Tag: Norway

Earlier, Norwegian renewable energy developers Vårgrønn and Å Energi, together with Corio Generation, launched the Brigg Vind brand to develop sustainable offshore wind in Norway. In the meantime, Havfram Wind announced that it will install turbines at Hornsea 3 offshore windfarm in the UK, starting autumn 2026.

The International Maritime Organization (IMO), Norway's Ministry of Climate and Environment, and Singapore's Maritime and Port Authority (MPA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on technical cooperation activities to help developing countries reduce emissions from ships and ports.

The Norwegian Supreme Court ruled yesterday that the Svalbard Treaty does not grant the right to catch snow crab on the continental shelf off the coast of Svalbard.

PowerCell with SEAM have signed an agreement for deliveries of hydrogen solutions to two ships that operate on Norway's longest ferry connection, an important climate project that significantly reduces CO2 emissions.

PowerCell Sweden, a developer of hydrogen-powered fuel cell stacks and systems, signed a letter of intent to negotiate final terms concerning one of the world’s largest hydrogen fuel cell project in the marine industry. 

The commanding officer of the frigate Helge Ingstad claimed that the tanker that the frigate struck was at fault because it was navigating outbound on the near side of the fjord.

A multidisciplinary collaboration was signed to develop a complete hydrogen value chain for Northern Xplorer AS (NX) first zero-emission cruise ship featuring fuel cells and electric propulsion, as well as making pollution-free hydrogen available to the wider maritime market.

In the first week of 2023, the Norwegian Maritime Authority (NMA) issued a statement confirming that USEA's unmanned surface vessel is feasible and no "showstoppers" were identified.

A Norwegian naval officer stands trial on January 16, accused of negligence that led to the 2018 collision between the Helge Ingstad he commanded and an the oil tanker Sola TS crude, after which the military vessel sank. 

On 2 January 2023, the Norwegian Maritime Authority (NMA) submitted a proposal for a regulation regarding emissions of the greenhouse gases carbon dioxide and methane in the world heritage fjords and the use of the best available technology to reduce nitrous oxide emissions.