Another four companies have been accepted as participants of the GCE NODE cluster.

ManpowerGroup is a global leader in contingent staffing and permanent recruitment. With expertise in talent resourcing and workforce management, Manpower Group provides rapid access to a highly qualified and productive pool of candidates. ManpowerGroup is the parent company for Manpower, Experis, Jefferson Wells, Talent Solutions and Workshop. Contact: Steinar Instefjord, Director Green Business Development, Nordic

COWI Kristiansand is part of COWI AS, an engineering and architecture consultancy, co-creating sustainable and beautiful solutions that improve the quality of life. Cowi’s energy department specializes in wind energy, power-to-x, carbon capture and usage, solar energy, hydro power, bio, thermal energy and waste water. Contact: Salrina C. Andersen, Regional Manager

Entrion Wind is a start-up established to sell its self-developed monopile poised to meet the growing demands of offshore wind energy with efficiency and ease. The company is on a demanding technological development course where one of the main components – Top Mooring Assembly (TMA) is tested and demonstrated at the University of Agder. The company is carrying out several feasibility studies to confirm the technological and commercial potential with larger international partners for existing development licenses in Europe. Contact: Eivind Johnsen, CEO

Varme Energy is a build, own and operate platform, developing Waste-to-Energy (WtE) facilities with integrated carbon capture in the UK and Canada. With more than 30 years of experience in WtE projects and associated sectors, our team combines deep expertise across the fields of energy, finance and waste management. Varme Energy is backed, and majority owned, by Green Transition Holding, a Norwegian company whose team and subsidiaries have a multi-decade track record within WtE and related industries in Europe. Contact: Andreas Karlsen, CEO