Norwegian Government Wants to Start into Offshore Wind Business

Today, by royal decree, the areas "Utsira Nord" and "Sørlige Nordsjø II" are opened for offshore renewables, including offshore wind power. This means it will be possible to submit license applications for offshore wind power projects.

Minister of Petroleum and Energy Tina Bru announced the news on a boat trip to Utsira and the offshore wind mill Hywind Demo outside the coast of Haugesund in Rogaland county on June 12th 2020. "Offshore wind power offers great opportunites for Norwegian businesses. In the immediate future the market will be in other countries, but if the costs for offshore wind power continues to fall it could also become competitive in Norway. It is now time to prepare for the future development by allocating space for offshore... ... More: Official Press Release Norwegian Government

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