Norway has announced $9.5 million funding for the Ocean Grid offshore wind project via the Green Platform scheme.
Norway has announced $9.5 million funding for the Ocean Grid offshore wind project via the Green Platform scheme.
The project aims to develop new technology to enable a profitable development of offshore wind on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. It will focus on the way offshore wind will be connected to the grid. The work will develop both bottom-fixed and floating wind farms.
The Ocean Grid project will also address the issue of market design and the regulatory framework on the development and operation of an offshore grid to connect large offshore wind farms. It will develop Norwegian technology and a supply industry to provide new cable designs, subsea technology and floating converter stations.
Over three years the project partners from industry are expected to contribute $14.5 million for the development of the offshore grid. Energy companies and developers involved include Equinor, Agder Energi, Aker Offshore Wind, Deep Wind Offshore, Hafslund Eco and, Fred. Olsen Renewables.
Suppliers and manufacturers are Aibel, Nexans, AkerSolutions, DNV, Benestad, ABB and Hitachi ABB.
