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Annual Report 2014
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NOWITECH
Norwegian Research Centre for Offshore Wind Technology
2014 highlights
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About Nowitech
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- Partners
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- Research plan
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- Organisation
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Research work and results
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WPA
Numerical tools and substructures
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WPB
Operation & maintenance and materials
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WPC
Grid and windfarms
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Research infrastructures
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Spin-off projects
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International cooperation
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Recruitment
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Communication and Dissemination
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People
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Financial statement
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Publications
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Copyright:
SINTEF Energi May 2015.
ISBN:
978-82-594-3667-2
Editorial:
John Olav Tande and Hans Christian Bolstad
Contributions from the following members of the Centre Management Group:
Roy Stenbro, Jens Kjær Jørgensen, Harald
Svendsen, Karl Merz, Thomas Welte, Ole David Økland, Per Arne Wilson, Trond Kvamsdal, Debbie W. Koreman and Randi Aukan.
Photos and illustrations:
Gry Karin Stimo, NTNU, Statkraft, Bjarne Stenberg, Oxygen and SINTEF
NOWITECH
– Norwegian Research Centre for Offshore Wind Technology – is one of eleven Norwegian
Centres for Environment-friendly Energy Research
(in Norwegian: FME – Forskningssentre for miljøvennlig
energi)
. The Centre is co-funded by the Research Council of Norway, a number of user partners and the
participating research institutions.
SINTEF Energy Research
is the coordinating institution.
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