SINTEF Ocean news - SINTEFuuid:9bb599da-e3b2-45a7-892a-d2dc1f4dd80c;id=96692024-03-28T13:00:53+01:00https://www.sintef.no/favicon.icohttps://www.sintef.no/en/latest-news/2024/tyholt-towing-tank-re-opens-april-2024/Tyholt Towing tank re-opens April 2024The towing tank at Tyholt, Trondheim, is re-opening this spring after the installation of a brand-new wave maker.2024-03-21T13:20:25+01:002024-03-22T14:28:19+01:00<img src='https://www.sintef.no/contentassets/4259f7c638d6474e8efec7932eb61a26/slepetanktest_fotosinef.jpg?width=500' />
<p><b>The towing tank at Tyholt, Trondheim, is re-opening this spring after the installation of a brand-new wave maker.</b></p>
<p>With the building of the new Ocean Technology Centre , the towing tank has periodically been unavailable for model testing, but from April, the tank will be fully operational until the new laboratories in the Ocean Technology Centre are ready to take on our research. One project that has benefitted from the towing tank’s testing capabilities recently is the collaboration between Bergen’s LMG...</p>https://www.sintef.no/en/latest-news/2024/how-robots-affect-fish-surprises-researchers/How robots affect fish surprises researchersNorway is world leading in the use of robotics in the fish farming industry. But how does the technical equipment affect the fish? Surprisingly much, says cyberneticist Eleni Kelasidi.2024-02-26T09:33:53+01:002024-03-11T20:41:42+01:00<img src='https://www.sintef.no/contentassets/4832a12c8f1f4a598c3fe68049a5a7af/fisk-og-robot-for-web.jpg?width=500' />
<p><b>Norway is world leading in the use of robotics in the fish farming industry. But how does the technical equipment affect the fish? Surprisingly much, says cyberneticist Eleni Kelasidi.</b></p>
<p>“I thought it would be quite simple and straight forward to use the same technology in aquaculture as in oil and gas, but I got a serious wake-up call during my first visit to a fish farm,” says Eleni Kelasidi. She had a PhD in snake robotics for the oil and gas industry, when she became a researcher at SINTEF Ocean's aquaculture department . “I didn’t really understand how much it changes the...</p>https://www.sintef.no/en/latest-news/2024/sustainable-anchor-lines-for-floating-offshore-wind/Sustainable anchor lines for floating offshore windIf Europe is to meet its climate targets, offshore wind has to play a larger role in the energy mix. One thing is to produce all these wind turbines, another is how to attach or moor them. There is currently insufficient production capacity for anchor chains in Europe to only use conventional steel chains.2024-02-22T13:14:49+01:002024-03-11T20:41:41+01:00<img src='https://www.sintef.no/contentassets/8cb9311d5f8f430e807ca53239745549/hav_vindmolle_fk-vegar-johansen_sintef.jpg_web.jpg?width=500' />
<p><b>If Europe is to meet its climate targets, offshore wind has to play a larger role in the energy mix. One thing is to produce all these wind turbines, another is how to attach or moor them. There is currently insufficient production capacity for anchor chains in Europe to only use conventional steel chains.</b></p>
<p>Through the newly started Horizon Europe project ‘Tailwind’, SINTEF will help develop new anchor line solutions for offshore wind turbines . Not only must the anchor line be strong, durable and functional, it must also be sustainable. The plan is to use synthetic materials, such as nylon, polyester, aramid or HMPE. This will hopefully cut costs and ensure functionality. But what about chemical...</p>https://www.sintef.no/en/projects/2022/rightfish/results/end-of-year-wrap-up-2023/End-of-year wrap-up 2023The first year of RightFish is now over. During 2023 the project’s PhD student has started his work at DTU Aqua in Hirtshals, and the initial literature reviews have been done on the fuel consumption and bottom contact of existing fishing gear.2024-01-25T11:49:11+01:002024-01-25T11:49:11+01:00<img src='https://www.sintef.no/contentassets/cc90acb8dbcd44c682f7274ff3ace050/annual-meeting-photo-rightfish2023.jpg?width=500' />
<p><b>The first year of RightFish is now over. During 2023 the project’s PhD student has started his work at DTU Aqua in Hirtshals, and the initial literature reviews have been done on the fuel consumption and bottom contact of existing fishing gear.</b></p>
