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Nordic Energy Research at the 2022 Arctic Circle Assembly
On 14 October, Nordic Energy Research co-organized the event Ocean Energy: A vital future source at the 2022 Arctic Circle Assembly in Reykjavik, Iceland, with NORA Nordic Atlantic Cooperation, the Government of the Faroe Islands…
On 14 October, Nordic Energy Research co-organized the event Ocean Energy: A vital future source at the 2022 Arctic Circle Assembly in Reykjavik, Iceland, with NORA Nordic Atlantic Cooperation, the Government of the Faroe Islands, and the Faroese Environment Agency.
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Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway, opened the conference, accompanied by heads of state from Iceland and Greenland. They all mentioned energy co-operation and the importance of research in their speeches.
In total, more than 2000 people from over 70 countries attended the 200+ sessions at the 2022 Arctic Circle Assembly. Around 100 participants joined Nordic Energy Research’s event, as keynote speaker Marte Rusten, Principal Consultant Sustainability at DNV, held a presentation on “Accommodating Biodiversity in Nordic Offshore Wind Projects“.
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CEO Klaus Skytte, participated from Nordic Energy Research, and noticed a great interest in energy in the North Atlantic Ocean part of the Nordic region.
“The Faroe Islands, Iceland, and Greenland have large energy resources and a unique opportunity to show how the green transition in the Arctic region can be sustainably achieved,” says Klaus.
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Arctic Circle is an open democratic platform and the largest network of international dialogue and co-operation on the future of the Arctic and the planet. Governments, organizations, corporations, universities, think tanks, environmental associations, indigenous communities, concerned citizens, and others take part in this non-profit, non-partisan establishment.