Abstract: Numerous unburied seafloor pockmarks are related to current methane-leakage at Vestnesa Ridge (~79° N), west of Svalbard. About 50 km long and 1-3 km wide, Vestnesa Ridge is a 1-2 km thick sediment drift to the north of the active Molloy transform – on the eastern spreading segment. With its crest at 1200-1300 m depth, the ridge is located on young (<19.6 Ma) oceanic crust. The entire ...

In order for wind energy producers to avoid the extra costs of inaccurate production estimates for the day-ahead energy market, precise forecasts of power production during the next day have to be made. For renewables such as wind energy, power production is particularly difficult to predict as it depends on the fluctuating wind speed. In addition, forecasting the power production in cold climates ...

The Fugløy area is located on the south-western Barents Sea shelf, in northern Norway. Multibeam echosounder bathymetry data, backscatter data and high-resolution seismic profiles were used to identify cold-water coral reefs. Together 12 cold-water coral reefs were mapped. Coral reefs have the highest density of up to 1.39 reefs per km² on top of ridges of morainic origin and they occur in areas ...

A widespread bottom-simulating reflection (BSR) defining the base of the gas hydrate stability zone (BGHSZ) exists on seismic data from the western Svalbard margin, including the Vestnesa Ridge, which is a mounded and elongated sediment drift NW of Svalbard to the north of the Molloy Transform. The BSR stretches from the continental slope to within few km of the mid-oceanic ridge system thereby ...

Denne mastergradsoppgaven ser på muligheten for å kombinere et horisontalt geotermisk system med et eksisterende biobrenselanlegg for dannelse av et hybrid energisystem ved Finnlandsmyran i Brøstadbotn. Det horisontale systemet kan tilknyttes fjernvarmekretsen til biobrenselanlegget ved bruk av varmepumpeteknologi. Dermed kan energien som er lagret i myren benyttes til å øke temperaturen på vannet ...

Moving icebergs represent a major problem for shipping, as well as for oil and gas installations in ice infested waters. To be able to take actions against hazardous icebergs, it is necessary to develop models for prediction of iceberg drift trajectories. Many models have been developed in order to do so, using different approaches. These approaches can be divided into two main categories, dynamic ...

Renewable means of energy production have recently become cost competitive with fossil fuels. However, before they can be completely phased out, the issue of storing renewable energy must be addressed. Two energy storage technologies that have gotten a lot of attention over the past years are lithium ion batteries and hydrogen energy storage. Each of these technologies have their advantages, ...

Recently acquired datasets of multibeam, echosounder and seismic data reveal the geomorphology and distribution of seafloor craters and mounds in central Barents Sea. The study found 288 craters, 227 pingos and 119 gas flares in the area, each with its own distinctive appearance. The majority of pingos lie inside or close to craters. This indicate a connection between the two features. Inspection ...

Remiks AS har gjennom flere år gjort en kartlegging av klimagassutslipp knyttet til egen virksomhet. På bakgrunn av dette er det iverksatt flere tiltak på aktuelle områder som har blitt identifisert. Det er i midlertidig ikke sikkert at investeringene som er gjort er de mest effektive tiltakene om man vurderer kostnadene mot klimanytten. Denne studien vil vurdere tiltakene solenergi, biodrivstoff, ...

This master thesis has focused its efforts to investigate the link between glacial erosion and focused fluid flow in the SW Barents Sea, on the shallow bank area of Tromsøflaket where the Ringvassøy-Loppa Fault Complex borders the Tromsø basin in west, and the Loppa High in east. Here, large, elongated depressions are identified on the buried Upper Regional Unconformity (URU) and may resemble tunnel ...