The Institute of Marine Research (IMR) has launched a pilot project to collect data on herring, sand lance, saithe, fish larvae and plankton in the North Sea. The project uses a wind-powered sailing drone from the US startup Saildrone. Saildrone, meanwhile, is taking the opportunity to test a second drone in the North Sea at the same time. […]
Mingyang Smart Energy has launched a 22MW offshore wind turbine. The MySE 22MW is expected to be the world’s most powerful offshore turbine with a rotor of more than 310 metres, tailored for high-wind regions with average wind speed of 8.5 metres per second to 10 metres per second. Mingyang said the turbine was typhoon-resistant, intelligent, […]
The Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy has postponed the application deadline for Utsira Nord offshore wind zone. It is also making changes to the prequalification criteria for offshore wind in Sørlige North Sea II. The move is a result of the process of notifying state aid to the offshore wind areas Sørlige North Sea II […]
TOMRA has joined over 200 forward-thinking companies as the newest member of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD). The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) is a premier global, CEO-led community of over 200 of the world’s leading sustainable businesses. Together with their members, WBCSD tackles the pressing sustainability challenges of the […]
Norwegian companies in the value chain work together to make offshore wind viable – both technologically and financially. Offshore wind technology has more in common with offshore technology than with onshore wind farms. The North Sea has some of the harshest weather conditions in the world, with ice, extreme cold and powerful storms. Drawing upon […]
Minister of Petroleum and Energy Terje Aasland will inaugurate Havvindkonferansen 2023 in Oslo on October 17th. In just a few years, it has established itself as one of the most significant meeting places for the Norwegian domestic market. 2023 has been a year marked by many milestones for the Norwegian offshore wind farms Utsira Nord […]
SINTEF took an active role at Researchers’ Night 2023, from showing visitors inside the engine of a hydrogen car to explaining how CO₂ can be captured and stored in order to reduce our emissions. Researchers’ Night is an annual event where students aged 16 to 18 and their teachers are invited to the Norwegian University of […]
FloodCube Planning is a modelling tool for stormwater management that helps to prevent flood damage caused by heavy rainfall. “Our solution can reduce flood damage by up to 90 per cent. No other modelling tool can achieve our success rate,” says Jonas Aas Torland, co-founder and CCO of 7Analytics. By 2050, cities worldwide will have […]
Norway has declared that 70 per cent of all its building waste must be reused or recycled with the aim of reducing greenhouse gas emissions and waste from the sector, while at the same time conserving natural resources. A number of measures have already been implemented to achieve this target as part of amendments made […]