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  • Opening speech at ONS 2022: The North Sea - the new frontier of energy transition?

    30/08/2022 Speech/statement Ministry of Energy

    Minister of Petroleum and Energy Terje Aasland held this opening speech at the Offshore Northern Seas (ONS) 2022 conference on 30th August 2022 in Stavanger, Norway.

    By Minister of Energy Terje Aasland

  • Safeguarding global energy security on the way to net zero

    19/05/2022 Speech/statement Ministry of Energy

    Minister of Petroleum and Energy Terje Aasland held this speech at the Energy Connected conference hosted by Energy Valley at Fornebu on 19th May 2022.

    By Minister of Energy Terje Aasland

  • Ambitious offshore wind initiative

    11/05/2022 Press release Office of the Prime Minister, Ministry of Energy, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries

    Today, the Government is presenting a major initiative to promote offshore wind power. The aim is to use offshore wind power to generate new electricity on a par with the total amount of electricity currently produced in Norway. The initiative will

  • An Energy Policy for Employment, Transition and security in times of uncertainty

    27/04/2022 Press release Ministry of Energy

    On 8 April, the Norwegian Government presented its supplementary white paper on energy policy. The white paper shows how the Russian military invasion of Ukraine has affected world energy markets and underlines the importance of secure and stable

  • Offshore wind: Planning of the offshore grid and criterias for Utsira Nord

    19/04/2022 Press release Ministry of Energy

    The government has decided to give Statnett the responsibility for the overall planning of the offshore grid. The government will use qualitative criterias in the allocation round of Utsira Nord.

  • The time for climate change action is now

    07/04/2022 News story Ministry of Climate and Environment

    Global greenhouse gas emissions are continuing to rise, and it will take immense efforts to limit the warming of our planet. A new UN climate report concludes that we need more climate action and faster.

  • NTNU Energy Transition Conference

    29/03/2022 Speech/statement Ministry of Energy

    Minister of Petroleum and Energy Terje Aasland held this pre-recorded speech at the NTNU Energy Transition Conference hosted in Trondheim on 29th March 2022.

    By Minister of Energy Terje Aasland

  • Major initiative to promote offshore wind power

    12/02/2022 Press release Office of the Prime Minister, Ministry of Energy, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries

    The Government has announced plans to implement phase one of wind power production in the area of Sørlige Nordsjø II. The electricity produced from these wind farms will be transmitted via subsea cable to the Norwegian mainland. The goal is to

  • EERA DeepWind 2022

    19/01/2022 Speech/statement Ministry of Energy

    Minister of Petroleum and Energy Marte Mjøs Persen gave this digital speech to the EERA DeepWind 2022 conference in Trondheim on 19th January 2022.

    By Minister of Petroleum and Energy Marte Mjøs Persen

  • State-ownership in the energy sector

    01/01/2022 Article Ministry of Energy

    In the government’s view, private ownership should be the main rule in Norwegian business and industry. Direct state ownership requires a special justification.

  • Energy Transition – from fossil fuels to renewables

    05/11/2021 Speech/statement Ministry of Energy

    Minister of Petroleum and Energy, Marte Mjøs Persen, held this speech at the round table conference about renewable energy hosted by DNV, German-Norwegian Chamber of Commerce and the German embassy in Norway on 5th November 2021.

    By Minister of Petroleum and Energy Marte Mjøs Persen

  • Meld. St. 24 (2016–2017) - Common Responsibility for Common Future

    Meld. St. 24 (2016–2017) Report to the Storting (white paper), English summary

    05/04/2017 Report to the Storting Ministry of Foreign Affairs

  • The History of Norwegian Hydropower in 5 Minutes

    20/07/2016 Article Ministry of Energy

    Modern Norway was built and industrialised when we started to utilize rivers and waterfalls to produce electricity. Hydropower is still the backbone of the Norwegian power system, and will remain so in the foreseeable future.

  • The Energy Administration in Norway

    11/05/2016 Article Ministry of Energy

    The Norwegian Storting (parliament) determines the political framework for energy and water resources management in Norway. The Government has the executive authority through its various ministries.

  • NOU 2015: 15 - Environmental Pricing (Summary)

    Report from a Green Tax Commission

    09/12/2015 Norwegian Official Report (NOU) Ministry of Finance

    Chapter 1 Executive summary (50,4 kB) Chapter 2 The Commission (63,8 kB) Chapter 3 Summary (225,1 kB) Chapter 12 The recommendations of the Commission (100,6 kB)

  • Carbon credits

    12/12/2014 Article Ministry of Climate and Environment

    The Clean Development Mechanism The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) allows for investments in specific projects in developing countries that contribute to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and to a sustainable development. CDM is also a quota

  • Energy and petroleum research

    Topic Ministry of Energy

    Research and development (R&D) on energy and petroleum is one of the Norwegian government's priorities. The government's vision is to make Norway a global leader in developing green energy.

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