coast of Norway (Norwegian coast)

But for it to develop the center of gravity in other forms of energy will require broader development of renewable energy sources in Houston. The Chinese are leading the solar energy industry in developing large solar panels that generate electricity. Europe is building wind farms like off the coast of Norway.

The Norwegian coast photographed in August 2017.Greg Curtiss. Think Seattle is dark in winter? Imagine going farther north. Cecilia Peralta Ferriz, an oceanographer at the UW's Applied Physics Laboratory who completed her doctorate at the UW in 2012, knows what that's like. Last fall she was awarded ...

The new NIVA research found on average 1.8 pieces of microplastic in mollusks near Norway, while and mussels living in waters thought to be pristine in the Arctic actually had the greatest amount of plastic among any of the creatures tested near the Norwegian coast. Lusher said ocean currents and winds ...

Using intelligence supplied by Bletchley Park code breakers and Norwegian coast watchers, Mr Anderton and the 35-strong Satyr crew patrolled far into the Arctic Ocean to protect Allied supply convoys ... He carried out 10 patrols on the Satyr - two in the Bay of Biscay and the rest off the coast of Norway.

In late 2016, the dispute escalated when the Norwegian Coast Guard arrested the Latvian-licensed (and Lithuanian-owned) vessel Juros Vilkas for operating in the Loophole without a Norwegian license. The case ended at the Norwegian Supreme Court, which ruled that Norway – in accordance with ...

The nine-year-old environmentalist Lilly Platt is traveling more than 600 miles from Holland to the Norwegian coast to take part in The Plastic Whale Heritage Beach Clean‑Up and Conference, held in memory of the “Plastic Whale,” a Cuvier's beaked whale that died on the Norwegian coast last year.

As we celebrate Earth Day, one of the most hopeful signs for our planet's future is the knowledge that environmental activists are still showing up—and, these days, as young as nine-years-old. Lilly Platt, for instance, is traveling more than 600 miles (1,000km) from Holland to the Norwegian coast so she can ...

“While land-based fish farms can be established all over the world, the Norwegian coast is the true biological 'home port' for Atlantic salmon. A technology that enables salmon to be farmed in the open ocean, in their natural habitat off the Norwegian coast, could be a breakthrough step towards fulfilling the ...

The Roald Amundsen, named for the famous Norwegian polar explorer, will explore destinations such as Antarctica, the Arctic and the Norwegian coast. The ship, according to Hurtigruten, is the word's first hybrid-powered expedition ship, able to sail fully on electrical power. The ship's interior design will ...

Commissioned in 1941, the German battleship Tirpitz spent much of the war stationed in various fjords along the coast of Norway, in an effort to prevent ... The giant ship's presence along the Norwegian coast forced the Allies to keep a large fleet in northern waters to guard against its attacks, and the RAF ...

Though, the drawing of the vessel has clear similarities to the design of the Norwegian Coast Guard vessel “K/V Svalbard”. That includes possibility for a in-door hangar for helicopter. Over the last few years, Russia's Northern Fleet has sailed more frequently into the high Arctic, including exercise voyages ...

Norway's famed coastal shipping route will be shared by two operators from 2021, as part of a move by the state transport ministry to stimulate competition. The venerable shipping line Hurtigruten will be joined by newcomer Havila Kystruten AS, with each operating seven and four ships respectively on the ...

Skipavika, Norway – Peaceful Greenpeace kayaktivists have today boarded the oil rig West Hercules at the Skipavika yard on the West coast of Norway. Two activists are on the rig and have requested a meeting with the Rig's captain while 10 others are in the water with signs that say “Same shit, new ...

Norwegian authorities have divided the Norwegian coast into production zones for farmed salmon. ... “In general we need more information on where production areas should be located along the entire coast of Norway, as well as what makes good firewalls and how we can increase their usefulness ,” says ...

The company has voyaged the Arctic as part of its Norwegian coast cruising since its founding 125 years ago, now handled by 11 ships that can handle from 318 to 812 passengers, he said. It now has an order for two 21,000-gt, 500-passenger explorer ships called Roald Amundsen and Fridtjof Nansen ...

... be found around the internet. The CIA, for example, lists Norway as the second longest coastline in the world after Canada. That's absurd--Canada is 3.9 million square miles, while Norway is only 148,728 square miles. But if you look at the coast of Norway, it's full of wild inconsistencies, fjords, and more.

The ship was on its way back to home port of Severomorsk as it this week tested its guns outside the northern coast of Norway. The exercise included return of fire against an attacking simulating enemy, a press release from the Northern Fleet informs. In addition, operators of the ship's mobile air-defense ...

The Norwegian Coast Guard despairs as it is likely to remain without solid helicopter capacity for several more years. In a new report, Chief of Defense Haakon Bruun-Hanssen proposes to reserve the whole fleet of new helicopters to the country's frigates. Originally, six of the 14 new helicopters were to be ...

«This is an investment for the future and a historic day for us, the environment and for the coast of Norway. The combination of batteries and the most environmental friendly and efficient gas-powered engines on the market result in a much better environmental footprint,» says Daniel Skjeldam, CEO of ...