Greater Bergen could become battery manufacturing hotspot
The Nordic countries are seeing a rise in battery manufacturing, and Greater Bergen is well-placed to benefit from this.
The Nordic countries are seeing a rise in battery manufacturing, and Greater Bergen is well-placed to benefit from this.
Wind farms at sea will help Europe to wean itself off fossil fuels. Now, companies flock to Norway to test their turbines at the Karmøy test centre.
A new report has stated that Mongstad could become a hotspot for the sustainable industries in the next few years.
A crop of new research centres in Bergen will help to make our oceans smarter, support better mental health, and even combat fake news.
A new research centre in Bergen will be taking a closer look at ocean microplastics, and the risks they pose to our environment and human health.
We’re launching a new magazine this week, where you can find out about the latest developments in the Norwegian energy industry.
What's on the horizon for the zero-emissions shipping industry? Industry leaders revealed their predictions during our recent webinar.
The Norwegian government has announced new measures to support innovative companies during the Covid-19 crisis.
Do you work in the seafood industry? If so, a new course could help you to improve your skills and boost your career.
A group of companies are planning to build a new hydrogen facility in Greater Bergen, in order to produce clean fuel to Norway’s shipping industry.
How can hydrogen help to drive sustainability? We spoke to energy services company TechnipFMC to find out.
The EU is falling behind on its targets for wind power. These two projects in western Norway could help.
Norway, through the Northern Lights Project (consisting of Equinor, Shell and Total), is planning to capture, transport and store large volumes of carbon dioxide (CO2) subsea, under the Norwegian Continental Shelf – here’s what you need to know.
Industrial parks make it easier for companies to share resources. Now, Norway is seizing the opportunities for energy sharing, carbon capture and new enterprises.
How do you keep your equipment in good condition, when it’s at the bottom of the ocean? Oil service company OneSubsea has the answer.
This could be the decade when wave energy finally grows up. We spoke to two innovative companies in western Norway about their future plans.
These days, many companies are interested in establishing themselves in Norway. It’s not easy to find your way in a new country, so we've made an interactive guide for how to do this.
In western Norway, innovative schemes are making it easier for small companies to enter the ocean industries.
The whole world is having a hard time coping with the coronavirus pandemic. Nevertheless, people and companies are trying to look for opportunities that will come on the other side of COVID-19.
Norway is primarily powered by hydropower. Norwegian innovators are, however, also developing other renewables and the technology to make them work.
These young shrimp farmers from Bergen are taking on the giants of Asia and South America, by focusing on quality and sustainability.
Construction has started on a new undersea cable that will link the UK and western Norway, providing a boost for data centres in the Greater Bergen region.
One of Norway’s largest industrial parks has launched a new online platform, and is encouraging new companies to join its vibrant business environment.
The world’s largest seafood business conference will be coming to Bergen next month, and of course Invest in Bergen will be attending. We hope to meet you there.
Equinor and partners have received €10m in EU funding to build the world’s first zero-emissions supply ship.
A new report has revealed how the data centre industry could bring billions of kroners, as well as thousands of new jobs, to the Bergen region in future.
A new generation of climate-friendly passenger vessels will soon be serving the Norwegian coast.
Academics in Greater Bergen have launched a new partnership, aimed at helping the world to shift to clean energy sources such as solar and wind.
Det kan bli resultatet hvis ambisjonen om å bygge ut 12 datasentre i Bergensregionen i perioden 2020 til 2035 blir en realitet. I dette ligger det også en forventning om totalt 12 000 sysselsatte i industrien i perioden.
A new undersea cable will soon link the UK and western Norway, providing a boost for data centres in the Greater Bergen region.
A new business cluster in Bergen wants to take a leading role in cleaning up plastic in our oceans.
Plans for a new data centre in the Bergen region passed an important milestone recently, as politicians gave their approval to zoning plans for the area.
An engineer from Dublin may have a solution to some of the challenges facing Norwegian salmon farmers.
Kinnva is the latest company to move to our region, with the help of the team at Invest in Bergen.
Excited workers gathered at Mongstad recently to tap the first oil from the massive Johan Sverdrup field.
“This is a big day for us. Norway has ambitions as a data centre nation”, said the Minister of Digitalisation Nicolai Astrup, at the Havfrue fibre launch party in Kristiansand.
Two young founders are taking a new look at the shrimp farming industry – from 800km above the earth’s surface.
Norwegian companies are exploring how to exploit seaweed as a food for tomorrow.
Local authorities are opening up new areas of land in the Mongstad region of western Norway, and are aiming to attract green companies to the region.
Equinor and its British partner SSE have won a contract to develop what they are calling “the world’s largest wind farm” off the UK coast.
Norwegian companies are exploring the multifaceted potential of algae – an easy to grow, incredibly versatile resource – to achieve a circular economy and a sustainable future.
