Norway is anticipated to experience an energy deficit in the coming years, and one solution to address this issue is the implementation of new renewable energy sources. To mitigate the projected energy deficit, increased energy production is required. With its considerable wind potential, the country offers ample opportunities for wind energy development. Consequently, there is a growing demand for ...

The need for energy increases globally due to rapid expansion of population and prosperity. To meet this demand while decreasing carbon emission and eventually transition out fossil fuel, efficient utilization of wind power is prominent. This study evaluates the performance of the Weather Research and Forecast model (WRF) with respect to wind speed and wind direction. The area of the study is ...

This thesis project is a part of my master’s study course at the department of technology and safety. My thesis is focused on renewable energy, especially analyzing of energy production and technical performance of existing wind turbines within the arctic region. To that end it was important to contact local wind farm owners for operational data exchange. Using partners production and fault related ...

Following earlier comparisons using the Canadian Middle Atmosphere Model (CMAM, without interactive chemistry), the dynamical characteristics of the model are assessed with interactive chemistry activated. Time-sequences of temperatures and winds at Tromsø (70° N) show that the model has more frequent and earlier stratospheric winter warmings than typically observed. Wavelets at mesospheric heights ...

During the mid-Pliocene (Zanclean, ca. ~ 3.9 Ma), parts of the Canadian High Arctic experienced mean annual temperatures that were 14–228C warmer than today and supported diverse boreal-type forests. The landscapes of this vegetated polar region left behind a fragmented sedimentary record that crops out across several islands in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago as the Beaufort Formation and correlative ...

We summarize the capabilities of the World Space Observatory (UV) Project (WSO/UV). An example of the importance of this project (with a planned launch date of 2007/8) for the study of Novae is given.

The solution of the Liouville–von Neumann equation in the relativistic Dirac–Kohn–Sham density matrix formalism is presented and used to calculate X-ray absorption cross sections. Both dynamical relaxation effects and spin–orbit corrections are included, as demonstrated by calculations of the X-ray absorption of SF6 near the sulfur L2,3-edges. We also propose an analysis facilitating the interpretation ...

A combination of Cr K-edge XAS and DFT calculations have been performed on archetypal chromium porphyrinoid complexes Cr^IV[TMP]O (<b>2</b>) and Cr^V[TPC]O (<b>3</b>), and the results have been compared to the reference compound Cr^III[TPP]Cl (<b>1</b>), where TPP²⁻, TMP²⁻, and TPC³⁻ are the anions of <i>meso</i>-tetraphenylporphyrin, ...

<i>Background</i> - <i>Para</i>-nitrophenyl phosphate, the common substrate for alkaline phosphatase (AP), is available as a cyclohexylamine salt. Here, we report that cyclohexylamine is a non-competitive inhibitor of APs.<br><br> <i>Methods</i> - Cyclohexylamine inhibited four different APs. Co-crystallization with the cold-active <i>Vibrio</i> AP (VAP) was performed and the structure solved.<br><br> ...