Utsira Nord (Area 2 - Harald Harfagre)
Located off Utsira island, near Haugesund, in the Norwegian Channel. Deep water (185-280m) requires floating foundations.
Status
Early Developmentlifecycle stage
PossibleHafrok delivery likelihood
Ownership
HHHarald Hårfagre AS — 100% ◆
Location
NorwayNorth Sea
Technology
Capacity
500 MW ◇
Turbines
30 ◇
Foundation
Floating ◇
Site & conditions
Site rights
Seabed rights held ∴
Origination
Utsira Nord (floating) — area allocation · 2025 ·
Water depth
250–270 m ◇
Distance from shore
15 km ◇
Wind speed
10.2 m/s @ 150 m ≈
Revenue & grid
Offtake
Other ◇
Grid
—
Schedule
FID
Not taken
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Project timeline & ownership verified milestones on the spine · ownership from Hafrok's transactions record
the dated milestones on the spine, each with its source · 2 recorded ownership deals from Hafrok's transactions record · the developer's announced-COD history
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Revenue & offtake contract terms, price levels and the route to market
the contract terms on record · price over time in money of the day · the routes to market and the next visible round
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Installation how the build is going · from sourced statements and Hafrok's registers
construction status and turbines standing · vessel and port contracts · the grid connection and whether it is ready in time
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Sources & verification
Rests on 9 sources (2 primary) · ◆ 6 documents held
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Numbers are stable citation ids — grouped by source class, so they are not consecutive.
Operator4
[1]
Deep Wind Offshore2026-06◆ Utsira Nord - Deep Wind Offshore
“2027-2029 Design and Construction 2030 Target start of electricity production”
supportsFirst powerCOD historyTurbinesTotal capacityFoundation+1 more
[6]
Brønnøysund Register Centre (Enhetsregisteret)2026-08-22◆ Enhetsregisteret extract - Harald Harfag…
“HARALD HÅRFAGRE AS, organisasjonsnummer 927823667, aksjeselskap registered 2021-09-28, forretningsadresse c/o Deep Wind Offshore AS, Øvregata 124, Haugesund; næringskode 35.122 Produksjon av elektrisi…”
supportsoperator
[7]
Energidepartementet (Norwegian Ministry of Energy)2026-10-07◆ Eksterne vurderingar av Utsira Nord er g…
“Regjeringa gjer derfor to justeringar i utkastet til støtteavtale. Me vil redusere bota for å avbryte prosjektet fram til investeringsbeslutning og betale noko av statsstøtta ut tidlegare i prosjektgj…”
supportsStatus note
[8]
Deep Wind Offshore2025-12-11◆ Deep Wind Offshore and EDF power solutio…
“Deep Wind Offshore and EDF power solutions awarded site at Utsira Nord (December 11, 2025). "The award highlights the strength of the partnership between EDF power solutions and Deep Wind Offshore." W…”
supports↳ parents
Auction pipeline1
[9]
Norwegian Ministry of Energy (regjeringen.no)2026◆ regjeringen-utsira-nord
Utsira Nord — two-stage model; state-aid auction (lowest support wins, ~500 MW, NOK 35bn cap) follows the area allocation after a maturation phase.
supportsUtsira Nord state-support competition
Trade press4
[2]
offshoreWIND.biz2025-12-12◆ Norway's Two Floating Wind Tender Applic…
Press report — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
supportsMechanismDetailOfftake history
[3]
Windtech International2025-12-12
Press report — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
supportsConsent
[4]
Offshore Magazine2023-09
Press report — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
supportsTurbinesWater depthDistance from shore
[5]
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