Ålesund

Ålesund is transitioning into a major consumption hub with significant hydrogen and aquaculture demand, supported by grid infrastructure upgrades.

Active Queue

Production

0 MW

Consumption

360 MW

Cases

5

Active Concessions

Production

17 MW

Consumption

1.6 MW

Cases

7

Overview

The municipality shows strong energy development activity with 361.6 MW of planned consumption vastly outweighing 16.8 MW of production. Norwegian Hydrogen's massive 270 MW hydrogen facility plans and substantial aquaculture projects position Ålesund as a key industrial energy consumer, while Statnett's grid infrastructure investments ensure adequate transmission capacity.

Recent Activity

Recent activity includes the revival of the Harøy wind demonstration project after previous withdrawal, new grid infrastructure applications by Statnett, and construction permits for tunnel power supply, though one port project was withdrawn.

Key Substations

Ørskog transformatorstasjonNørve transformatorstasjonAlvestad transformatorstasjon

Outlook

Strong growth prospects driven by hydrogen economy development and aquaculture expansion, with robust grid infrastructure planning ensuring adequate transmission capacity for industrial-scale energy consumption.

Grid Infrastructure
Transport & EV Charging
Wind Power
Aquaculture
Hydrogen & Ammonia
Industrial
HOFSETH AQUA AS62consumptionØrskogLinja ASReservedaquaculture
NORWEGIAN HYDROGEN AS250consumptionØrskogLinja ASIn Queuehydrogen
NORWEGIAN HYDROGEN AS20consumptionØrskogLinja ASReservedhydrogen
OCEAN GEM AS21consumptionØrskogLinja ASIn Queueaquaculture
PHARMA MARINE AS7consumptionØrskogLinja ASIn Queueindustrial
Ålesund Havnevesen6.5consumptionØrskogLinja ASwithdrawntransport