'-Norway can become the market leader in floating offshore wind

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In the export strategy for offshore wind, the minister aims to strengthen Norway´s presence abroad. Here is Team Norway Offshore Wind in Japan, with Innovation Norway, Norwep, The Norwegian Embassy in Tokyo and Norwegian Offshore Wind.

The Norwegian Minister of Trade and Industry today presented an export strategy for offshore wind. The industry is satisfied that the government is now taking the action needed to ensure that Norway will be a leading force in floating offshore wind.

- The industry has been waiting for a long time for a more ambitious plan and we are satisfied with today’s announcement. It will be interesting to see how it will be implemented, but the strategy of a more coordinated effort and marketing is good, says manager of Norwegian Offshore Wind, Arvid Nesse.

Norwegian Offshore Wind is Norway's largest offshore wind representative body, with 360 member companies from the offshore wind industry. They represent both supply chain and developers and have been concerned that the authorities have been too slow in their efforts to investment started both at home and abroad.

- We have already started working on establishing offshore wind from Norway as a strong international brand, says Nesse. 

At the end of May, Norwegian Offshore Wind welcomes the entire international industry to Floating Wind Days in Haugesund, where Norway will host the most important global meeting place for floating offshore wind.

 - We strive to be even better at highlighting the Norwegian advantages. We can already become a major exporter of finished floating offshore wind turbines because of our natural resources and advantages. We already have projects under development here, and it is important that these are supported. Norway can become leading in floating offshore wind, if we coordinate the industry, explains Nesse, and elaborates:

 - Surveys we have done show that Norway is on top of the list of development of various types of technology in floating offshore wind. Outside Karmøy, we run a world-leading test center for floating offshore wind, and we are now expanding capacity. We hope that the government, in light of the export strategy today, can support technology development in Norway to an even greater extent, says Nesse.

 Norwegian Offshore Wind is glad that Minister Vestre has an ambition for a Norwegian market share of 10 per cent.

 - But when it comes to floating offshore wind, we can achieve an even higher market share. That’s why the main impact really has to be focused on floating offshore wind, says Nesse.

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