The post-oil business? Norway relies on wind power – and Germany benefits

On Øyfjellet, around 880 kilometers north of Oslo, near the Arctic Circle, you can see how fiercely competitive energy projects can be, even in Norway. 72 wind turbines have been built on the snowy, wind-blessed mountain on the Vefsn fjord in recent years.

It is Norway’s largest wind farm with an output of 400 megawatts. The only question is whether it will ever produce electricity on this scale.

Norway’s highest court ruled in November that the building permit was illegal. The facilities would endanger the rights of the Sami people and their cultural practices. The indigenous minority uses the area for reindeer herding.

For years, the local population fought against the wind farm, even a UN convention was consulted, ultimately with success.

The tasks of the government in Oslo are enormous