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Scientists support establishment of international panel on pollution
Nearly 200 researchers from the Norwegian scientific community have signed an open letter supporting the establishment of an International Science-Policy Panel to support action on chemicals, waste and pollution.
NGI is temporarily moving from Ullevål to Nydalen
NGI, Norwegian Geotechnical Institute, is planning to build a research and business campus at its site at Sognsveien 72 in Oslo. The temporary address from 28 February 2022 is Sandakerveien 140.
New method developed for simulating landslide tsunamis
The method shows that through modelling advanced landslide physics, both small scale experiments and real tsunami events can be explained with the same model. The results have been published in Nature Communications.
The MLRA 2021 conference takes place from 25 to 27 October in Wroclaw, Poland and online.
MLRA 2021 – "Machine learning & Risk assessment in geoengineering" is a joint International Symposium of two events 3ISMLG and TCMW. Many from the Norwegian Geotechnical Institute (NGI) having a key role will attend.
New method forecasting tsunami uncertainty
In a new paper "Probabilistic tsunami forecasting for early warning", NGI researchers have contributed to derive a new method for tsunami forecasting coined Probabilistic Tsunami Forecasting (PTF). The innovation of the PTF is to connect forecasted tsunami height to the ratio of correct vs missed and false alarms in tsunami early warning.
Research project ZeroPM receives EU Green Deal funding
The EU's Horizon 2020 program has funded the project ZeroPM, which has a total budget of 11.6 million Euros. The project is led by the Norwegian Geotechnical Institute with Dr. Sarah Hale as the Project Coordinator and Prof. Hans Peter Arp as deputy coordinator.
New piling solution will ensure both stability and energy from the ground
In partnership with Malvik municipality, the Norwegian Geotechnical Institute (NGI) will increase the use of geothermal heating in areas with thick deposits. For the buildings of the future the technology may increase the use of local thermal energy, reduce CO2 emissions, reduce pressure on the electricity grid and lead to cheaper electricity bills.
Is global plastic pollution nearing an irreversible tipping point?
Current rates of plastic emissions globally may trigger effects that we will not be able to reverse, argues a new study by researchers from Sweden, Norway and Germany published on July 2nd in Science. According to the authors, plastic pollution is a global threat, and actions to drastically reduce emissions of plastic to the environment are ”the rational policy response”.
Strengthens competence building within geosciences in polar areas
NGI - Norwegian Geotechnical Institute and UNIS – the University Centre in Svalbard have entered into a letter of intent on cooperation. This means a strengthening of the competence building within geosciences in polar studies.
Establishing a plastics recycling plant in a refugee camp in Ethiopia
In the Melkadida refugee camp in Ethiopia, several tonnes of plastic waste are accumulated every month. NGI is heading a project in which a recycling plant will ensure that the waste is converted into products that can be sold on the local market.
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Øydis Ulrikke Castberg
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The Norwegian Geotechnical Institute (NGI) is a leading international centre for research and consulting within the geosciences. NGI develops optimum solutions for society, and offers expertise on the behaviour of soil, rock and snow and their interaction with the natural and built environment. NGI works within the markets Offshore energy; Building, construction and transportation; Natural hazards, and Environmental Engineering. NGI is a private foundation with office and laboratory in Oslo, branch office in Trondheim, and daughter companies in Houston, Texas, USA, and Perth, Western Australia. NGI was established in 1953.
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