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Offshore vindturbiner opererer gjerne under tøffe forhold som krever solid teknologi og robuste operasjoner. Dette er ett av områdene som det nye forskninsgsenteret konsentrerer seg om. Illustrasjon: Bjarne Stenberg, SINTEF

Marine technology for extreme conditions

Tomorrow’s maritime technology must be able to handle extreme conditions during Arctic and deep-water operations. A new research centre designed to develop these technologies holds promise for Norwegian industry.

The Towing Tank turns 75

NTH, Norway’s first technical university and one of the main predecessors to NTNU, SINTEF and MARINTEK, opened in Trondheim in 1910. Just three years later its scientists began to think very big – 170 metres big.