German energy company EnBW has been revealed as part of a consortium planning to apply for a licence to develop an up to 1400MW offshore wind farm in Norway.
EnBW is part of a group including ASKO Fornybar/NorgesGruppen and Norseman Wind that is looking to build a project across 400 square metres in the Sorlige Nordsjo 2 licensing area of Southern Norway.
The developers said that it aims for at least half of the Nkr30-35bn (€3-3.4bn) development costs to go to Norwegian suppliers.
Aker Solutions is a preferred partner to build and install the foundations, with Hitachi ABB Power Grids and National Oilwell Varco also preferred suppliers to the project, they added.