Annual Report 2021
Read about the highlights of our first half-year of operation.
Turning wind R&D into a sustainable industry
52
partners
8
years
350
MNOK
Our contribution to a more sustainable world
NorthWind’s research in cheaper, more sustainable wind energy contributes to reaching many of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. Here are three of them that we consider as the most relevant and where we hope to achieve significant impact through our
research.
Working to enable the massive deployment and integration of wind energy into the energy system at a competitive cost addresses goal 7: Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all.
The anticipated increase in the market share of cost-competitive on- and offshore wind energy by
2030 is one of the most important drivers for reaching emissions reduction targets, and targets goal 13: Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts.
Work on sustainable solutions for offshore wind energy development targets goal 14: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development.
Value for industry partners
- Excellent research with significant budget and duration, directed towards industry needs
- First-rate recruitment opportunities from strong master's, PhD, and post-doctoral programmes
- First access to detailed results for business development
- Access to an international network and strategic positioning in important European forums
- Knowledge and innovations reducing the cost of energy from offshore wind farms, and reducing the environmental and societal impacts
- Collaboration through user case studies proposed by the industry
The North Sea as a springboard for the green transition
NorthWind was represented at the UN Climate Summit COP26 in Glasgow in November 2021. Centre director and SINTEF Chief Scientist John Olav Tande spoke at the event The North Sea as a springboard for the green transition, which gathered leading scientists from four major environmental research centres, as well as representatives from the industry and politicians.
UN Climate Summit
COP26
Results
Full annual report 2021
Download the PDF version of the 2021 annual report here:
Low quality (for viewing on a screen) | High quality (for printing)
