fields Snorre and Gullfaks is inaugurated in the Norwegian North Sea off the coast of Bergen on August 23, 2023. / Norway OUT Belgian-Dutch company Ventyr won the auction to develop the offshore wind project in the Southern North Sea II close to Norway's sea border with Denmark,“We are today taking the first step in a large-scale investment in offshore wind to get new renewable power into the Norwegian energy system,” told Støre.
In 2020, the first areas on the Norwegian continental shelf were opened for renewable energy production at sea. Since then, the authorities worked to further develop the regulatory framework conditions in close cooperation with business to launch the auction. The auction was set up so that players with the lowest bid in Norwegian øre/kWh relating to how much government support they would need to build fixed-bottom wind turbines. Ventyr’s winning bid was 115 øre per kilowatt hour, approximately $ 0,01.offshore wind consortium is constituted by the Dutch-based Ingka Investment, part of the Ingka Group that owns IKEA stores, and Belgian sea window developer and operator Parkwind.
In February, a total of five players were qualified to participate in the auction planned for March 18 and compete as well for state aid. However, only two companies participated to the auction, which extended on March 19 and March 20.