nuwind
Nuwind
Norway-US partnership on higher education and research in offshore wind (UTFORSK)
About the project
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).
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.
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.
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.
Activities and results
The Norwegian government awarded UMaine and the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) about $292,000, or approximately 3 million Norwegian kroner, to develop new, collaborative learning and research opportunities between both the institutions in the area of offshore wind.
This 4-year grant was allocated through the UTFORSK program, which is funded by the Norwegian Ministry of Education and Research and administered by the Norwegian Directorate for Higher Education and Skills.
The project award will be shared equally among both the institutions.
Read the whole press release at UMaine here and NTNU IMT here
Project participants NTNU
Erin Bachynski-Polić, Professor Marine structures, IMT NTNU
Lars Erik Holmedal, Professor IMT NTNU
Dong Trong Nguyen, Professor Marine Cybernetics, IMT NTNU
Eilif Pedersen, Professor Marine Engineering, IMT NTNU
Svein Sævik, Professor Marine structures, IMT NTNU
Zhaolong Yu, Ass. Professor Marine structures, IMT NTNU