Kraftbransjen i Norge er sammensatt av både små og store virksomheter som sammen skal bidra til en sikker og stabil leveranse av elektrisk energi. For å sikre leveransen er kraftbransjen avhengig av godt samvirke med andre aktører både internt og eksternt. Samvirke anses som et viktig aspekt i Norges samfunnssikkerhet- og beredskapsarbeid. Dette studiet undersøker hvordan samvirke praktiseres i ...

Norway is in the crossroads of an energy transition, while it is in need for extensive power production to not reach a power deficit in the coming years. War in Europe, decommissioning the petroleum sector, and investing in green energy sources, comes with a price. Energy projects are conflict-ridden, and many local communities experience decreased acceptance for new technologies. This study looks ...

Den norske sjarkflåten er svært utsatt for skade og dødsfall, hvorav menneskelige feil er utpekt som en av de største bakenforliggende årsakene til at ulykker oppstår. Denne kvalitative case studien undersøker hvordan erfaringer gjennom formell kursing og uformell opplæring spiller inn på risikopersepsjonen til fiskere. Videre ønsker studien å belyse hvordan egne og andres erfaringer bidrar til å ...

Methane is an extremely potent greenhouse gas, as it is about 80 times more effective at trapping heat than carbon dioxide. To mitigate global warming and the related consequences, reducing our emissions of methane is crucial. Therefore, being able to detect unknown releases and monitor the effects of emission mitigation efforts is essential. A few satellites with methane monitoring as one of their ...

Denne kvalitative studien tar for seg hindringer elever møter på i utforskende oppgaver. Hensikten med studien har vært å finne ut hvilke hindringer elever møter på og i hvilken fase av utforskningsarbeidet hindringene oppstår. For å undersøke dette har jeg prøvd ut et undervisningsopplegg for elever som tar matematikk 1T. Undervisningsopplegget gikk ut på at elevene selv skulle komme fram ...

Enhanced accuracy of building detection algorithms has the potential to benefit a wide array of applications, including urban planning, environmental monitoring, and disaster response efforts. However, building extraction algorithms struggle with robustness due to among others, occlusions from vegetation and shadows of nearby tall buildings, complex building shapes, and a large distributional shift ...

The global shift from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources necessitates effective energy storage solutions to address the intermittent nature of renewable power. This thesis investigates the feasibility and economic viability of using sand batteries for seasonal thermal energy storage in Northern Norway. Sand batteries leverage the high heat capacity of sand to store excess thermal energy during ...

Shear-wave (S-wave) resonances are typically observed when the surficial marine sediments over a rock substrate have relatively low S-wave velocities. We observe these phenomena using ocean-bottom fiber-optic distributed acoustic sensing (DAS) in two subsea fiber-optic telecommunication cables in Svalbard, Norway. Strong seismic energy from sufficiently large earthquakes is required to trigger and ...

Observing pulsating stars in the auroral zone, seemed for many years to be an impossible task. Due to the aurora, the sky is bright and rapidly changing. Precise photometry could only be performed on stars down to 7 th. magnitude.<p> <p>A new instrument for continuous photometry, with the use of CCD technology, and windowed readout, is developed by the Astrophysics group at the University of ...

The processes leading to formation of rare-element enriched granitic pegmatites are controversially debated amongst petrologists and economic geologists. Two contrasting genetic models discuss the necessity of a parental granitic pluton as the magma source versus an anatectic origin via partial melting of metasedimentary rocks. Geochemical tools such as the analysis of stable isotopic compositions ...