Through short, focused presentations, we will showcase technologies, solutions, knowledge and new ideas at our ONS stand.

We welcome our cluster to suggest presentations to be held at our stand at ONS before 30 May. Each presentation can be 15 minutes.

This invitation is open to members and partners that want to:

• showcase new technology, products or services
• present project experience and lessons learned
• highlight new initiatives, collaboration or investment opportunities

Would you like to create a session?

We will organise the suggested presentations in sessions based on your input and suggestions. Joint cluster projects and small and medium sized companies will be prioritised.

You are also welcome to suggest longer sessions within a selected topic of your choice, featuring several presentations, with a total length of 30-90 minutes.  

The presentations will take place at the joint stand 9050 between Energy Transition Norway, Energy Valley and GCE Ocean Technology, beside the Centre Court in Hall 9.

Fill inn this form to suggest your presentation or session by 30 May.  

For more information contact jon.hellevang@gceocean.no  

About ONS

ONS is one of the world’s largest and most influential energy exhibitions and conferences. ONS gathers around 70 000 global industry leaders, policymakers, technology providers and innovators to address key challenges and opportunities across the energy and ocean industries. This year topic is “Courage”, addressing geopolitics, energy security and climate issues.

Energy Valley is proud to be part of the new initiative to establish the first incubator at Fornebu. Through RunwayFBU, industrial AI startups and growth companies will gain direct access to industry partners, pilot environments and commercial scaling opportunities.

For Energy Valley, the initiative also represents a natural extension of the ongoing AI Energy Cluster work – where future collaboration projects, pilots and technology initiatives may evolve into new companies and spin-offs with international growth potential.

The incubator will connect industry with leading growth companies in industrial AI, with Energy Valley, Accenture, Telenor, Bærum Municipality and Akershus County Council on the owner side.

The incubator’s intention is to help technology companies move from promising ideas and pilot projects to real implementation and commercial scaling in industry.

Bridging the gap between technology and industry

Within Norwegian industry, we find some of the world’s most advanced technology environments, combined with increasingly complex operational challenges and a growing need for restructuring and digital transformation.

At the same time, many technology companies still struggle to move beyond pilot projects. The gap between technology development and industrial implementation remains too wide, particularly in complex B2B and infrastructure-heavy sectors such as energy, industry and critical infrastructure.

This is where RunwayFBU aims to make a difference.

The incubator has been accepted into the national incubation program of Innovation Norway (formerly Siva) and builds on the strong industrial and technology environment established at Aker Tech House at Fornebu.

A growth engine for industrial AI companies

The incubator is strategically situated in the middle of one of Norway’s strongest industrial and technology environments.

With strong industrial and public owners, companies connected to the incubator gain direct access to industry partners, operational environments, decision-makers and potential flagship customers.

This means access not only to capital and networks, but also to:

• real industry challenges
• operational data and pilot environments
• industrial collaboration partners
• structured support for moving from pilot to commercial agreement
• expertise within scaling, industrialisation and commercialization

The ambition is clear: fewer pilots and more companies successfully operating in industry.

From AI Energy Cluster initiatives to scalable companies

Energy Valley’s AI Energy Cluster initiative is a strong strategic match to this environment.

Through webinars, workshops, strategy processes and project development activities, Energy Valley is building a pipeline of future AI and energy initiatives that may mature into pilots, startups and scalable industrial solutions.

As AI adoption accelerates across the energy system, there is increasing demand for environments that can help bridge the gap between innovation and implementation.

RunwayFBU may therefore become an important platform for further commercialisation, growth and international positioning of projects and companies emerging from AI Energy Cluster activities.

This is particularly relevant within:

• industrial AI
• energy optimisation
• predictive maintenance
• autonomous systems
• digital infrastructure
• cybersecurity and resilience
• dual use technologies connecting civil and security-related applications

Strengthening international positioning and EU opportunities

The combination of industrial partners, AI competence and an emerging innovation ecosystem at Fornebu may also strengthen opportunities for participation in European innovation and funding programs.

This includes relevant opportunities connected to:

• Horizon Europe
• Digital Europe
• European Defence Fund (EDF)
• energy transition and industrial resilience initiatives
• dual use and security-related innovation programs

For Energy Valley and its members, this creates opportunities not only for national collaboration and commercialization, but also for stronger international positioning and access to European innovation ecosystems.

