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"BOW - New knowledge for a sustainable development of offshore wind energy!​"

Bergen Offshore Wind Centre (BOW) coordinates and strengthens the University of Bergen's cross-disciplinary research and education in offshore wind energy.

The centre's four main focuses areas:
1. Geophysical resources at sea
2. Environmental and social impact
3. Regulatory and financial requirements
4. Effective decision-making processes

 


BOW is a resource centre contributing research and education at a high international level. We address aspects related to resources, environment and technical solutions, as well as legal, economic and social aspects of offshore wind energy. We provide professional support and advice to industry, authorities and the society at large, as well as mobilizing and making UiB’s multi-discipline competence more visible.

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Hoa Nguyen (left) and her supervisor Prof. Dominik Schillinger (right)

Introducing Hoa Nguyen Bergen Offshore Wind Centre’s newest postdoctoral researcher

In February 2024, we welcomed Hoa Nguyen as a postdoctoral researcher to our team.

OFFSHORE WIND PARKS
Eirik Finserås

Offshore wind farms can "steal" wind from each other

Offshore wind farms can “steal” the capacity of other farms by up to 20 percent up to 50 kilometres away, due to wake loss. The regulation is ambiguous and needs to be developed to accommodate large-scale offshore wind development in the North Sea and other ocean areas, according to PhD Candidate...

ERC CONSOLIDATOR GRANT
Cristian Guillermo Gebhardt, Bergen Offshore Wind Centre

Will develop groundbreaking offshore wind technology with ERC grant

With a prestigious grant from the ERC, Cristian Guillermo Gebhardt plans to solve key issues within offshore wind with smart algorithms and raw computer power.

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Kart over havområde utenfor Sør-Norge og vindturbiner, bilder av en kvinne og to menn

Weather data analyses contribute to effective offshore wind farm design and operations

What are the wind and wave conditions in the areas that the Norwegian government opened for wind development in 2020? Etienne Cheynet and his colleagues have analysed the metocean conditions from 1992 to 2020 in Utsira Nord and Sørlige Nordsjø II.

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wind turbine with oil platform

Mapping the environmental impact on Hywind Tampen

Bergen Offshore Wind Center (BOW) is involved in two research projects on environmental impact from offshore wind development and coexistence with the fishing industry