COP28: Making offshore wind a pillar of the decarbonised energy system
Developing offshore wind to the level required to meet climate goals will require a concerted research effort by the international community, to help bring down costs and ensure the development is carried out in a sustainable way.
Five ways to reduce emissions from the Norwegian Continental Shelf
The LowEmission research centre aims to reduce offshore greenhouse gas emissions from the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS) by 50%. Recently, there has been…
How can control engineering save birds in wind farms?
In this blog post, we introduce a new concept that prevents bird collisions with rotating blades of wind turbines using control engineering.
EERA DeepWind offshore wind R&I conference gathers record crowd
The 20th edition of the EERA DeepWind offshore wind R&I conference was a resounding success. The 2023 edition of the event took place…
NorthWind Annual Innovation Forum 2022
Representatives of the NorthWind consortium were assembled in Trondheim today for the Centre’s very first in-person Annual Innovation Forum. This is an occasion…
“Hybrid cables” explained
Subsea “hybrid cables” have been the subject of much debate in Norway these past few months, but what are they exactly and what makes them such a hot topic of discussion?