Kristin Rosendal will act as Director from 1 August to 31 December 2018, while FNI Director Geir Hønneland takes a partial leave of absence to assume the position as Executive Chairman of the Norwegian Non-Fiction Writers and Translators Association (NFFO).

Overall, FNI has a strong tradition in terms of research quality and output, a high reputation internationally, and produces research of considerable societal relevance.

How environmental issues are treated in the wind power licensing process was one of the topics at the NVE's yearly wind power seminar.