06-17◆ Equinor and partners consider 1 GW offsh…
"Equinor and partners are considering building a ~1 GW floating offshore wind farm, Trollvind, located 65 kilometres west of Bergen. [...] Trollvind could provide much of the electricity needed to run…
supportsTotal capacityFoundationDistance from shore
[4]
Equinor2023-05◆ Equinor put Trollvind on hold - Equinor
supportsoperator
Trade press3
[5]
Global Energy Monitor2026-07-02
supportsCoordinates
[6]
GEBCO Compilation Group2020
supportsWater depth
[7]
DTU Wind Energy / World Bank (Global Wind Atlas)2026
supportsMean wind speed