<p>Some of the tests in the flume tank have been completed, with more to follow already in January 2024, and the full-scale trials are being planned. In February of 2023, our Project Leader Barry O’Neill from DTU Aqua presented the project at the ICES Working Group for Fisheries Technology and Fish Behaviour meeting in Kochi, India. The presentation can be found here (pdf). After meeting in person...</p>https://www.sintef.no/en/latest-news/2024/new-seaweed-farm-off-the-norwegian-coast/New seaweed farm off the Norwegian coast seeks to remove CO2 from the atmosphereA new seaweed farm have been established off the coast of Trøndelag. The project kicked off last year. This summer the cultivation license was granted and now the first seaweed seedlings have been deployed. The offshore facility will be used, among other purposes, to test how large-scale kelp cultivation can become a cost-effective and sustainable ocean-based carbon removal solution.2024-01-10T17:24:57+01:002024-03-11T20:41:36+01:00<img src='https://www.sintef.no/contentassets/daa5be1432744001b765bf3a2d5e5a47/tarliner_2_foto_sintef_ocean-webb.jpg?width=500' />
<p><b>A new seaweed farm have been established off the coast of Trøndelag. The project kicked off last year. This summer the cultivation license was granted and now the first seaweed seedlings have been deployed. The offshore facility will be used, among other purposes, to test how large-scale kelp cultivation can become a cost-effective and sustainable ocean-based carbon removal solution.</b></p>
<p>The search for effective and sustainable solutions for carbon capture and storage intensifies. Large-scale seaweed cultivation may present an opportunity to capture substantial amounts of carbon. Researchers and industry players are now collaborating on a three-year pilot project to investigate if kelp can assist in ocean-based carbon removal solutions. If successful, it could contribute to...</p>https://www.sintef.no/en/latest-news/2023/autoflex-press-release/EU-research project led by SINTEF aims to develop a completely new zero-emission inland waterways transport system in the NetherlandsWaterway transport is considered the most sustainable inland mode of transport after rail, due to its low societal costs. And when all transport modes move to zero-emission, waterway transport becomes the transport mode with the by far least societal costs. Researchers from SINTEF Ocean are leading a consortium of partners from industry, research, and academia to develop a new zero-emission waterborne transport system.2023-12-12T13:56:28+01:002024-03-11T20:41:34+01:00<img src='https://www.sintef.no/contentassets/a002b7aaa625478a90512d2e809102d7/maritimerobotics-marinerx-usv-01-copy_100px.jpg?width=500' />
<p><b>Waterway transport is considered the most sustainable inland mode of transport after rail, due to its low societal costs. And when all transport modes move to zero-emission, waterway transport becomes the transport mode with the by far least societal costs. Researchers from SINTEF Ocean are leading a consortium of partners from industry, research, and academia to develop a new zero-emission waterborne transport system.</b></p>
<p>Waterways come with their own set of unique challenges, such as large water level variation, impacted by floods and droughts. Low water levels make the waterways too shallow for larger vessels, other times heavy rainfall make them hard to maneuver. In addition, there are several small waterways that connect major container terminals to the biggest cities in the Netherlands and represent an...</p>https://www.sintef.no/en/latest-news/2023/succeeding-with-the-green-transition-in-shipping/Succeeding with the green transition in shippingCollaboration is necessary to reduce energy consumption and move to alternative fuels.2023-12-08T12:04:34+01:002024-01-15T10:09:32+01:00<img src='https://www.sintef.no/contentassets/55c337e8fb3142ca8b8d4519b246a8a4/panel-1-3-edit-copy_1080.jpg?width=500' />
<p><b>Collaboration is necessary to reduce energy consumption and move to alternative fuels.</b></p>
<p>The Norwegian embassy in Copenhagen and SINTEF Ocean put decarbonization of deep sea shipping on the agenda in Copenhagen 23 November 2023. 20 speakers were invited to talk in four sessions, followed by an engaged Q&A and discussion. Ambassador Katja Nordgaard opened by highlighting the importance of shipping for Norway, Denmark and all countries around the North Sea and beyond. The big picture...</p>https://www.sintef.no/en/projects/2023/dto-bioflow/news/bioflow-project-launches-its-first-open-call-to-foster-marine-biodiversity-data-sharing/Bioflow Project launches its first Open Call to foster marine biodiversity data sharingThe DTO Bioflow project has issued an Open Call for marine biodiversity data holders to provide sustained and long-term biodiversity data for the European Digital Twin of the Ocean (EU DTO). Applications are being accepted until January 17th.2023-11-02T10:01:58+01:002023-11-02T15:33:38+01:00<img src='https://www.sintef.no/contentassets/2fb34ba267a84192b5d4e58e75493863/website-banner---first-open-call-2.png?width=500' />