Two companies have signed an agreement to produce clean hydrogen in the Bergen region.
More than 3,000 guests are taking part in over 70 events this week in order to drive greater innovation in western Norway.
Visitors heard about floating wind turbines and high tech fish farms at a new conference that took place in Bergen yesterday.
A green energy company from Greater Bergen has gained new wind in its sails after receiving €2.4 million in EU funding.
The team at Invest in Bergen celebrated the opening of Corvus Energy’s new high tech factory in Bergen last week, after helping the company to move to Norway.
The Invest in Bergen team will be attending Aqua Nor 2019 from 20-23 August. We hope to see you there!
Norway is planning to build one of the world’s largest carbon capture and storage (CCS) schemes. When it’s complete, the project will capture and store nearly a million tonnes of CO2 per year.
One of the world's largest seafood companies is exploring a new way of farming, which could help to make aquaculture much more sustainable.
A new center is aiming to bring vital expertise in artificial intelligence (AI) to the Bergen region.
Fish farmers in Norway are using some very special technology to fight the spread of parasites.
Earlier this year, a group of marine scientists took over the Lysverket restaurant in Bergen. Working with expert chefs, the scientists from the Institute of Marine Research (IMR) served up a mouth-watering menu of unusual fish and sea creatures.
Bergen took a trip to the future recently, with the launch of a new event in the city centre.
“Shipping companies can succeed in a new, digital world. To do so, they must look outside of their own industry.”
Bergen and the western part of Norway are taking a lead in developing new, sustainable technology for the future, across the ocean industries.
A new report has estimated that in coming years, western Norway’s shipping industry could be consuming as much as 105,000 tons of liquid hydrogen a year.
The Invest in Bergen team will be heading to Nor-Shipping 2019, and we hope to see as many of you there as possible. You’ll find us at C04-36.
Two Norwegian entrepreneurs want to change the way we think about salmon offcuts.
Western Norway’s shipping industry is being celebrated in a new online magazine.
In the cities of the future, it will not be possible for everyone to drive their own car. But, according to the City of Bergen, it does not mean that a city centre must be car-free.
Norway produces a staggering 37 million seafood meals each day for the world.
The Norwegian offshore industry has given rise to some of the world’s leading maritime clusters. Now many of these are steering towards sustainability.
The cruise ships of the future could feature massive solar “sails”.
Greater Bergen should hold onto its unique strengths, according to one Silicon Valley entrepreneur.
Greater Bergen’s main utility company has agreed a new deal that will make it easier than ever for data centers to connect to European fibre networks.
Although shipping is the most efficient mode of cargo transport, international shipping emitted 932 million metric tons of carbon dioxide in 2015. If treated as a country, it would have been the sixth largest emitter, just above Germany.
Big things are happening in the small town of Voss, known as Norway’s adventure sports capital.
THE OCEAN is a new meeting arena for sharing knowledge, cooperation and development of technology across the blue industries.
A new business cluster in Bergen is aiming to change how we buy, sell, build and manage our homes and offices.
A Norwegian company is using waste carbon dioxide to grow a very special crop.
According to one startup in the Bergen region, the city’s investment scene has never been more active.
The North Atlantic Seafood Forum (NASF) is the largest seafood business meet up in the world.
Bryton Shang, a start-up founder from Silicon Valley, is on a mission to make Norway’s fish farms work better.
Plans for a new data centre and sustainable energy network in Bergen took a big step forward this month after the city’s top politicians recommended the scheme for approval.
The global cruise industry is now charting a new course, after the world’s largest cruise lines gathered in Bergen to discuss reducing their carbon emissions.
Seafood start ups in the Bergen region could soon benefit from a match-making service, which will help them to find potential investors.
It’s called the world’s largest seafood business conference, and of course Invest in Bergen will be attending. We hope to meet you there.
A company from Greater Bergen is partner in a project developing a new type of offshore windmill, which combines wind and wave power to generate renewable energy.
The Norwegian government has just given the go-ahead for a new, ground breaking project to store carbon dioxide gas under the North Sea.
Companies from Bergen have worked together to deliver a pair of new, high tech ferries that will operate on London’s River Thames.
Working in one of the ocean industries? Then you’ll want to pencil 17 September 2019 into your diary.
Women in the sea and energy sectors in western Norway have now gained a new network for career development.
Businesses in western Norway recently welcomed the launch of a new clean energy testing centre that will help them to become more competitive.
The transportation sector is in transition all across the world. Norway has already come far in exploring sustainable solutions.
It’s common knowledge that fish is good for you, and that we should include more of it in our diets. However, what you probably didn’t know is the story of how that fish reaches your dinner table.
