“The technology that the Wind Catching Demonstrator uses has great potential, and the company behind the project has worked hard for several years to mature the technology and reduce the risk,” explained Oskar Gärdeman, senior advisor for floating offshore wind at Enova.
“Our role is to ensure technology development and in this way reduce costs,” said Nils Kristian Nakstad, CEO of Enova, in the press release. “It is gratifying that several players want to take the lead in such an exciting venture.”
The support scheme is intended to make floating offshore installations in Norway faster and cheaper. Norway has ambitious plans to float 30 GW of offshore wind energy projects by 2040.