News 2014

• Input to the Ministries for 2015 white papers

  (19.12.14) INTPOW has been invited to participate with input to the three planned government white papers for 2015 on development aid and private sector involvement, on globalisation and trade, and on energy.
   
  
  

• Seminar on Nordic solutions in energy efficiency and renewable energy in Chile

  (20.10.14) Save the date for the upcoming Seminar on Nordic Solutions in Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, in Santiago de Chile, the 12 th of November.
   
  
  

• NORWEGIAN-AFRICAN BUSINESS SUMMIT 2014THURSDAY 3O OCT. 2014 - RADISSON BLU SCANDINAVIA HOTEL, OSLO

  (20.10.14) Mapping the African Infrastructure Landscape ?Investment in infrastructure accounts for over half of the recent improvements in economic growth in Africa and has the potential to achieve even more? The Norwegian-African Business Summit aims to provide an open forum for discussion on the main challenges and opportunities facing African infrastructure development.
   
  
  

• Automasjon & data: fra olje til fornybart

  (30.09.14) INTPOW-medlem Automasjon & data er et godt eksempel på hvordan man kan kan bruke kompetanse fra oljebransjen til fornybar energibransjen. Bedriften har nå sikret sin første kontrakt på fornybarmarkedet.
   
  
  

• French Offshore Wind Project Gets Weather Measurement Equipment from Norway

  (24.09.14) Automasjon and Data (A+D) in Sandnes, Norway is currently testing and handling over the total Metmast instrumentation package for Fecamp Offshore Wind project in France.
  
  
  
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• Olje- og energiminister Tord Lien mottok ny Energi21-strategi hos Rainpower

  (15.09.14) Olje- og energiminister Tord Lien fikk fredag 12.09 den reviderte Energi21-strategien hos INTPOW-medlem Rainpower i Sørumsand. Energi21 er den nasjonale strategien for forskning, utvikling og kommersialisering av ny klimavennlig energiteknologi og utarbeides på oppdrag fra Olje- og energidepartementet.  
   
  
  

• DNV GL: Statoil bør etablere eget fornybarselskap

  (29.08.14) Bjørn K. Haugland, konserndirektør for bærekraftig utvikling i DNV GL-konsernet mener den norske stat bør satse på nye fornybar-ressurser på samme måte som man utviklet olje- og gassindustrien på 60- og 70-tallet.
   
  
  

• Invitasjon til frokostseminar 24.9:

  (27.08.14) Enova og Energi21 har gleden av å invitere deg til et frokostmøte for å presentere resultater fra prosjektet Innovation Chain og diskutere hvilke tiltak på nasjonalt nivå kan bidra til at flere nye energiteknologier for fornybar energiproduksjon finner veien til markedet.
   
  
  

• EWEA Offshore 2015: Calls for abstracts are now open

  (21.08.14) EWEA has informed that calls for abstracts are invited. This is a great opportunity to share and demonstrate innovative ideas and work in the offshore wind industry.  
   
  
  

• SN Power & AboitizPower to develop 350-MW hydro project in Ifugao

  (11.08.14) The joint venture of INTPOW member SN Power and Aboitiz Power Corp will develop a greenfield hydroelectric project in Ifugao province in the Philippines, which will generate 350 MW, after receiving authorisation from the energy department.  
   
  
  

• Fornybar energi og god ledelse sikrer bærekraftig fremtid

  (04.08.14) Godt intervju med vår gode samarbeidspartner Johan Sandberg i DNV GL.
   
  
  

• Tunneling complete at Kargi hydropower plant in Turkey

  (04.08.14) The tunneling at the Kargi Plant, owned by INTPOW member Statkraft, is now completed
   
  
  

• The European Commission and the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy will hold a conference on the EU power market

  (31.07.14) The conference will look at the role of the industry and other stakeholders in the transition of the European power market, and address new challenges such as the integration of renewables in our energy system.
   
  
  

• Statkraft sells minority interest in UK onshore portfolio to reinvest in new renewable energy

  (31.07.14) INTPOW partner Statkraft announced today that it has reached an agreement with Gingko Tree Investment Ltd for the sale of 49 per cent of its onshore wind power portfolio in the UK. Statkraft will continue to manage and operate the wind farms and also continue its relationship with stakeholders and local communities.
   
  
  

• Ny rapport om CSR som etisk forretningsstrategi

  (28.07.14) I forbindelse med Norges Interne Revisors Forenings årskonferanse, publiserte INTPOW ansatt, Rosemarie Frigstad Gee, nylig en artikkel med fokus på korrupsjon og samfunnsansvar i det private næringsliv.
   
  
  

• Call for abstract - AFRICA 2015

  (09.07.14) Hydro 2015 will take place in the Palais des Congrès de la Palmeraie in Marrakech.
   
  
  

• The Norwegian pavilion at Expo APEMEC received attention in Chile

  (04.07.14) The Norwegian pavillion that INTPOW organised at the Expo APEMEC in Santiago de Chile received attention in the Chilean media.
   
  
  

• Green light for Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm

  (02.07.14) Statoil and INTPOW member Statkraft have decided to start building the Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm off the coast of Norfolk, UK.
   
  
  

• Statkraft takes over SN Power`s activities in Chile

  (30.06.14) INTPOW member and European leader within generation of renewable energy Statkraft assumes control over SN Power`s activities in Chile.
   
  
  

• Key Norwegian politician to speak at conference in Ukraine

  (16.06.14) Norwegian State Secretary Bård Glad Pedersen from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has accepted the invitation from the organiser Adam Smith Conferences to address the Ukrainian Energy Forum (UEF) on its opening day Tuesday 24 June in Kiev.
  