Canada is looking for the state of the art when it comes to zero emission solutions for ferries. Serge Buy from the Canadian Ferry Association (CFA) found answers in Greater Bergen.
One of Greater Bergen’s business clusters, GCE Subsea, will soon be getting a brand new identity.
Does Bergen make you happy? If so, you’re not the only one. Dance music star Kygo has just released a new music video that celebrates Bergen and its surroundings.
Until recently, the Trolltunga lookout spot received only a trickle of visitors each year, most of them coming from the surrounding Hardanger region of Norway.
The large room at the back of Bergen’s Marineholmen building is a hive of activity.
It’s been barely a year since Bergen’s financial technology cluster was established, yet Finance Innovation has just received formal recognition as a Norwegian Centre of Expertise (NCE).
The Bergen region has just seen the launch of a new startup incubator with a difference.
In this article, Reuters are focusing on Norway’s ambitious plans for producing even more fish in the future. Norway has a leading position within salmon-farming, and Greater Bergen is the place to be if you want to be part of the industry.
Invest in Bergen met up with Owe Hagesæther, CEO of the GCE Subsea business cluster, to talk about the future of Norway’s subsea sector.
Bergen’s startup environment will be getting a major boost next year, with the arrival of a business incubator that has already proven its formula for success.
The Norwegian oil and gas industry could be getting cleaner, thanks to a project that aims to store renewable energy under the sea.
The co-founder of one of Bergen’s newest aquaculture companies has stated that the city’s seafood ecosystem is unique around the world.
Two new catapult centres are being established in the Bergen region, which could bring exciting new possibilities for the area's maritime businesses.
Could carbon from across Europe be stored in old oil wells in the North Sea? Equinor, together with Shell and Total, are currently exploring the possibilities on behalf of the Norwegian government.
Media companies from NCE Media with main office in Bergen, showed off robotic cameras, virtual reality and much more at an event in Amsterdam this week (13-18 September).
Canadian-Norwegian energy storage solutions provider Corvus Energy expands battery production facilities in Vancouver, Canada and announces intentions to build a factory in Bergen, Norway. This is due to high demand for energy storage.
Save the dates June 21 and 22 for mcb tech .18, the first-ever Media City Bergen technology conference! None other than Richard Rumelt, Renowned Strategy Thought Leader, Business Professor and Author, will deliver the conference keynote.
– Børdalen er ett viktig skritt nærmere realisering av et høysikkert datasenter i Hordaland, etter at fylkesmannen har trukket innsigelsene til Kommuneplanens arealdel i Samnanger. Nå skal planene rulles ut så raskt som mulig.
– For us Bergen is the best place to be to develop our digital tools for aquaculture. Here in Bergen, we can easily meet with salmon companies, farms, and various government agencies all in the same place.
In competition with 18 companies at Seafood Innovation Day NASF 2018, the seafood industry's own innovation award went to Scottish Innovation Company Fixed Phage, which develops products that can fight specific bacterial strains.
Det første større internasjonale datasenteret har nå etablert seg i Bergensregionen. Det er de gamle lokalene til Dale fabrikker i Vaksdal kommune som har fått etableringen. Flere er på vei!
11.7 Million Euros is one of the largest amounts to have been awarded to a single project in the EU’s Horizon2020 research program, and the project will revolutionize Norwegian production of zero emission vessels.
Datasenterindustrien er i dag den raskest voksende kraftkrevende industrien på verdensbasis. Norge har mye grønn og billig kraft, dette er attraktivt for datasenteraktører verden over. Nå er GreenByte Data Center Sites etablert.
Hatch is a new exciting company that just has landed in Greater Bergen. They are keen on developing the ecosystem for innovation within the aquaculture industry, and are looking worldwide for companies wanting to scale their business.
About 50 investors and people interested in fibre and data centres were gathered in the Norwegian embassy in London to get to know the Western Norwegian initiative for a new fibre cable to UK.
The data centre industry is growing fast, and it is expected that several new data centres will be established during the next years. Greater Bergen has a huge surplus of hydropower and attractive energy prices. Thursday 18 January we promote our data centre locations in London.
10 start-ups within the seafood sector have qualified to pitch their business ideas and participate in speed-dating with potential financial sources and partners at the Seafood Innovation Day at North Atlantic Seafood Forum (NASF). The Innovation Award has a value of NOK 250,000.
Datasenterrapporten som Invest in Bergen akkurat har sluppet, konkluderer med at det er grunnlag for å jobbe videre med en felles regionambisjon om å få realisert ett eller flere datasentre i løpet av de første to til tre årene.
Skal bilene bli førerløse, kjøleskap gi beskjed om at vi trenger melk og skal vi utvikle avansert robotteknologi, ja da trenger vi et fiberoptisk nett som fungerer, og lagringsplass for alle dataene.