<p><b>The DTO Bioflow project has issued an Open Call for marine biodiversity data holders to provide sustained and long-term biodiversity data for the European Digital Twin of the Ocean (EU DTO). Applications are being accepted until January 17th.</b></p>
<p>The DTO Bioflow project has launched an Open Call for marine biodiversity data holders as part of its exciting development. This call is strategically designed to engage institutions that manage marine biodiversity data, with the primary goal of improving and implementing streamlined workflows and procedures that promote and facilitate the sharing of critical marine biodiversity missing data....</p>https://www.sintef.no/en/latest-news/2023/prestigious-award-for-sintef-coordinated-eu-project-on-maritime-transport/Prestigious Award for SINTEF-Coordinated EU Project on Maritime TransportThe AEGIS project has won the 'Market Uptake' award at the European Commission's conference on European maritime transport, Waterborne Days, recently held in Brussels.2023-09-27T20:09:36+02:002024-03-11T20:41:24+01:00<img src='https://www.sintef.no/contentassets/6b80a051202247a5a6bedc3f75904ef1/img_20230926_225719.jpg?width=500' />
<p><b>The AEGIS project has won the 'Market Uptake' award at the European Commission's conference on European maritime transport, Waterborne Days, recently held in Brussels.</b></p>
<p>AEGIS stands for Advanced, Efficient, and Green Intermodal Systems, and aims to develop flexible and autonomous ships in combination with automated cargo handling in ports in order to streamline and improve waterborne logistics. Improved and greener waterborne logistics systems have the potential to shift cargo from roads to seas, rivers, and canals, offering significant benefits such as reduce...</p>https://www.sintef.no/en/latest-news/2023/chief-scientist-in-sintef-ocean-is-contributing-to-improve-the-knowledge-that-forms-the-basis-of-political-decisions/SINTEF Chief Scientist selected as Review Editor to IPBES report on Business and Biodiversity"Being selected to contribute to this work is an honor" says Chief Scientist Rachel Tiller.2023-09-19T08:48:29+02:002024-03-11T20:41:23+01:00<img src='https://www.sintef.no/contentassets/8f7e570e4c40430a9d8ec46dfc7a2250/52059769540_e833605977_k.jpg?width=500' />
<p><b>"Being selected to contribute to this work is an honor" says Chief Scientist Rachel Tiller.</b></p>
<p>Biodiversity and area use In Norway, the Norwegian Environment Agency informs and nominates experts from Norwegian research communities to work on the IPBES reports in cooperation with the Research Council of Norway. This is the first time SINTEF has been appointed a reviewer position for an IPBES report. This report fits nicely in with SINTEFs strategic research area regarding biodiversity and...</p>https://www.sintef.no/en/latest-news/2023/norway-needs-a-salmon-feed-revolution/Norway needs a ‘salmon feed revolution’The issue of salmon feed has become a bottleneck, hindering the growth and sustainability of the Norwegian aquaculture sector. In the future, insect meal, bristle worms and bacteria that consume CO2 may become essential components of a farmed salmon’s diet.2023-09-15T00:00:00+02:002024-02-27T09:00:24+01:00<img src='https://norwegianscitechnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/ntb_l8sb4mhigek-1500x752-1.jpg' />
<p><b>The issue of salmon feed has become a bottleneck, hindering the growth and sustainability of the Norwegian aquaculture sector. In the future, insect meal, bristle worms and bacteria that consume CO2 may become essential components of a farmed salmon’s diet.</b></p>
<p>The world is rich in salt water. For this reason, and because fish do not have to construct a robust skeleton or achieve a body temperature of 37 degrees, it is considered sustainable to produce the protein-rich meat offered by farmed salmon. This is important and fundamental to Norway’s stated ambition to increase its current rates of farmed salmon production by four- to five-fold. However, i...</p>https://www.sintef.no/en/latest-news/2023/small-snail-looking-to-be-big-business/Small snail looking to be big businessResearchers have succeeded in nurturing a small snail called periwinkles in the laboratory for the very first time and are hoping that this French delicacy might be the launch pad for a new, Norwegian aquaculture business.2023-09-14T00:00:00+02:002024-02-27T09:00:24+01:00<img src='https://norwegianscitechnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/1.jpeg' />
