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Norway voices bold ambitions for offshore wind | EU - European Information on Energy Supply

As the EU embarks on ambitious plans to boost its use of renewable energies, the oil-rich Nordic country is seeking to diversify its offering and swamp EU consumers with green electricity produced by large-scale offshore wind farms.Speaking in January during a Brussels round table on renewable energy, Elisabeth Walaas, Norway's deputy foreign minister, said offshore wind had "huge potential for Norway". According to wind mapping studies, the Nordic state ranks second only to Portugal in terms of offshore wind potential. "Norway's position is unique," Walaas says. The country already covers 60% of its overall needs with renewable energy, "which is three times as much as the EU's 2020 target".