Innovation Norway – What does the international offshore wind industry look like, and what role does Norway play it?

Innovation Norway – What does the international offshore wind industry look like, and what role does Norway play it?

In this episode we are talking to Anders Nordberg and Sigurd Urdal from Innovation Norway about the international offshore wind market, and how Norway has an important role to play in this market. What is the role of Innovation Norway, and how do they work to connect Norwegian companies to international players in the industry.

Øistein Johannessen, Equinor – Industrialisation, operation and maintenance of offshore wind.

In this episode we are talking to Øistein Johannessen, industry coordinator for offshore wind Norway at Equinor about the projects Equinor are running, what possibilities and challenges there is within offshore wind, and all the exciting opportunities that are ahead of us in this industry. Her har dere også mulighet til å legge inn lenker til nettside: This podcast is part of the curriculum in the course WIN100 Introduction to Offshore Wind: Introduction to Offshore Wind Energy | University of Stavanger [https://www.uis.no/en/course/WIN100_1]    You can find a transcription here (pdf, opens in new tab). [https://podcast.uis.no/media/Havvind/2025_0219_0914_Master.pdf]

Arve Rettedal, Equinor – Project management for offshore wind

In this episode we are talking to Arve Rettedal, Equinor, about project management for offshore wind, in addition to some of the ongoing projects Equinor have. We discuss what is different for offshore wind projects compared to projects within oil and gas, and what type of people are needed in the projects. This podcast is part of the course WIN100 – Introduction to Offshore Wind: Introduction to Offshore Wind Energy | University of Stavanger [https://www.uis.no/en/course/WIN100_1]   You can find a transcription here (pdf, opens in new tab). [https://podcast.uis.no/media/Havvind/2025_0311_1219_MASTER.pdf]

Vårgrønn and their veiw on being a pure offshore wind company

In this episode we are talking to Erik Dugstad and Lena Suljanovic about Vårgrønn and their thoughts on offshore wind now and in the coming future. What are the major challenges and what sort of people are needed to be able to reach the political targets set in Norway and globally? The podcast is part of the course WIN100 – Introduction to Offshore Wind: Introduction to Offshore Wind Energy | University of Stavanger [https://www.uis.no/en/course/WIN100_1]   You can find a transcription here (pdf, opens in new tab). [https://podcast.uis.no/media/Havvind/2025_0319_1031_MASTER.pdf]

Minister of Climate and Environment, Andreas Bjelland Eriksen – How does the government see offshore wind in Norway

This episode is an interview with Norway’s Minister of Climate and Environment, Andreas Bjelland Eriksen (July 2025) on his and the Norwegian government’s view on offshore wind and how they look at offshore wind as part of the future energy-mix. Will the industry see new areas opening up, will the government continue with State-aid auctions and what are the plans ahead? This podcast is part of the course WIN100 “Introduction to offshore wind” [https://www.uis.no/en/course/WIN100_1] You can find a transcription here (pdf, opens in new tab). [https://podcast.uis.no/media/Havvind/2025_0704_0840_Master.pdf]