Gunnar Birkeland is CEO of Source Galileo Norge and chairman of Norwegian Offshore Wind. Birkeland has worked with offshore wind since 2010, and has distinguished himself as one of the most forward-leaning in the offshore wind industry in Norway. Source Galileo is a European developer and long-term owner of renewable energy systems such as solar, battery, hydrogen, grid, as well as onshore and offshore wind. The company's Norway office is located in Haugesund and is responsible for floating offshore wind. Together with Odfjell Oceanwind, Kansai Electric and Ingka Investment, Source Galileo Norge is targeting Utsira Nord, and is also working on projects to electrify the Norwegian shelf with floating offshore wind like GoliatVIND scheduled to be in operation 2028.