Norwegian offshore wind industry off to a good start in 2025
Page date: published 23 April 2025; updated 30 September 2026; 3 min read (as rendered).
The article reports on Norway’s participation in WindEurope 2025 and progress on Utsira Nord. In April 2025, the EFTA Surveillance Authority approved a state-aid scheme for the floating-wind project. The article presents this as a signal supporting development of the supply chain. Aker Solutions’ CEO Kjetel Digre is quoted on the company’s investment and offshore experience; the page says Aker upgraded its Verdal yard and cites Hywind Tampen at 88 MW. It compares this with a planned 500 MW first Utsira Nord wind farm.
Then-State Secretary Astrid Bergmål discussed collaboration between government and industry at the event. An editor’s note says she moved to a different state-secretary appointment in October 2025. The article cites expected global offshore-wind installations of over 200 GW during the following decade; this is a forecast, not completed capacity.
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