Norway-US partnership on higher education and research in offshore wind (NUWind)
Norway-US partnership on higher education and research in offshore wind (NUWind)
Hywind demo - the first floating wind turbine in the world. Photo: Amir Nejad
NTNU and the University of Maine establish a new partnership in higher education and research for strengthening the development of next generation offshore wind infrastructures (NUWind).
The offshore wind industry is rapidly growing worldwide and is recognized as one of the most important strategic areas by Norway and the US.
Both the Department of Marine Technology, NTNU and the Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Maine (UMaine), US have a wide range of common research and educational activities in the area of offshore wind technology, thereby formulating a sound basis for further cooperation between the two institutions.
NUWind project is a four-year teaching and research collaboration between NTNU Department of Marine Technology and UMaine in the field of offshore wind funded by the “Norwegian Directorate for Higher Education and Skills” for 2023-2026.
14 faculty members from both departments are grouped into eight unique research and education-based competency areas that will support and develop education and research exchange of master, PhD students and faculty members, joint publications, joint scientific seminars and course development.
The project is coordinated by professor Amir Nejad at NTNU and assistant professor Amrit Verma at UMaine.
Contact: Live Oftedahl; live.oftedahl@ntnu.no.
Events
2025
3–5 June MIR Annual Symposium will be in Trondheim (Marine and Maritime Intelligent Robotics)
4 – 5 June EMRA Symposium (EU Marine Robotics and Applications)
October: The Ocean Technology Day (date to be decided)
2024
March - Ocean Space Race is paused
17 April - The Ocean Technology Day
May - Ocean Week is postponed till next year
20 September Symposium - Future Perspectives on Marine Hydrodynamics and Structural Mechanics
2023
March 9–10: Ocean Space Race
March 20 Trondheim Tech Port Conference - Themes - Bridging the Gap, Futuristic oceans
May 2–4: Ocean Week