Kristian Johnsen (left) and Knut Mjåland presented GCE NODE and ongoing projects.

GCE NODE’s annual meeting with mayors and business managers from Agder County and Agder municipalities was held in Arendal Friday morning.

During the meeting, Knut Mjåland – CEO of GCE NODE – gave a presentation of the cluster and its ongoing projects. Among them is Fremtidens Havvind, a regional collaboration project to advance the offshore wind industry in the region.

Project Manager Kristian Johnsen gave a special presentation of the Fremtidens Havvind, which is currently advocating the establishment of port facilities in Agder to support Sørlige Nordsjø II – Norway’s largest offshore wind project so far.

“We appreciate the great work you do, and also how you serve as ambassadors for our region,” said Mathias Bernander, Mayor of Kristiansand at the conclusion of the meeting.

Torunn Høyum-Eriksen, Chair of the Committee on Business, Climate and Environment in Agder County, added: “I am always happy to receive industry updates from GCE NODE. You provide important information that we need to know and act on.”

Left-right: Torunn Høyum-Eriksen (Chair of the Committee on Business, Climate and Environment in Agder County), Wenche Fresvik (Agder County), Liv Øyulvstad (Business Manager at Kvinesdal Municipality), and Marianne Landås (Mayor of Tvedestrand).
Liv Øyulvstad (left – Business Manager at Kvinesdal Municipality), and Marianne Landås (Mayor of Tvedestrand).
Einar Holmer-Hoven (left – Mayor of Lillesand) and Mathias Bernander (Mayor of Kristiansand).
Left-right: Ole Andreas Sandberg (Business Developer, Arendal), Anne Torunn Hvideberg (Business Manager, Tvedestrand), Bernt Jørgen Stray (Business Manager, Kristiansand), and Dag Eikeland (Acting Mayor of Risør).

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