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Norway attracts global partners in sustainability

Blue economy examples: Aker BioMarine, described as a leading krill supplier with harvesting-to-production operations and 91% export turnover, mainly to the Americas and Asia, says it works to reduce…

Offshore windSep 2026
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Norway awards record funding to green maritime projects

The award programme was framed as supporting the government goal to cut domestic-shipping GHG emissions at least 55% by 2030. The Green Shipping Programme is described as a public-private initiative…

MaritimeMar 2026
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Norway delivers the best and cleanest raw materials for solar

Erik Marstein of SuSolTech and the Institute for Energy Technology (IFE) says Norwegian firms have developed energy-efficient refining and can produce silicon at 99.99999% purity or higher. REC Solar…

EnergyMar 2026
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Norway future-proofs its hybrid offshore wind vessels

VARD delivered hybrid CSOVs Norwind Hurricane and Rem Power/Rem Purus within the preceding year, according to the article. Its vessels are designed for later fuel-system upgrades/conversion as…

Offshore windSep 2026
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Norway gives medtech innovators a fast track to clinical trials

The article describes NorTrials as a public-private network established following Norway’s 2021 National Action Plan for Clinical Trials. It provides one entry point for companies seeking clinical…

TechnologySep 2026
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Norway invests big to realise clean hydrogen future

Norway examples include the MF Hydra, described as the first ferry using PEM fuel cells with liquid hydrogen; it carries about four tonnes of hydrogen in 80 m³ deck tanks supplied from Linde in…

MaritimeSep 2026
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Norway is a global frontrunner in offshore wind

The article cites historical market/2050 projections: approximately 55 GW of offshore wind installed when the original article was written; potential fifty-fold global growth over three decades; EU…

Offshore windSep 2026
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Norway is building an emerging seaweed industry

Infrastructure named includes Norwegian Seafood Cluster, Norwegian Seaweed Centre and an upcoming SINTEF Ocean-led Centre for Research-based Innovation on seaweed. The article says development of…

Aquaculture & fisheriesSep 2026
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Norway is built on nature

Hydropower examples include Malthe Winje Infrapower and Tinfos run-of-river plants for remote communities, designed to avoid dams. Data-centre examples: Bulk Infrastructure’s planned campus near…

EnergyMar 2026
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Norway is driving major medical breakthroughs

SERO: In the 1950s, Professor Lorentz Eldjarn at Rikshospitalet (now Oslo University Hospital) demonstrated standardised control serum for laboratory quality control. The article says SERO was founded…

Health & life scienceMar 2026
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Norway is greening the construction industry

CCS section: Longship was launched in 2021 as a full-chain capture/transport/storage project. The page gives older schedule details: Brevik cement capture reached mechanical completion and was expected…

EnergySep 2026
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Norway is home to the world’s second tallest timber building

Moelven Limtre supplied glulam; Voll Arkitekter designed the building and Hent built it. The article describes glulam as layered spruce bonded into structural beams/columns and says it can withstand…

EnergySep 2026
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Norway is leading the race for green hydrogen

Page date: published 15 March 2023; updated 21 September 2026; 5 min read (as rendered).

MaritimeSep 2026
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Norway is mapping out the future’s smart cities

Stavanger developed Norway’s first local smart-city roadmap in 2015 and established a cross-sector smart-city office. In 2019 the city received the Norwegian Public Roads Administration Mobility Award…

TechnologySep 2026
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Norway is one of the world’s top countries in readiness for self-driving cars and autonomous vehicles

Norway’s varied terrain and weather are presented as useful test conditions. The article cites 88.9% of new cars sold in Norway in 2024 as fully electric and describes broad EV charging infrastructure.…

MaritimeSep 2026
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Norway is pioneering energy-positive buildings

Other Powerhouse projects named as completed or underway are a school in Drøbak, an apartment building in Telemark and the Kjørbo office renovation near Oslo. Kjørbo is presented as showing that…

EnergySep 2026
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Norway is pioneering the future of offshore wind

Page date: published 14 October 2022; updated 30 September 2026; 3 min read (as rendered).

Offshore windSep 2026
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Norway leads global efforts in theranostics, a promising precision cancer treatment

Page date: published 11 June 2025; updated 26 August 2026; 5 min read (as rendered).

Health & life scienceAug 2026
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Norway Pavilions showcase Norwegian offshore wind technology

Page date: published 17 September 2024; updated 25 March 2026; 3 min read (as rendered).

Offshore windMar 2026
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Norway perfect for producing green hydrogen with clean hydropower

Nel’s history is traced to Norsk Hydro in Notodden in 1927 and a large water-electrolysis plant built at Rjukan in 1940. The article says Nel acquired Proton OnSite in 2017 and quotes its…

MaritimeSep 2026
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Norway pioneers digital solutions to boost occupational safety in offshore wind

Page date: published 5 December 2024; updated 30 September 2026; 5 min read (as rendered).

Offshore windSep 2026
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Norway pioneers new solutions in offshore wind farm construction

Page date: published 5 December 2024; updated 30 September 2026; 5 min read (as rendered).

Offshore windSep 2026
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Norway pioneers smart, green urban mobility

Page date: published 4 August 2026; updated 30 September 2026; 5 min read (as rendered).

MaritimeSep 2026
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Norway rides high-tech tailwind into floating offshore wind future

Page date: published 29 September 2022; updated 30 September 2026; 5 min read (as rendered).

Offshore windSep 2026
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