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ARTICLE · 31 AUGUST 2023

Important Update On The Development Of Offshore Wind From The Norwegian Government

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The Norwegian government issued an update related to its offshore wind strategy on February 9th, 2022. The strategy aims to support the further development of offshore...

NorwayEnergy and Natural Resources
Jørn A. Uggerud
Jørn A. Uggerud
Eivind Grimsø Moe
Eivind Grimsø Moe

The Norwegian government issued an update related to its offshore wind strategy on February 9th, 2022. The strategy aims to support the further development of offshore wind in Norway, whilst the controversial hybrid cables are postponed.

Dividing Sørlige Nordsjø II and Utsira Nord into project areas

In 2020 the Norwegian government opened the two areas Utsira Nord (up to 1500 MW) and Sørlige Nordsjø II (up to 3000 MW) for development of offshore wind in Norway. Yesterday, the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy (MPE) went further in their development process and published a public hearing to divide Utsira Nord and Sørlige Nordsjø II into smaller project areas.

The proposal for Utsira Nord consists of two alternative layouts: In the first alternative, Utsira Nord is divided into four project areas with two project areas of 500 MW each and two project areas of 250 MW each. In the second alternative, Utsira Nord is divided into three project areas with two project

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