Øygarden

Øygarden serves as a major energy infrastructure hub with significant offshore wind potential, petroleum electrification projects, and critical grid reinforcement for the Bergen region.

Active Queue

Production

40 MW

Consumption

283 MW

Cases

7

Active Concessions

Production

250 MW

Consumption

146 MW

Cases

19

Overview

The municipality is experiencing high energy development activity with 19 active concession cases and multiple grid queue reservations totaling over 640 MW. Major initiatives include offshore wind demonstration projects, petroleum sector electrification, and substantial grid infrastructure upgrades to support the Bergen area's growing energy demands.

Recent Activity

Limited recent activity with one small 1 MW project entering and immediately withdrawing from the grid queue at Litle Sotra station, indicating ongoing project evaluation processes.

Key Substations

Øygarden transformatorstasjonKollsnes transformatorstasjonBlomøy transformatorstasjonLitle Sotra transformatorstasjon

Outlook

Strong outlook driven by offshore wind demonstration projects, continued petroleum sector electrification demands, and strategic position as a grid infrastructure hub serving the Bergen region's energy transition needs.

Offshore Wind
40
Grid Infrastructure
Industrial
Transport & EV Charging
Oil & Gas
Hydrogen & Ammonia
Aquaculture
CARBON REMOVAL AS74consumptionKollsnes KRA/TRABKK ASReservedindustrial
CLIMEWORKS NORWAY AS50consumptionKollsnes KRA/TRABKK ASwithdrawnhydrogen
EQUINOR ASA105consumptionKollsnes KRA/TRAEquinor AsaReservedpetroleum
FLEXFUELS AS25consumptionKollsnes KRA/TRABKK ASReservedindustrial
H2 PRODUCTION AS9consumptionKollsnes KRA/TRABKK ASReservedhydrogen
Northern Lights Trinn 220consumptionKollsnes KRA/TRABKK ASReservedindustrial
TRESMARKA AS30consumptionLitle Sotra TRABKK ASReservedtransport
TRESMARKA AS20consumptionLitle Sotra TRABKK ASwithdrawntransport
TRESMARKA AS20consumptionLitle Sotra TRABKK ASIn Queuetransport
WIND CATCHING DEMO AS40productionKollsnes KRA/TRABKK ASIn Queueoffshore_wind