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Green Visits organizes professional visits for international delegations visiting the Oslo region. We offer support to match the right business contacts and ensure that visitors acquire the knowledge they are interested in within green innovation and sustainable Take a tour and experience the different plants, companies, projects and research infrastructure that make Oslo region a green innovation Oslo region has the highest per capita sales and stock of electric cars in the world, with a well developed charging infrastructure. The public transport system will become fossil free by 2020 and already today many of our buses are electric, or use biogas or hydrogen as Norway is well-known for its competence within hydropower as more than 90% of our electricity is produced by Norway`s many rivers and lakes. However, in order to become 100% fossil-free in the future, we work with other forms of renewable energy as well. Solar energy is The building sector is developing innovative solutions to tackle the need for energy efficiency.  Fifty pilot projects for climate neutral building and urban areas will be developed in Oslo by 2020. Stakeholders in the Oslo region are working together to close the resource loops and re-integrate waste streams back into the production system. Innovative technology is a key enabler. Oslo region has a range of innovative waste sorting plants, one of which is world`s Two office buildings from the early 80`s, renovated to Powerhouse standard i.e. the buildings produce more renewable energy that they The Magic Factory outside Tønsberg recycles food waste and manure into climate-friendly biogas and valuable bio-fertilizer. The Green Visits secretariat is part of the organisation Kunnskapsbyen Centre of Innovation. The development of this initiative was funded Address: Kjeller Research Park, Gunnar Randers Vei 24, N-2007 Kjeller