Integration of solar PV in a Norwegian energy system, navigating the trade-offs between land use and solar power production

Special Issue on ‘EU PVSEC 2025: State of the Art and Developments in Photovoltaics', edited by Robert Kenny and Carlos del Cañizo

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Table 3

Overview of land use in Norway by price zone and land area classification [100].

Land Area	NO₁ (km²)	NO₂ (km²)	NO₃ (km²)	NO₄ (km²)	NO₅ (km²)
Built-up area	2656	1019	907	763	576
Agricultural	4620	1728	2375	1264	1016
Forest	42 131	19 503	21 359	30 811	9212
Open land	17 108	12 418	20 628	52 241	14 090
Open bog	3916	1286	5188	5876	644
Bare rock, gravel areas	3140	1353	2628	14 677	5216
Glaciers	73	0	72	995	1118
Freshwater	5657	3827	3331	6408	1998
Sum area available for RES build-out	66 295	34 561	49 803	103 605	29 163

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