This can be the future solution for cruise boats at the famous Norwegian fjord. Just now, Wärtsilä and Hardcruise are developing a new concept for environmentally friendly cruise solutions.
The Norwegian maritime cluster has a world-leading position within electrification, implementation of new energy carriers and technology that reduces emissions. These solutions are now exported to the rest of the world.
ACCEL Seafood 2016 was a great succes. The entrepreneurs represent much of the innovative force of the industry. Our goal is to be an important driving force for providing new opportunities for the supply sector in Norway, and we have invited start-ups to join our 2017 ACCEL Seafood.
UTC is a widely recognised conference, which attracts participants from all parts of the petroleum community.
We are proud to present a brand new brochure about the businesses in our region. Learn more about how to join the pioneers in technology and sustainability.
"A profound change of the global food and agriculture system is needed to nourish today’s 765 million hungry and the additional 2 billion people expected by 2050" — UN Sustainable Development Goal #2
OPP er en årlig feiring av entreprenørskap, i tett samarbeid med lokale samarbeidspartnere. Dette er en arena for nyskaping, innovasjon initiativ fra mange gode krefter i Bergensregionen. Vi håper at OPP kan være en plattform for nettverksbygging, kompetansedeling og fremsnakking.
IBM has been selected as the lead technology partner for NCE Media. The Norwegian Media Cluster will build their innovation platform on IBM Cloud.
Regjeringen går inn for å bevilge 100 millioner kroner til ny fiber mellom Norge og utlandet. Englandskabelen NO-UK er kommet lengst, og kan stå ferdig i 2019. Invest in Bergen, BKK og Hordaland fylkeskommune har stått sammen om dette prosjektet i vår region.
A world class media lab for cutting edge innovation and research has now been opened in Bergen, Norway. The new lab represents a vital tool for developing a strong, global industry, enhancing innovation and grow future successes.
Media City Bergen™ is a leading, international hub for media and technology innovation, powered by the Norwegian Media Cluster and consisting of over 90 members.
War against the common challenge, the sea lice, has inspired some of the major players in aquaculture to cooperate. AquaCloud is a digital answer that is expected to create huge business value for the industry.
Zero-emissions technology is making Norwegian fjords even more beautiful.
They are only a thousandth of a millimeter. Yet, microalgaes might revolutionize the world’s food production.
Financial investor Edvin Austbø via Alden AS and Vanguard Invest AS and Mowinckel Management AS, invests a total of NOK 26 million in Sixty. A Bergen based media tech company.
Skal Bergensregionen og Hordaland henge med i den digitale utviklingen vi alt er langt inne i, har regionen behov for flere og forsterkede digitale motorveier inn og ut av Vestlandsregionen. Invest in Bergen bidrar nå aktivt inn i utviklingen av NO-UK COM AS.
Can sustainable fish farming on shore help feed the world? Several companies are now applying for concession to farm Atlantic salmon in sustainable closed constructions on shore. SeafoodGroup AS is one of them.
We are proud to be living and working in the happiest country in the world. For the first time ever Norway has been ranked as number one country in the world.
The brand new Ocean Industries Accelerator (OIA) is a unique place for start-up companies in the ocean industries to work together and to share competence.
The Brazilian subsea company Easy Subsea has visited Bergen and Odda in the past few days, looking to establishing their company in Greater Bergen. We were glad to welcome them.
The ocean industries are strong in Norway. With its new ocean strategy, the Norwegian Government facilitates more research, innovation and technological development to create new businesses and jobs.
Hvordan kan utbyggere og kommunene få til gode planprosesser for å kunne realisere nye prosjekter? Den nye brosjyren Effektive planprosesser er et bidrag til større forståelse og arbeidsmetodikk.
Greater Bergen offers a variety of commercial areas close to the city. Nordhordland Commercial Park is one of the biggest areas, and includes properties at the seafront and along the northbound main road.
Invest in Bergen har én hovedoppgave: Få flere nasjonale og internasjonale bedrifter til å etablere seg i Bergen og Hordaland. Invest in Bergen skal markedsføre regionen og hjelpe bedrifter til rette i kommunene og bistå dem som ønsker det.
I desember hadde vi besøk av representanter for den svenske delen av et stort internasjonalt selskap som er utstyrsleverandører til sjømatnæringen. De har å fattet beslutning om å etablere seg i vår region.
Invest in Bergen og NCE Seafood Innovation Cluster har hatt besøk av et stort japansk selskap på jakt etter investeringsobjekter. De beskriver selv selskapet som et konglomerat som investere i mange ulike bransjer. Nå står marin næring på dagsorden.
Verden vil ha kråkeboller. Det kan Troms Kråkebolle eksportere fra Norge i stor skala, når planarbeidet som nå settes i gang i Austevoll blir fullført.