BP is expanding its offshore wind footprint
BP in joint bid to develop offshore wind in Norwegian North Sea
Consortium with Statkraft and Aker Offshore targets Sorlige Nordsjo II licence area
BP has joined a growing list of companies bidding to develop offshore wind in the Norwegian North Sea as part of its push into renewables. The major has formed a consortium with Norwegian state-owned utility Statkraft and Norwegian wind developer Aker Offshore to bid for rights to develop projects in the Sorlige Nordsjo II (SN2) licence area. The Norwegian government is tendering for offshore wind projects amounting to 4.5GW in two areas of the North Sea—Utsira Nord and Sorlige Nordsjo II. 50GW – BP 2030 net developed renewables target Last month, Norwegian state-owned energy company Equinor, Germany’s RWE Renewables and Norway’s Hydro said they were also preparing a joint bid to de
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