<p><b>Researchers have succeeded in nurturing a small snail called periwinkles in the laboratory for the very first time and are hoping that this French delicacy might be the launch pad for a new, Norwegian aquaculture business.</b></p>
<p>“There are currently no periwinkle farms anywhere on the planet”, says Andreas Hagemann at SINTEF Ocean, who is leading SINTEF’s research efforts in this field. “People go out and gather the molluscs along the shoreline. But many of the conditions needed for commercial farming are now in place”, he says. “We’ve succeeded, under laboratory conditions and for the first time in Norway, in hatching...</p>https://www.sintef.no/en/latest-news/2023/developing-new-products-from-kelp/Developing new products from kelpThe use of kelp boasts great potential across several sectors, including food products, animal feed, biodegradable plastics and agriculture. Now GP Seaweed is setting the industry in motion.2023-09-13T14:21:33+02:002024-03-11T20:41:23+01:00<img src='https://www.sintef.no/contentassets/904e170bafa24c4599665e12b7e9eae2/butare.png?width=500' />
<p><b>The use of kelp boasts great potential across several sectors, including food products, animal feed, biodegradable plastics and agriculture. Now GP Seaweed is setting the industry in motion.</b></p>
<p>GP Seaweed (also known as New Products from Cultivated Seaweed for Blue-Green Value Chains) aims to expand kelp farming in Norway to industrial-scale production of new, sustainable and climate-positive kelp products. The project will pave the way for Norway to become an international leader in kelp and seaweed farming. GP Seaweed “Kelp is a fantastic resource that can support many sectors, and...</p>https://www.sintef.no/en/latest-news/2023/sintef-makes-important-contributions-to-the-modernisation-of-cargo-transport-on-rivers-and-canals/SINTEF makes important contributions to the modernisation of cargo transport on rivers and canalsDespite the EU's ambitions, there has been no success in transferring more cargo transport from road to European rivers and canals, also referred to as waterways, in recent years.2023-08-30T12:21:29+02:002024-03-11T20:41:20+01:00<img src='https://www.sintef.no/contentassets/1fffbabb0a004f7d8f96cd735097189f/ll2_1.jpg?width=500' />
<p><b>Despite the EU's ambitions, there has been no success in transferring more cargo transport from road to European rivers and canals, also referred to as waterways, in recent years.</b></p>
<p>Researchers from SINTEF are joining forces with several European partners in the EU project ReNEW to ensure the sustainable development and resilient waterway transport that will contribute to the necessary transformation of the transport sector. Waterway transport faces great pressure from many factors, such as more flexible road transport, stricter environmental and emissions requirements and...</p>https://www.sintef.no/en/latest-news/2023/learning-to-trace-salmon-lice/Learning to trace salmon liceIs it only farmed fish that are responsible for spreading salmon lice larvae? Or is it also possible that wild salmon can infect farmed fish? This is what researchers will be trying to find out.2023-08-28T00:00:00+02:002024-02-27T09:00:25+01:00<img src='https://norwegianscitechnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/lice.jpg' />
<p><b>Is it only farmed fish that are responsible for spreading salmon lice larvae? Or is it also possible that wild salmon can infect farmed fish? This is what researchers will be trying to find out.</b></p>
<p>Salmon lice continue to remain one of the major problems plaguing the Norwegian farmed salmon sector. Each year, the industry spends several billion kroner in its attempt to exert control over salmon lice infection. A research project called SPORLUS is now being launched with the aim of identifying an analytical method that can tell us whether a given louse larva is derived from a farmed or a...</p>https://www.sintef.no/en/latest-news/2023/seagriculture-eu-2023-drives-seaweed-innovation-forward/Seagriculture EU 2023 drives seaweed innovation forwardThis year’s European conference gathered top expertise to Trøndelag, which is already home to a growing seaweed industry.2023-06-23T13:52:52+02:002023-06-23T13:52:52+02:00
<p><b>This year’s European conference gathered top expertise to Trøndelag, which is already home to a growing seaweed industry.</b></p>
