The Norwegian government has great ambitions for offshore wind power on the Norwegian continental shelf, and has opened the Southern North Sea 2 and Utsira North areas for development. This provides exciting opportunities for Kristiansand and Agder, which are both close to the sea and close to a world-leading professional environment in offshore technology.
On this page you will find the key activities, initiatives and news related to the offshore wind initiative in Agder.
GCE NODE
GCE NODE is an industry-driven cluster for ocean technologies based in Kristiansand. The cluster consists of over 125 companies working in the oil & gas, offshore, energy and maritime industries.
The future of offshore wind
Fremtidens Havvind is a regional collaboration project in Agder supported by Agder Fylkeskommune, Sørlandets kompetansefond and Aust-Agder utviklings- og kompetansefond.
National competence center for offshore wind
The National Competence Center for Offshore Wind has recently been established in Kristiansand. It is an overarching, independent and interdisciplinary body that will help to strengthen the national investment in offshore wind power.
SouthWind
SouthWind is a private initiative that aims to highlight the services and qualities that the Port of Kristiansand and the city of Kristiansand offer to the offshore wind industry.
SOWE Energy
SOWE is a collaborative offshore wind project between the municipalities of Farsund, Lyngdal, Flekkefjord, Kvinesdal, Sirdal and Haegebostad.
Windport
Windport is a wholly owned subsidiary of GOT to develop services and infrastructure for offshore wind development and operations. Windport's ambition is to become the preferred offshore wind port for the entire southern North Sea.
Port facility ready for the offshore wind venture
Kongsgård harbor in Kristiansand is ready for use for the massive offshore wind development, not least in connection with Southern North Sea II.
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National competence center for offshore wind wins first contract
The National Competence Center for Offshore Wind has received its first contract from the Ministry of Energy and the Federation of Norwegian Industries.
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Norway's first education program in offshore wind
From the fall of 2024, the University of Agder will educate specialists in offshore wind and retrain employees in the oil industry.
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We are ready for an offshore wind adventure in Agder
In March, the government announced the first areas for offshore wind power production in Norway. This was a milestone not only for Norway, but also for Agder.
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