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NCC on tour

The next few months will prove to be very busy for the NCC. With several visits across Norway and several visits from Norwegian companies to the UK, there will be a bit more activity across the North Sea than usual. We will also be attending a number of events throughout the UK, including the North East Business Exchange, where the NCC has a speaking slot to discuss all things Norway. So if you're there, pop in to see how we can help.

This month's focus is on the renewable industry. There has been a long standing relationship between Norway and the UK forged in oil and gas. With the foreseeable future going to be dominated by the transition into renewable sources of energy, the link between Norway and the UK will only grow stronger.

Building a global hub for offshore renewables

Narec, providers of R&D, consultancy, test and demonstration facilities for the renewable and electrical power sectors, with its headquarters in Blyth, is a national centre dedicated to accelerating the deployment and grid integration of renewable energy and low carbon technologies, utilising wind, wave, tidal, solar PV and thermal power.

Narec's service capabilities and internationally recognised technology development and testing facilities are supporting regional companies, universities and provide a hook for the North East to attract Norwegian businesses looking to invest in the UK. In 2009, a key project highlight was the successful construction and installation of the power take-off (PTO) system for Aquamarine Power's Oyster® device, a hydro-electric wave power converter now installed off Orkney. More...

A green tech partner in the Oslo region

"Our internationally known green tech competence is part of the solution to the climate challenges", says Director Øyvind Michelsen in Oslo Renewable Energy and Environment Cluster (OREEC). Together with R&D institutions and universities, more than 700 clean tech businesses in the region are already in the forefront in developing technology for sun and wind power for the international needs of the future.

"Our vision is to become one of Europe's leading green tech clusters", says Michelsen. "Our goal is to increase the participants' speed of innovation and opportunities for business development".

OREEC's activities are based on innovation, international cooperation, building competence, networking and public relations. - We believe that mixing internationally acknowledged expertise with ideas of commercialisation will get us ahead in finding new energy solutions, he says. More...

Ambitious Carbon Capture and Storage for North East England

One North East has today published a prospectus for the development of a Carbon Capture and Storage Cluster (CCS) in North East England - pioneering technology which offers major investment and job creation potential for the North East.

The document identifies the region's strengths and future plans for CCS, whilst making a strong case for further investment in the North East. CCS is necessary for a number of industrial processes to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions and is particularly vital in North East England due to the presence of the Chemical and Process Industries, which employ an estimated 26,000 people across the region. More...

More money for marine renewables

While the UK government was backing support for a change in the UK energy market, another agency has said marine energy devices are ready for full deployment with £22 million of new funding. More...

Hammerfest Strøm goes to the Orkneys

Norwegian technology company Hammerfest Strøm AS has received a Kr 40m grant from the British Carbon Trust to test tidal turbines off the Orkneys. The grant has been awarded to Hammerfest Strøm UK, and will be used to build and test the HS1000 turbine, which is based on a prototype installed in Kvalsundet near Hammerfest in 2003. More...

Aberdeen Renewable Energy Group

Norwegian businesses stand to benefit from an offshore wind deployment centre being developed off the coast of Aberdeen.

Aberdeen Renewable Energy Group (AREG) says the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre - intended to prove new technology, installation and operating methods to support delivery of Europe's bold plans for offshore wind power generation - has real potential to become an important Norwegian asset. More...

Major wind power contract to Statoil and Statkraft

The Crown Estate has announced that the Forewind consortium, comprising Norway's Statoil and Statkraft, as well as SSE and RWE Npower has been named as the successful bidder for the largest zone in the third licence round (Round 3) for UK offshore wind farms, Dogger Bank. More...

Technocean and Troll windpower have agreed to join forces

The Bergen companies Technocean and Troll WindPower have agreed to join forces to provide cable laying services to the offshore wind farm sector.

Technocean and Troll WindPower have signed a cooperation agreement which strengthens their combined ability to compete in the growing market for offshore wind farm development. More...

Featured Norway2UK Business - APEM

APEM offers an integrated approach to the scientific study and management of all freshwater and marine habitats. These may involve - Project Design and Management, Consultancy, Scientific Opinion and Expert Witness, High Resolution Aerial Surveys, Field Surveys and Aquatic Biological Laboratories.

APEM seeks to provide Norwegian clients the benefits of its state-of-the-art services to renewable energy developments and established facilities. More...

Featured Norway2UK Business - Cogniton

Cognition Media have developed an e-learning National Safety Passport (NSP) program, saving their customers a great deal of time and money while maintaining a very high standard of training.

The program is delivered on USB flash drive allowing candidates to fit it in around their other duties. With increasing activity over the North Sea in renewables as well as existing activity in oil and gas, the NSP could be the key to fully unlocking your labour force. More...

Featured Norway2UK Artist - Randi Antonsen

"Art is fun…art is pure joy!" says Randi Antonsen, a free-form artist who knowingly breaks artistic conventions by transcending visual stereotypes, eclectically borrowing across art-styles, psychology and fashionable trends to directly communicate with her viewing audience at both an aesthetic and deeply psychological level.

Randi recently took part in the Newcastle/Gateshead Art Fair 09 along with a group of three other Norwegianbazaar.com artists. Her art was seen by over 9000 people.

Finally...Hunt begins for ski slope developer

A lucrative contract to build the North East's first indoor ski slope is now officially up for grabs for leisure developers from the region and beyond.

Regeneration firm Sunderland arc is on the hunt for expressions of interest from firms across Europe to help create what it hopes will be a thriving sports village on Wearside.

Stadium Village is already home to the Stadium of Light and the £20m Sunderland Aquatic Centre. More...

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