Innovation Norway Asia and the Middle East

Innovation Norway Singapore is thrilled to partner with DNV - Maritime to explore opportunities in Singapore’s green maritime sector under its High Potential Opportunities (HPO) export program.    As part of this partnership, DNV will utilize its extensive local network and market expertise to provide technical and commercial advisory services to HPO members looking to expand into Singapore.   DNV was the first classification society to set up a Centre of Excellence for Maritime Decarbonization and Smart Shipping in Singapore back in 2021.    From bespoke decarbonization plans to pioneering feasibility studies, the Centre’s vast capabilities are geared towards driving the maritime industry towards a net-zero future.   This exciting collaboration marks a significant step in supporting the international export growth of Norwegian maritime enterprises while contributing to the development of green maritime industry in Singapore and the region. DNV - Maritime|Lars Holterud Aarsnes|Dr. Shahrin Osman|Jacob Tam Jun Hui|AZANE Fuel Solutions|Lift Ocean|Zinus AS|Zeabuz|Innovation Norway|Norwegian Embassy in Singapore|NBAS - Norwegian Business Association Singapore

Join us in Arendal on August 14th! Team Norway in India and the Norway India Chamber of Commerce and Industry are delighted and proud to announce this year’s India event at #Arendalsuka! Together with eminent speakers and panelists from Norway and India, we will discuss the implications of the newly signed Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement between the EFTA countries 🇳🇴🇨🇭🇮🇸 🇱🇮 and India🇮🇳. Moreover, we’ll explore how Norway and the Norwegian industry are collaborating with Indian partners to advance the circular economy and green transition in India. Event details: 📅 14 August 2024 🕑 14:00 - 15:30 CET / 10:30 - 12:00 IST 📍 Clarion Tyholmen, Sal A Check out the event page for more details: https://lnkd.in/dhyhrPfx Don’t miss out on this insightful session! Acquino Vimal May-Elin Stener Håkon Haugli Afroz Shah Tove Andersen Betty Lunøe Aasheim Tellef Thorleifsson Per Lillebø Terje Hauan Himanshu Singh Helge Tryti Trond Skundberg Silje Christine Andersen Cristian Valdes Carter Ambika Oberoi Innovation Norway Royal Norwegian Consulate General Mumbai Norwegian Embassy in New Delhi Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Embassy of India, Oslo AFROZ SHAH FOUNDATION TOMRA Fiven ASA Norfund Cambi SEID AS ICICI Bank #energy #circulareconomy #ocean #sustainability #greentransition

We are excited to share a video featuring of one of our first members for the HPO on Green Maritime Singapore, namely AZANE Fuel Solutions! Azane Fuel Solutions is the world’s first dedicated provider of ammonia fuel handling solutions, developing tailored bunkering solutions and technology for managing ammonia as a fuel onboard ammonia powered ships. These technologies are essential to help decarbonize deep sea shipping, as ammonia is the only carbon free fuel options for the biggest vessels. The video showcases some of the exciting ambitions of Azane and the thoughts of CEO Håkon Skjerstad as he visits Singapore during the Singapore Maritime Week earlier this year. As part of the HPO on Green Maritime, we are excited to work together with Azane Fuel Solutions and our partners, to bring innovative Norwegian technologies to accelerate the journey to net-zero maritime in Singapore. To learn more, check out the video below!   NCE Maritime CleanTech|Ocean Hyway Cluster|Martin Hennum|Håvard Tvedte|Marte Jensen|DNV - Maritime|Lars Holterud Aarsnes|Dr. Shahrin Osman|Jacob Tam Jun Hui|Business Norway|Innovation Norway

Our New Delhi office has been featured in an article highlighting Innovation Norway’s collaboration with pioneering Norwegian companies in India. Dive into stories on how Ocean Sun, Statkraft and Aker BioMarine ASA are advancing sustainability in India🇮🇳 Cristian Valdes Carter Ambika Oberoi Asheesh Agarwal Ambika Oberoi Sarita Kaul Elisabeth Strand Vigtel Antrikch Rastogi Ole Henæs Innovation Norway #india

Our Singapore office has been featured in a Norwegian article posted on our webpages! In it our local director Arne Kjetil Lian talks about the focus of the office along with exciting opportunities such as our HPO on Green Maritime in Singapore. It also features stories from some of our clients, such as AZANE Fuel Solutions, Lift Ocean, and Eye-share | Purchase-to-Pay. Automated on how we collaborate on their Singapore journey. If you’re curious please check out the article in the link below! https://lnkd.in/g_2iw_Wu

