The fishing fleet loses almost 400 tonnes of rope in Norwegian waters every year. A new study from NTNU shows that only a third of all ropes produced and sold in Norway can be recycled in a sustainable way.
Bacteria discharged to the oceans in sewage and wastewater thrive on the biofilms that form on plastic waste. This may be leading to the somewhat unanticipated problem of antimicrobial resistance.
The Norwegian government has proposed opening an area of the continental shelf to deep sea mining. NTNU researchers say we have much to learn before Norway can decide if this can become a viable industry.
Covering less than ten per cent of the world’s hydropower reservoirs with floating solar panels would yield as much energy as all hydropower does today, one researcher says.
“Pamela” is an uncrewed surface vehicle (USV) developed as an entrepreneurial idea at NTNU for sampling a variety of surface water particles, from microplastic to plankton to salmon lice.
NTNU researchers from AMOS, the Centre for Autonomous Marine Operations and Systems, used small satellites and subsea robots — and everything in between — to study marine life in Svalbard’s Kongsfjorden in a first-ever experiment in May.
Strong storms can trigger steep, breaking waves that slam into platforms and wind turbines with tremendous force. Scientists at NTNU and SINTEF are studying the behaviour of offshore structures subjected to these kinds of waves. Their goal is to increase safety at sea.
Leading marine technology entrepreneurs and the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) have joined forces to set up a new company to build...