<p>The Seagriculture EU 2023 conference took place in Trondheim this week, bringing together 221 delegates from 26 countries to discuss the road forward for seaweed cultivation. Over the course of two days, participants shared knowledge, experiences, challenges and solutions with fellow participants, in order to pave the way for future industry growth. The market for seaweed cultivation is eve...</p>https://www.sintef.no/en/latest-news/2023/breakthrough-for-autonomous-ships/Breakthrough for autonomous shipsAutonomous vessels becoming increasingly widespread.2023-06-13T09:01:06+02:002024-03-11T20:41:11+01:00<img src='https://www.sintef.no/contentassets/08db544239e3497cb61bcfa58d865855/20230509-965_martin-giskegjerde.jpg?width=500' />
<p><b>Autonomous vessels becoming increasingly widespread.</b></p>
<p>The interest in autonomous vessels for a variety of purposes, such as passenger transport, cargo transport, ferries, search and rescue missions and tugboats, has increased in recent years. Autonomous vessels can be programmed to perform complex tasks and will contribute to increased safety, better cargo flow and sustainable growth and will also constitute a competitive advantage for Norway as a...</p>https://www.sintef.no/en/latest-news/2023/new-test-center-will-give-kelp-research-a-boost/New test center will give kelp research a boostThe Norwegian Test Center for Seaweed Cultivation and Utilization Technologies provides equipment and knowledge that will strengthen the national seaweed industry.2023-05-25T15:34:50+02:002023-05-25T15:34:50+02:00<img src='https://www.sintef.no/contentassets/584d566488c94805b83deae8f0b57a60/234.jpg?width=500' />
<p><b>The Norwegian Test Center for Seaweed Cultivation and Utilization Technologies provides equipment and knowledge that will strengthen the national seaweed industry.</b></p>
<p>Cultivation of the oceans is necessary to meet the food, feed, material and energy needs of an ever-increasing global population. Norway, which has one of the world's longest coastlines, can play a leading role in achieving this. The recently launched Test Center for Seaweed Cultivation and Utilization Technologies, or RI Seaweed for short, will create a unique infrastructure for research and...</p>https://www.sintef.no/en/latest-news/2023/floating-offshore-wind-cost-reductions-will-come-with-deployment/Floating offshore wind: Cost reductions will come with deploymentThe costs overview for floating offshore wind will change as installation volume increases, says John Olav Giæver Tande, Chief Scientist at SINTEF and director of the FME NorthWind research centre.2023-04-26T10:21:43+02:002024-03-11T20:41:08+01:00<img src='https://www.sintef.no/contentassets/f1fa40a54fc2478cac37c7fa35cf823c/dw-papers.jpg?width=500' />
<p><b>The costs overview for floating offshore wind will change as installation volume increases, says John Olav Giæver Tande, Chief Scientist at SINTEF and director of the FME NorthWind research centre.</b></p>
<p>With 10 gigawatts of installed offshore wind , the technology can become competitive with other energy sources. – The first offshore wind farm was built in Denmark in 1996, and since then, interest and development in offshore wind have increased significantly, says Tande. At the beginning of the 2010s, a goal was set to bring the cost of offshore wind down to less than one krone per...</p>https://www.sintef.no/en/latest-news/2023/sintef-researcher-in-new-documentary-from-emmy-nominated-director/SINTEF researcher in new documentary from Emmy-nominated directorEmmy-nominated Ian Cheney’s new documentary, The Arc of Oblivion, examines the traces humanity leaves behind on our planet. In the film, Cheney accompanies SINTEF-researcher Ida Beathe Øverjordet on a research expedition to the Arctic on a search for pharmaceuticals in nature.2023-03-20T17:14:33+01:002024-03-11T20:41:04+01:00<img src='https://www.sintef.no/contentassets/d01dd201ba894eedb0ff459e23f14b57/img_7598.jpg?width=500' />
<p><b>Emmy-nominated Ian Cheney’s new documentary, The Arc of Oblivion, examines the traces humanity leaves behind on our planet. In the film, Cheney accompanies SINTEF-researcher Ida Beathe Øverjordet on a research expedition to the Arctic on a search for pharmaceuticals in nature.</b></p>
<p>In the film, Øverjordet takes the film crew to Ny Ålesund on Svalbard to look for traces we humans leave behind in an otherwise seemingly pristine nature. Øverjordet’s research shows that traces of both ibuprofen and antidepressants are found in marine organisms in the fjord , where the wastewater from Ny Ålesund is released. “This is problematic because these substances are specifically design...</p>