Gemini News
Autonomous Tech: A Robotic Microplankton "Sniffer Dog"
[By Nancy Bazilchuk] The microscopic, free-floating algae called phytoplankton — and the tiny zooplankton that eat them &...
Norwegian Scientists Want to Launch Floating Solar Power Plants
The first floating solar power plants will soon see the light of day offshore. There are many advantages to utilizing solar energy...
Developing Command and Control for Unmanned Vessels
[By Idun Haugan] Norway is taking the helm to develop technology that will be used to send unmanned vessels to sea on assignmen...
Norwegian Project Aims to Reduce Cost of Ammonia-Powered Fuel Cells
[By Ida Eir Lauritzen] The maritime industry is looking into the possibility of making shipping emissions-free with the help of...
Norwegian Researchers Target Ocean Plastic With Photo-Matching App
[By Else Britt Ervik] Worldwide, eight million tonnes of plastic end up in the ocean every year, despite greater awareness of r...
Human Medications Detected in the Arctic's Ocean Food Chain
[By Håvard Egge] Researchers from SINTEF, the Norwegian Polar Institute and the University Centre in Svalbard have collec...
Norway Invests in R&D to Propel Offshore Wind Development
NTNU and SINTEF will be partners in the newly funded FME NorthWind research center, which will develop competitive offshore wind f...
Rock Climbing Researchers Solve Key Question for Subsea Cable-Laying
[By Christina Benjaminsen] What does a rock climbing belay device have in common with a subsea cable installation vessel? Th...
Why Norway's CO2 Subsea Storage Project Matters
[By Nils Røkke, SINTEF Executive Vice-President for Sustainability] In order to achieve the targets set out in the...
Can Technology Weaken Seafarers’ Professional Judgment?
[By Guro Kulset Merakerås] A good sailor has traditionally been a person who makes decisions that ensure that their ship,...