The alliance is currently working on the application for the Utsira Nord area, the first full-scale floating wind farm on the Norwegian continental shelf.
Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre kicked off Norway’s first-ever offshore wind lease round in March.
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Applications for leases are scheduled to be submitted by early September, with awards expected in December.
The Utsira Nord area has a capacity of 1.5 GW, which the government will divide into three sites, each of which can accommodate a wind farm of 500 MW.
The majority of Norwegian offshore wind potential is at water depths requiring floating wind projects.
The country has set a target of reaching net zero by 2050 and has committed to establishing 30 GW of offshore wind power by 2040.
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