Building a new innovation district at Fornebu

In addition to the public owners Akershus County Council and Bærum Municipality, RunwayFBU is initiated by strong industrial actors including Telenor, Accenture and Energy Valley.

The initiative brings together industry, technology companies and the public sector in one collaborative structure with a shared ambition:
to accelerate innovation, implementation and industrial growth.

The incubator is also an important step in the continued development of Fornebu as a leading Norwegian innovation district — where industry, startups, research environments and public actors work more closely together to solve real industrial challenges and develop scalable solutions faster.

For Energy Valley, being part of this environment strengthens our long-term focus on innovation, industrial collaboration and technology-driven energy transition.

At the same time, it provides Energy Valley members with access to a highly relevant ecosystem for industrial AI, commercialization, scaling and international collaboration.

Norway’s opportunity in industrial AI

Norway has a unique competitive position through world-leading industrial environments, high digital competence and strong experience within energy, offshore industries and advanced technology.

To maintain and strengthen this position, Norway must become better at transforming technology and competence into scalable companies and industrial implementation.

This is not only about developing new technology — but about getting solutions into use faster, at industrial scale and in international markets.

RunwayFBU is established to help solve exactly that challenge.

Do not hesitate to contact us for more information about the incubator at Fornebu.

Over the past months, AI Energy Cluster has brought together a growing ecosystem of companies, technology environments, researchers and public actors to explore how artificial intelligence can create practical value across the energy system.

Following an extensive strategy and mobilisation process, the initiative is now moving into its next phase — from exploration and alignment toward more structured collaboration, pilot development and implementation.

The strategy process has included:

• workshops and roundtable discussions,
• bilateral meetings and input sessions,
• open webinars,
• and the strategy and alignment session held on April 30.

Across these activities, several common themes emerged consistently:

• operational AI and predictive maintenance,
• trusted and explainable AI,
• industrial data integration and interoperability,
• autonomous systems and robotics,
• security, resilience and dual use,
• and the challenge of moving from experimentation to scalable implementation.

One of the clearest insights from the process so far is that the primary challenge is increasingly not access to AI models themselves, but rather the ability to combine AI with trusted operational context, industrial workflows, domain expertise and scalable execution.

At the same time, many participants highlighted that the challenges facing the industry are largely shared across organisations and value chains — and that there is significant value in building trusted arenas for collaboration, knowledge-sharing and joint development.

An updated strategy framework has therefore now been prepared for the next phase of AI Energy Cluster, focusing on four interconnected strategic areas:

• Trusted Operational AI & Predictive Maintenance
• Industrial Data Integration & Interoperability
• Security, Resilience & Dual Use Energy Systems
• Autonomous Systems, Robotics & Physical AI

The strategy is intentionally designed to remain practical, flexible and execution-oriented, with emphasis on gradually maturing concrete initiatives, pilot tracks and funding opportunities rather than establishing heavy organisational structures too early.

The next phase will focus on:

• continued mobilisation and ecosystem building,
• thematic workshops and collaboration arenas,
• identification and prioritisation of high-value use cases,
• pilot and project development,
• and positioning towards national and European funding opportunities.

Several related development tracks are also now being explored in parallel, including initiatives connected to:

• AI, robotics and operational resilience in the energy sector,
• dual use innovation and technology transfer,
• cybersecurity and critical infrastructure,
• and international collaboration opportunities linked to energy security and resilience.

We have also recently received the first responses from the prioritisation survey distributed after the strategy process. The initial feedback confirms strong interest in collaborative activities related to operational AI, industrial implementation, interoperability, cybersecurity, autonomous systems and practical pilot development.

The survey remains open, and we warmly encourage additional stakeholders to contribute:
👉 https://forms.gle/XzXGvt9CtK9arFiK9

The input will help shape:

• upcoming workshops and thematic activities,
• future collaboration tracks,
• pilot and project priorities,
• and potential funding and innovation initiatives moving forward.

AI Energy Cluster is intended as an open and collaborative platform, and we welcome dialogue with companies, researchers, technology environments, public actors and organisations interested in contributing to the next phase.

If you would like to:

• participate in future workshops,
• contribute use cases or expertise,
• explore pilot opportunities,
• discuss funding possibilities,
• or engage in future collaboration activities,

please feel free to reach out.

The transition from AI experimentation to operational implementation across the energy system is still in an early phase — and the importance of trusted collaboration across sectors is becoming increasingly clear.

We look forward to continuing the journey together.