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Natural Hotspots Lose Ground To Farms and Cities
Nature concentrates its riches in selected spots. Save those natural hotspots, and you could save biodiversity. Really?
By Tim Radford
Nations that signed up to preserve biodiversity − the richness of living things in the world’s forests, grasslands and wetlands − are not doing so very well: in one generation they have altered, degraded or cleared at least 1.48 million square kilometres of natural hotspots unusually rich in wildlife.
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December 11, 2020, by Adrijana Buljan
Norwegian government will invest NOK 120 million (EUR 11.3 million) in a new wind power research centre, with offshore wind research being one the main priorities for the new centre.
The investment was announced on 11 December by the Norwegian Minister of Petroleum and Energy, Tina Bru, who also announced the establishment of the new centre earlier this year.
“Rapid growth in offshore wind power internationally offers great opportunities for Norwegian businesses. Research and development is crucial to secure lower costs, less environmental impact and improved operating models for such projects”, Minister
Tina Bru said.
“I believe a long term research centre with industry partners, the research community and the government will contribute to further development of offshore wind power in Norway”.
NorthWind will work on innovations to make the sector cheaper, more efficient and more sustainable 11 December 2020
Norway has unveiled plans for a wind energy research centre called NorthWind, to work on innovations to make the sector cheaper, more efficient and more sustainable
The Norwegian Minister of Petroleum and Energy Tina Bru said Nkr120m (€11.3m) will be invested in the facility, which will prioritise offshore wind research.
It will be led by the research institute Sintef, with partners Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norwegian Institute for Nature Research, Norwegian Geotechnical Institute) and the University of Oslo.
Northwind will bring together over 50 partners from research institutions and industry all around the world, including Equinor, Aker Offshore Wind, Fred Olsen Renewables, Fugro, Nexans and Statkraft.
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