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Around the world with Team Norway: Denmark and Norway share offshore vessel expertise
- Published 14 January 2025; updated 30 September 2026; estimated reading time 3 minutes. The article says Denmark and Norway have collaborated on offshore wind for more than 20 years. Innovation Norway Denmark adviser Yngve Sandanger expects Danish offshore wind-vessel demand to grow with green-energy investment and says harsh North Sea conditions also create demand across neighbouring markets.
- The article says Denmark has long led offshore wind development and Norway holds over 17% of the offshore wind vessel market, citing a linked North Sea Basin study. It describes Norwegian strengths in vessel construction and operations in severe weather, alongside Danish strengths in green technology. It says firms can work together on vessel design and wind-farm operation, while clear communication and Nordic cooperation have helped bridge differing rules and standards.
- Danish exporters Vestas and Siemens Gamesa are cited as global wind-power leaders. Areas of technology development include hybrid and battery systems to cut fuel use/emissions, digital monitoring for operations and maintenance, and autonomous/remote vessel monitoring. The article says Denmark and Norway pursue autonomous offshore vessel R&D through EU-funded and national research programmes.
- Workforce initiatives include cross-border skills programmes, simulator training for complex offshore operations and courses on new environmental standards, with Nordic organisations supporting some projects. Nordic Innovation is named as a supporter of joint technology work in energy, sustainability, autonomous systems and offshore vessels.
- Vessel development covers construction, transport and installation, maintenance, and service operations for larger North Sea floating farms. Designs target rough weather, precision work and reduced environmental effects. The article mentions electric/hybrid propulsion, biofuels, hydrogen engines and efficiency measures as emissions-reduction approaches under development or testing.
- Linked examples: Kongsberg Maritime vessel systems; Umoe crew-transfer craft; Argeo autonomous survey/inspection; Remota remote operations; DOF floating-wind engineering; Ulstein hydrogen-hybrid turbine installation vessel. These are article-linked company claims.
- Contact: Yngve Sandanger, Senior Advisor, Innovation Norway Denmark, yngve.sandanger@innovationnorway.no. Listed Norwegian fleet/operators active in Denmark and the North Sea: DOF (integrated offshore services), Edda Wind (service-operation vessels), NorSea Group (offshore bases/ports in Norway and bases in Denmark/UK, with renewables expansion) and Olympic Subsea (subsea/renewables fleet). Related industries: Energy and Offshore wind.