  
  

• Universal Foundation ‘Suction Bucket’ to Be Tested this Summer

  (12.06.14) The Carbon Trust?s Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA) is joining forces with Statkraft, Statoil, EON, DONG Energy and Universal Foundation, in close co-operation with Aalborg University, to undertake installation trials of the Universal Foundation ?suction bucket? offshore wind foundation.  
   
  
  

• Nordic clean energy seminar in Chile, 11-12 November.

  (12.06.14) The Nordic embassies in Chile and their business promotion agencies will organise a Nordic sustainable energy seminar in Chile in order to showcase Nordic companies? know-how and experience when it comes to a variety of sustainable energy solutions. Chilean authorities, large local developers and international players that see the Nordic players as potential cooperation partners will participate.
   
  
  

• Forskningsrådet utlyser midler til nye energiprosjekter

  (30.05.14) Forskningsrådet utlyser midler til nye energiprosjekter under EnergiX programmet.
   
  
  

• Energy+ Private Sector Consultation, Addis Ababa

  (28.05.14) An Energy+ private sector consultation took place in april in Addis Ababa.
   
  
  

• Renewable Energy Seminar in Croatia

  (21.05.14) The Norwegian Embassy, in cooperation with the Croatian Ministry of Economy and the Croatian Chamber of Economy, held a seminar on renewable energy in Zagreb, 13 May. Representatives from Norwegian companies and institutions, including our own Managing Director Line Amlund Hagen, Innovation Norway, Statnett and Export Credit Norway, as well as Croatian companies working with Norwegian partners gave presentations, took part in a panel discussion and answered questions from the audience. The seminar was attended by over 100 participants.
   
  
  

• Deadline for the ONS Innovation Awards!

  (15.05.14) The power of innovation and technological development are a common denominator for many companies in the energy industry. ONS has a tradition of honouring the best innovators with the ONS Innovation Awards. And now, dear innovators, it?s time to put your company?s name down for the competition.
   
  
  

• Energy Storage Seminar

  (24.04.14) Energy storage: The holy grail of renewable energy Tuesday, 29 APRIL 2014 Forskningsparker conference center Gaustadalleen, OSLO   Organised by the Embassy of Canada, in cooperation wtih Norsk Hydrogenforum
   
  
  

• Uptime grand slam

  (14.04.14) At Offshore Support Journals conference & awards in late February, more than 500 professionals came together. One of the highlights to all attendants was the announcements of the OSJ awards where vessels using INTPOW member Uptime International`s gangways were heavily represented among the nominees. Read more here
   
  
  

• Solenergidagen 2014

  (02.04.14) Solenergidagen finner i år sted 9.mai på Thon Hotel Opera i Oslo. Dette er et årlig arrangement, og har blitt en viktig møteplass for de som arbeider med eller er interesserte i solenergi og fornybar energi. Programmet inkluderer oppdaterte innlegg fra forskere, organisasjoner, det offentlige, næringsliv og sluttbrukere innen både solvarme- og solstrøm.
   
  
  

• Further support for StormGeo

  (27.03.14) Scandinavian Private Equity investor EQT Mid Market acquires majority (57,5%) in INTPOW partner StormGeo, a leading global provider of software-based decision support for weather sensitive operations at sea.
   
  
  

• Renewable Energy World, PowerGen and HydroVision 2014 5-7 May 2014

  (19.03.14) Renewable Energy World, PowerGen and HydroVision is the biggest event for the power sector in India. The power industry in India is growing rapidly to meet the large demand for electricity in the country, and the government has ambitious targets for the renewables.
   
  
  

• Successful seminar in Vietnam

  (19.03.14) INTPOW just held the very successful seminar ?Hydropower and electricity market reforms? in Hanoi, in conjunction with Their Royal Highnesses Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit's visit to Vietnam.
   
  
  

• State secretary Erik Lae Solberg visits Canada

  (04.03.14) State Secretary Eirik Lae Solberg are in Canada these days. One of the main reasons for the visit is to promote Norwegian miniteral industry at the world's leading minteral exhibition, the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC)'s annual conference , in Toronto.
   
  
  

• The Norway-Asia Business Summit

  (14.02.14) The Norway-Asia Business Summit has become a regular high-level meeting place for Norwegian business interests in Asia and relevant government agencies, representing the ?Team Norway? concept. The 2014 summit is organised by the Thai-Norwegian Chamber of Commerce and will cover macroeconomic trends in Asia, food and energy security, as well as business opportunities in ASEAN and other Asian countries.
   
  
  

• Liberia, the Mont Coffee project en rute for 2015

  (29.01.14) The Mont Coffee project, with Norplan as owners engineers are progressing as planned. The power plant will deliver its first electricity to the grid in December 2015 ?being fully commissioned in mid 2016.
   
  
  

• INTPOW member StormGeo expands dominance in weather decision support with acquisition of Applied Weather Technology (AWT)

  (28.01.14) INTPOW member StormGeo, a global provider of weather and asset risk management for the offshore, shipping, renewable, media and aviation industries, has acquired all outstanding shares in Applied Weather Technology (AWT). This acquisition propels StormGeo into a world-leading position within decision support for weather sensitive operations in the shipping and offshore industries.
   
  
  

• Norway to Scotland renewable energy talks

  (10.01.14) Today, INTPOW attended an industrial lunch with the Scottish Energy Minister Fergus Ewing in the run up to the Norwegian delegation visit to Scottish Offshore Wind Supply Chain event at the end of January.