Norwea and Energi Norge have merged to form Fornybar Norge – a new, large interest organisation for renewable energy in Norway.
The merger was approved unanimously after both groups held their extraordinary annual meetings this week. The new organisation will be operational from the 1st of January 2023.
Fornybar Norge will cooperate with other organisations in the renewable field and formalise this through its own agreements. This initially applies to District Energy, the Solar Energy Cluster, the Norwegian Hydrogen Forum, the Small Power Association and Norwegian Remote Heating. In the long run, it may also come to more organisations.
“Renewable energy offers fantastic opportunities for Norway. We have the resources, technologies and expertise to create jobs and green growth across the country based on renewable energy.
“Fornybar Norge’s most important task will be to work to ensure that Norway seizes these opportunities with both hands,” said Norwea managing director Aslaug Haga.
“With the pace at which we are currently developing renewable energy, it is not just the climate targets that are being missed. The same also applies to the opportunity to create green growth and strengthen the industry’s competitiveness.
“More licences must be put in place quickly, and we need contributions from both water, onshore wind, offshore wind and solar. The time when we discussed which technologies to focus on is over. Now it’s time to focus on everything that is renewable,” said Energi Norge CEO Knut Kroepelien.