Renewable Energy
Offshore wind
The areas Utsira Nord and Sørlige Nordsjø II were opened for offshore renewable energy production in June 2021. The Government will submit a proposal to the Storting in the course of spring 2022 for amendments to the Offshore Energy Act and the appurtenant regulations. The Government plans to open an area totalling five to six times the size of Southern North Sea II, or roughly 1 % of Norway’s sea areas. This will be done in stages by 2040.
The History of Norwegian Hydropower in 5 Minutes
Modern Norway was built and industrialised when we started to utilize rivers and waterfalls to produce electricity. Hydropower is still the backbone of the Norwegian power system, and will remain so in the foreseeable future.
Latest on renewable energy
What's new
- Prime Minister Støre visits Norwegian-owned solar power plant in South Africa News story 23/11/2025
- Norway to provide guarantees of NOK 2 billion for renewable energy in the Amazon and Central America Press release 07/11/2025
- Two Applications to Participate in the Competition for Floating Offshore Wind in Utsira Nord Press release 16/09/2025
- New Important Step in the Government’s Offshore Wind Initiative: Announcing competition for project areas at Utsira Nord Press release 19/05/2025
- The future development of the Norwegian continental shelf Speech/statement 26/11/2024
Documents
- NOU 2023: 25 - The transition to low emissions Norwegian Official Report (NOU) 27/10/2023
- Prop. 2 LS (2023–2024) - Resource rent tax on onshore wind power Proposition 06/10/2023
- Meld. St. 24 (2016–2017) - Common Responsibility for Common Future Report to the Storting 05/04/2017
- NOU 2015: 15 - Environmental Pricing (Summary) Norwegian Official Report (NOU) 09/12/2015