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Martine will help offshore wind companies into Greece and Portugal

by Arne Vatnøy
Communication manager

Martine Elise Farstad takes the helm as the administrative support for Norwegian Offshore Wind’s working groups targeting the Greek and Portuguese markets.

All working groups in Norwegian Offshore Wind are led by an industry representative, with support from the administration. Gunnar Birkeland heads up the Working Group for Greece and Einar Tollaksvik leads the work towards Portugal and Spain. 

Martine Elise Farstad will be responsible for these markets, making sure that the members of Norwegian Offshore Wind will get the right support and services from the administration. 

-These three markets are emerging in the European offshore wind venture, and through our partners on the ground we aim to stimulate new contracts between our members and industry representatives, says Farstad. 

She believes that progress will be made in these markets in 2025. 

Portugal is expecting that the auction will be announced in Q1 of 2025. The Portuguese government is preparing for the auction and has recently approved four development areas for offshore wind. These areas will allow the Portuguese government to meet their target of installing a capacity of 2 GW by 2030. 

Spain is targeting 3 GW by 2030. 

-In Spain we are still waiting for the government to present a regulatory framework, and we hope this will be happening in 2025, says Farstad.

The first auction is expected in 2026. Spain is investing in test infrastructure and planning for new test areas to be prepared for prototype testing up to 50 MW per license.

Greece is aiming for 1.9 GW installed capacity by 2030. 

-However, the Greek market is, as most other markets, facing delays. The updated National Energy and Climate Plan from 2023 is still not finally approved, says Farstad. 

The working group for the Greek market is planning its next visit to Greece already in March, focusing on the supply chain and the importance of starting off with smaller projects and demonstrators.

Questions about these markets?

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Martine Elise Farstad

EU Adviser
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+47 932 88 049
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Einar Tollaksvik

Working Group Leader
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+47 906 94 490
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Gunnar Birkeland

Working Group Leader
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+47 909 81 029
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