News
Here you will find stories, news and press releases from NGI. Read more about some of our many projects around the world. If you would like to know more, then please do not hesitate to contact us!
Ground model for wind farm
The Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) has awarded the team of NGI and SAND Geophysics a project to develop a ground model for the 120 km2 Ten noorden van de Waddeneilanden Wind Farm Zone (TNWWFZ).
Strengthening our team in US offshore wind
NGI is very pleased to announce that Zack Westgate has joined the team to lead our activities within the rapidly-growing USA offshore wind market.
At the UN Climate Summit in New York
NGI's Amy Oen was invited to attend "NBS Momentum" day ahead of the UN Climate Summit in New York on September 23. She was there as a representative of one of the European Research and Innovation Framework Programme projects on nature-based solutions.
New President for NGI Houston
Audun Hauge is appointed as acting President for NGI Houston from 1st September 2019 after Victor Taboada informed the The Board of Directors for NGI Houston that he will resign his position as President.
Active at the 17th ECSMGE in Reykjavik
17th ECSMGE - European Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering – is held in Reykjavik 2-6 September. NGI will have more than 30 representatives presenting papers and representing NGI at their exhibition stand.
Hazardous Substances for breakfast?
Careful, maybe there's not just coffee in your cup as you read this. Coffee might be brewed in water containing undesirable substances.
Climate adaptation in an uncertain future
Climate change becomes ever more evident. With it comes increased risk of injury and damages in extreme weather situations. Research provides better forecasts on the effects of climate change. It makes us more adaptable, but for what future?
Where is all the plastic?
300 million tons of plastic is produced globally every year and production is on the increase. More than 8 million tons of plastic ends up in the sea. Only a fraction of this is found on the surface.
Presenting climate adaptation measures
How to develop infrastructure for future climate change? Larvik municipality in Norway is a pioneer using practical climate adaptation tools for the development of a new neighbourhood. This is a result of involvement and interaction between researchers, practitioners and policy makers, a central part of the EVOKED research project.
Testing Norwegian tunnelling technology in India
National Highways & Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd. (NHIDCL) aims to secure some of the most dangerous traffic routes between central parts of India and the Kashmir region. To solve these enormous challenges, they have engaged NGI as an advisor to introduce Norwegian tunnelling technology.
Contacts
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Øydis Ulrikke Castberg
Press contact - Head of Communication
- oydis.castberg@ngi.no
- +47 948 03 152
NGI - On safe ground
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.
