09:00-09:55: How to deal with climate change

Climate change is a complex and contentious issue. The outlook for the year 2070 is bleak. We can expect 50-70 cm higher water levels, extreme storm surges and 100 years of hurricanes annually. What does this future look like? How can we deal with it?

10:15-11:35: How can we accelerate the green transition? 

The green shift will be challenging. We must reduce consumption, use renewable energy sources and carriers. Will the Generation IV nuclear power revolutionize energy supply and help realize the green transition?

12:15-13:25: How do we deal with increased autonomy? Ships gain increased autonomy and are connected to the rest of the world.

Distributed maritime capabilities where knowledge and competence are increasingly distributed to technology, procedures and regulations will change the role of the individual seafarers. Vessel positions, manoeuvres, speed, fuel consumption, cargo condition and so on can for example be monitored in control centres. Fleet managers will then be able to analyse this data, enabling them to advise the captain and crew on navigation, weather patterns, fuel consumption and port arrival. We will have distributed maritime capabilities as well as dispersed ship crew with other roles and responsibilities than we can see in present operations.

Plastics in Ocean 

This session gives an introduction to activities under the project Circular Chains in Ocean Plastic. These are all of importance in the efforts of cleaning beaches for plastic as well as designing new products with a minimum of impact when used in the ocean. It also presents a county-program for building competence to increase industry competitiveness. It sums up with a short status on program activities as part of the Ocean Decade 2021-2030 in Norway and at NTNU.  

Program:  

13.30-13.40: Introduction to Circular Chains in Ocean Plastics relevant research, with Annik Magerholm Fet

13.40-13.55: A short movie about collaboration with Plast free Ocean - with Christina Hellevik and Bente Fiskerstrand

13.55-14.15: How to make recycling of plastic a more attractive business - with Marharyta Kryva, Head for Sustainability at Selstad AS  

14.15-14.25: M&R county about their work on circular systems - with Martin Ose

14.25-14.30: The Ocean Decade in Norway and at NTNU - with Siri Granum Carsson