As ESA has now been notified of the state aid model and is processing the notification, the Ministry noted that this was the first time such a model has been processed under state aid regulations and that the model was developed in dialogue with the offshore wind industry and ESA.
“The proposed support model will take the development of floating offshore wind and Utsira Nord a big step forward, and I look forward to announcing the competition as soon as possible after ESA has approved the model. The government’s offshore wind investment will continue on a steady course” , said Norway’s Minister of Energy, Terje Aasland .
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