🌱 Green energy: starting positions and project map — where to start and where to go

‘Green’ here is not just a slogan, but a huge ecosystem: hydro, offshore/coastal wind, batteries, CO₂ capture and storage (CCS), smart grids. Electricity is almost entirely ‘clean’ thanks to hydro and wind power, which creates demand for engineers, analysts, technicians and safety specialists. Below, we explain where to look for entry-level roles, which regions are particularly ‘hot’, what to study and where to find internships in English. For reference, we mention key projects and hubs so that you can map out your route across the country of fjords.

⚡ What entry-level positions are available in green energy?

• 🌬️ Offshore/onshore wind. Wind turbine technician (O&M), HSE assistant, port logistics coordinator, rope technician (after training), junior GIS/wind data analyst. For your first trips out to sea, GWO Basic Safety Training and (for maritime roles) STCW Basic Safety are useful.
• 💧 Hydro and grid. Operators and trainees at hydroelectric power plants, junior electricians/instrumentation and control engineers, dispatch assistants, junior demand/generation analysts at companies and system operators. Hydro is a pillar of the energy system, providing a stable set of positions across the country.
• 🏭 CCS and low-carbon solutions. Geodata/seismic assistants, laboratory/process trainees, junior designers. Hub — Northern Lights terminal near Bergen with offshore CO₂ transport to the Aurora field.
• 🔋 Batteries/materials. Line technicians, lab assistants, quality analysts — especially in the southern region (see Morrow).
• 🗺️ Which regions have the most green jobs?
• 🌊 The west coast (Rogaland/Haugaland — Stavanger–Høugesund–Egersund). Coastal base for future offshore parks: the Sørlige Nordsjø II auction was won by the Ventyr consortium; a competition has been launched for Utsira Nord (floating wind energy). The ports of Egersund and Karmsund/Haugesund Wind Port are positioned as assembly/logistics sites, with a growing chain of suppliers and jobs around them.
• 🌍 Near Bergen (Øygarden). The Northern Lights hub — CO₂ reception onshore and injection into the reservoir; infrastructure ready in 2024, scaling up by the middle of the decade. This involves engineering, operations, HSE and maritime logistics.
• 🔋 South (Agder/Arendal). Morrow — a battery cell factory with commercial production starting in 2025 — entry points for technicians and QA.
• 🏗️ North (Mo i Rana, Nordland). A large industrial park with green initiatives (e-fuels, hydrogen). At the same time, some battery projects here have been scaled back — it is useful to check the status before moving.
• 💡 Everywhere there is water. Hydroelectric power plants are distributed throughout the country and form the basis of the energy mix, which means that there are roles in operation and modernisation outside the ‘maritime’ regions.

📚 What skills and courses increase your chances of getting in?

1. Safety and the sea. For wind farms, GWO BST (working at height, fire safety, survival at sea) is valued; for ship and some offshore positions, STCW Basic Safety is required; offshore medical certification is often requested.
2. Electrical engineering and networks. Basic FSE (annual electrical safety course) for work ‘on/near electrical installations.’
3. Data and GIS. Python/SQL, QGIS/ArcGIS — for wind/production monitoring, cable routing and environmental reporting.
4. Language. English is sufficient in international teams (wind/CCS/part of R&D), but norsk expands the pool of tasks (especially operations/public sector).
5. Port skills. Slinging/crane, VHF/SRC for maritime communications — advantages for shore logistics and installation.

🎓 Are there internships for English-speaking candidates?

Yes. Equinor and Statkraft recruit English-speaking summer interns every year (including tracks in renewable generation, low-carbon solutions, and electricity markets).

At the same time, engineering contractors (Aker Solutions) and infrastructure players (Statnett, including the KUBE project) offer internships/graduate programmes. At CCS, you can follow announcements from Northern Lights and its partners (projects based in Øygarden). Applications usually open in the autumn for the following year.

🚀 Quick route to get started

• Sites: FINN/NAV filter by Engelsk; for wind, subscribe to Norwegian Offshore Wind and port hubs (Egersund/Karmsund).
• Courses: start with GWO BST (offshore) + FSE (electrical); for ‘marine’ tasks, add STCW.
• Map: if you are targeting offshore wind, look at Rogaland/Haugaland; for CCS, look at Øygarden; for batteries, look at Agder; for ‘classic’ hydro and networks, look at vacancies across the map.

✨ It is better to enter the ‘green zone’ where industry + port + training converge. An offshore wind chain is forming on the west coast; a major CCS project is being launched near Bergen; battery production is starting in the south; hydro and network modernisation are alive and well across the map. Build up your ‘safety net’ (GWO/FSE), brush up on your data and GIS skills, and get some internships with big players — and you'll have a real, clear path from ‘junior’ to a role with responsibility.