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MARINTEK has carried out a comprehensive programme of tests of Skandi Africa, which has been awarded the title of 'Ship of the Year 2015'.

Norway's first full-scale facility for CO 2 capture may be built at Norcem’s cement factory in Brevik. Four technologies are being tested.

To you and me, this might look like a disaster. But Norwegian ski star Petter Northug’s car crash was actually pretty ideal. The materials in the car and guard rail acted just the way they were designed to in order to save the lives of passengers in...

Controls for grid connection of offshore wind via multi-terminal HVDC grid, algorithms and models.

NOWIcob is a life-cycle profit analysis tool for offshore wind farms.

Remote presence is a remotely controlled robot installed inside wind turbine nacelle.

The SEAWATCH Wind LiDAR Buoy represents the next generation of multi-purpose buoys tailored for the renewable energy industry. Result of NOWITECH "spin-off" joint industry project by Fugro OCEANOR with Norwegian universities, research institutes and...

New cost effective thermally sprayed silicon carbide coating is useful for components that requires high wear resistance and low friction.

Norwegians who have only completed primary school tend to be less satisfied with the national health service than their more highly educated compatriots, finds a recent study.

Ships will increasingly be built of composite materials in the future, making them more efficient and thus producing fewer emissions. And not least, vessels will be propelled with the aid of wave energy.

Norway has a particular vested interest and responsibility to develop CO₂ capture and storage (CCS), believes Nils A. Røkke. Without CCS, the world will be unable to achieve the aim of limiting the global temperature increase to two degrees, says...

Hybrid cars have been a success. The shipping industry is now moving in the same green direction.

ABB is convinced that vessels fitted with hybrid main propulsion machinery are the future, and the company expects to sign its first contract in the course of the year. The company is currently testing the technology in a hypermodern hybrid...

From next summer cruise tourists taking excursions in Norway to sample Sami culture can look forward to an even more pleasant experience in the traditional 'lavvo' tents.

Researchers believe that children with autism or ADHD can benefit from technologies originally developed for the elderly.