NOK 330 million to groundbreaking wind turbine in Gulen

The turbine, planned completed in 2025, is a prototype offshore wind turbine on land, in Sløvåg in Gulen. In operation the turbine will produce up to 15.5 MW. After the testing period of five years, the turbine is planned to remain on land and produce electricity for an additional 25 years.

Most powerful of its kind

The Georgine project is a collaboration between GE Vernova and the Wergeland Group. Once completed, the turbine will become one of the world's most powerful turbines of its kind. The total height: 275 meters (Height to tip of turbine blade in upright position).

NVE’s latest long-term power market analysis indicates an increase in electricity consumption in Norway by 56 TWh by 2040, which is an increase of over 40 percent compared to today. Offshore wind is a key to meeting this power demand, and Norway has a long-term plan to produce 30,000 MW from offshore by 2040, after the first areas on the Norwegian continental shelf were opened for offshore renewable energy production in 2020.

A GE Haliade turbine in Rotterdam, similar to the Georgine project in Gulen. Georgine will be even more powerful. Photo: GE Vernova. 

Will bring down prices

The blades on the turbine are made with innovative technology, and will with a diameter of 250 meters, be longer than on current turbines. This is expected to significantly contribute to increased power production and is what hit the Enova support criteria.

- The project receives support because it will verify and demonstrate more cost-effective technology than what is currently available on the market, says Astrid Lilliestråle, Director of Technology and Market Development at Enova, and adds that Enova expects the project to be an important step towards reducing costs for floating offshore wind in the long term.

- For Norway to meet its long-term climate commitments, industry and society must be electrified, and offshore wind plays an important role in that, concludes Lilliestråle.

New support scheme

Enova has strengthened its focus on offshore wind in its support programs. In May this year, Enova announced a new competition for small-scale floating offshore wind projects, where it is possible to apply for up to NOK 2 billion in support per project.

The application deadline for this support program is September 13 2024.

You can read more about Enova’s support program: “Offshore Wind 2035” here.