This gallery presents the images submitted by North Sea Region projects for the North Sea Photo Contest 2020 category 1. We recommend you to read the captions to understand the story behind each image. Tips for viewing:
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Gathering knowledge to address climate change: TOPSOIL’s airborne, cutting-edge technology tracks and predicts climate impacts by mapping the soil structures deep beneath our feet. Photo: Nick Wenmaekers
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Mapping the subsurface: TOPSOIL conducts cost-effective mapping of data vital for climate protection. Photo: DFU
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Predicting climate impacts: TOPSOIL uses an innovative floating device for 3D-mapping of structures 3070 m below the bottom of the lake. Photo: Aarhus University.
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DUAL Ports decarbonises small to medium sized ports: Intelligent LED lighting in the Port of Emden
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Inn2POWER is all about offshore wind energy, growing and innovating together. In the photo, you see a wind farm in the North Sea under a blue sky, however we also observe some clouds, symbolising the current situation of the offshore wind industry: The future looks bright, but there are challenges – definitely for SMEs – such as finding the right business partners abroad or available test and demonstration facilities. With the Inn2POWER project, we support the sector, SMEs in particular, in overcoming such bottlenecks.
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Inn2POWER: Based on 2018 figures, the offshore wind industry and its supply chains account for 200,000 jobs in the North Sea Region alone. However, the demand for qualified personnel in the offshore wind industry remains high. This photo symbolises the importance of trained staff in an expanding industry. In addition to engineering and technology skills, management capacity needs to increase as well. Therefore, Inn2POWER developed the first MBA programme specifically for the offshore wind industry.
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Inn2POWER: Many companies in the offshore wind industry are struggling to find skilled staff. Inn2POWER has therefore set up various actions, including an escape room about offshore wind energy for children aged 10 to 12 and for youngsters aged 16 to 18. The goal is to raise awareness among youngsters about the benefits of the offshore wind industry and create enthusiasm about the study and career opportunities within the offshore wind sector.
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“Blue Accelerator” is a test facility designed for testing offshore wind technologies above, on, and under water. Inn2POWER’s platform Testfacilities.eu helps innovators find the right test facility for their technology in a few clicks.
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Inn2POWER stimulates and supports companies in the offshore wind industry to grow and innovate transnationally. A series of B2B matchmaking events were organised in each partner country.
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ART-Forum explores a future with autonomous cars: How to take a smart road path to embracing the benefits while minimising the risks? Photo: Taxistop
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Cooperation across the Sweden-Norway border in the CORA pilot “Cross-border fibre – taking broadband from Sweden to Norway”. The photo shows the CORA project partners and stakeholders at the fibre cabinet on the border between Sweden and Norway. From this cabinet, the fibre can be extended from the Swedish to the Norwegian side.
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CORA: Broadband fibre from the Swedish side was laid through the lake Röjden up to the Norwegian border. The area between Torsby municipality in Sweden and Grue municipality in Norway is rural and consists mostly of dense forest. But there is a village and a conference hotel on the Norwegian side of the border, and they need good broadband connection.
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CORA: A network of sensors was set up in cooperation with H2020 citizen science project WeCount. Together with the participating citizens and connected to the internet, the installed sensors generate and collect mobility data from the most rural and remote areas as well as in the more urban areas in this region. Based on these anonymised data, knowledge and evidence are brought together in a user-friendly online application that allows local authorities to improve mobility policy and management in the municipality. Photo: Bart Browaeys
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CORA: Correct and up-to-date visualisation of the entire region is a major need of cities and municipalities. To this end, data were collected using remote sensing and laser technique ( LiDAR). The roll-out was established through a user-friendly online instrument which is now in full use by employees of Intercommunale Leiedal and 13 local authorities proving itself as a highly valuable service in a new world working with Covid-19 measures. Photo: Leiedal
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COM³ : Oliver and Pernilla Solberg fly towards victory in this year’s Rally Sweden Lockdown. Sweden’s broadcaster SVT streamed the competition to a worldwide multimillion audience. This large production was possible thanks to the mobile WiFi units installed by COM³. Cameramen using these devices are visible in the background. This is what COM³ stands for: A digitalised remote area has all the conditions to be connected to the world. SVT said: “[…] we found a good way to make an almost wireless production, which we will benefit greatly from in the future. Thanks to the COM³ project.” Photo: Tony Whelam
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HyTrEc2: Fuel Cell waste-truck alongside bicycles on a scenic bridge. Like bicycles, Fuel Cell Vechicles are a sustainable transport solution. The only tailpipe emission from these innovative waste-trucks is water vapour! HyTrEc2 is one of the first projects in the world to try out this new technology in such large vehicles. HyTrEc2 is encouraging the take-up of hydrogen in transport by proving what our vehicles are capable of with extensive data monitoring. In fact, this model of fuel cell waste-truck is now being adopted by Interreg North West Europe project, HECTOR. Photo: Groningen (HyTrEc2 partner).
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HyTrEc2: a line of Fuel Cell cars that the Provincie Drenthe now use as pool vehicles. We need sustainable transport and hydrogen vehicles are a great solution. HyTrEc2 explores what the market currently has (including these Hyundai Nexos) and rigorously tests their performance. The 8 project partners from 5 countries are adopting this new technology. The use of these vehicles as pool cars promotes hydrogen transport to staff members, individuals they meet & to the community, who see the cars and are curious.
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HyTrEc2: Fuel Cell car at a hydrogen refuelling station using solar powered electrolysis to generate fuel. Solar panels are seen in the background. HyTrEc2 encourages the adoption of renewable (green) hydrogen and is working across sectors to ensure the adoption of hydrogen technology into transport, looking not only at the vehicles themselves but also their fuel and its carbon-footprint. HyTrEc2’s green hydrogen solution means that well to wheel there is no carbon emissions! Photo: Groningen.
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HyTrEc2: A Fuel Cell car in the foreground and the Energy Observer in the background. The Energy Observer is the first hydrogen powered vessel which is entirely energy self-sufficient. The Energy Observer has heard of the amazing work HyTrEc2 are doing and requested a visit. The photo shows the companionship that exists between those blazing the trail in hydrogen transport. Each project seeks to promote new technologies and help the world to transition away from damaging fossil fuels. Photo: Aberdeenshire (HyTrEc2 partner).
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HyTrEc2: Two range-extended electric vehicles and a fuel cell car. The two vans are entirely bespoke and have had their range dramatically extended by including hydrogen. This revolutionary technology is important in the North Sea Region, which has a large remote hinterlands where unaided electric vehicles struggle to perform. All three vehicles are available for the public and businesses to trial, which increases awareness and encourages adoption. Photo: Aberdeen.