We are excited to share a video featuring of one of our first members for the HPO on Green Maritime Singapore, namely Lift Ocean! Lift Ocean provides cutting edge hydrofoil technology to boat manufacturers to enable them to bring foiling capabilities to their models. The video shows some exciting projects Lift Ocean are involved in, the story of CEO and founder Petter Mørland Pedersen on their journey, and how we will be collaborating to bring their solutions to the Singaporean market. As part of the HPO on Green Maritime we are excited to work together to see what other exciting projects Lift Ocean can participate in to accelerate the journey to net-zero maritime in Singapore. To learn more, check out the video below!   If you are curious about the HPO program on Green Maritime in Singapore in general, please check out the sites of Innovation Norway and Business Norway linked below: https://lnkd.in/da8-7syB https://lnkd.in/etnhrKDR

What an energetic week! Proud to be at the India Energy Storage Week (IESW) 2024 as Country Partner, together with Norwegian companies that excel in clean hydrogen/ammonia production, storage, transportation, AND safety, grid balancing, EV charging, battery cell technology, balancing and optimization of power grids, AND carbon capture & storage (CCS)! Inspiring to join the collaborative discussions around India’s strategic plans for hydrogen and electrification⚡️🔋🌏, and witnessing the synergy between Norwegian and Indian industries, working hand-in-hand to propel the green energy transition while unlocking new joint business opportunities🇳🇴🇮🇳 Thank you UMOE Advanced Composites AS (UAC), Pixii AS, Sagavolt, Aker Solutions, Equinor, Yara International, Gexcon, Greenstat Hydrogen India Pvt Ltd, Morrow Batteries and Heimdall Power for joining us! Cristian Valdes Carter Inge André Espedal Ole Jakob Sørdalen Avanish V. Desikan Sundararajan Amitabh Kumar Oda Marie Ellefsen Rajendra Narkhede Kenneth Bodahl Jørgen Festervoll Yngve Schrøder Tufteland Sanjiv Kanwar Sameer Barve Ambika Oberoi Sarita Kaul Antrikch Rastogi

The India Energy Storage Week (IESW) 2024 has begun! ⚡️🔋🌏 Live from the Norway Pavilion alongside pioneering Norwegian companies, exploring the vast opportunities the Indian🇮🇳 market offers for our🇳🇴 cutting-edge solutions in batteries, EV charging infrastructure, hydrogen storage, and grid balancing! UMOE Advanced Composites AS (UAC) Pixii AS Sagavolt Innovation Norway Norwegian Embassy in New Delhi Yngve Schrøder Tufteland Inge André Espedal Ole Jakob Sørdalen Avanish V. Ambika Oberoi Sarita Kaul Cristian Valdes Carter Haakon Huynh Silje Christine Andersen May-Elin Stener India Energy Storage Alliance (IESA)

Norway and Singapore have a long-standing history of collaborating across multiple domains within the maritime sector. We are excited to launch a High Potential Opportunity (HPO) program on Green Maritime in Singapore, with a focus on the maritime decarbonisation and alternative marine fuel.   During events such as the Singapore Maritime Week, we can see how both nations are making good progress towards the decarbonisation and sustainability of its maritime industry and the various possibilities for collaborations.    Innovation Norway Singapore is excited to work with leading Norwegian green maritime companies such as Lift Ocean, AZANE Fuel Solutions, Zeabuz, and Zinus AS in our HPO program and to bring their innovative solutions to the Singapore market and the region.     To learn more about the HPO, check out the video below! 

Today Innovation Norway facilitated a productive dissemination seminar at the Norwegian Embassy in New Delhi on the Indo-Norwegian research project Nano-Syn-Sens 🇳🇴🇮🇳! The seminar kicked off with a presentation from our India Director & Commercial Counsellor, Cristian Valdes Carter, who provided an insightful overview of the strong and growing industry and research collaborations between Norway and India. The spotlight then shifted to the project team from NTNU and IIT Madras, expertly led by Assoc. Prof. Sulalit Bandyopadhyay and Prof. Ethayaraja Mani. They provided an update on their pioneering work in synthesizing non-spherical plasmonic nanoparticles for endotoxin detection. We are truly impressed by their achievements and the project outputs, which also include 2 Popular Science Publications, 26 Dissemination Activities, 15 Master Projects/Theses, as well as numerous presentations and invited talks! Thank you to all the experts and participants for contributing to an engaging and productive seminar. We also once again take the opportunity to highlight the important bilateral call for new applications under the INDO-NORWEGIAN COOPERATION PROGRAMME IN HIGHER EDUCATION AND RESEARCH, where up to NOK 32,000,000 / INR 26,20,80,000 in joint grants are available for project partnerships between Norwegian and Indian higher education institutions! #norway #india #nanotechnology #research #cooperation Elisabeth Strand Vigtel Soumodeep Biswas Sai V V R Sarita Kaul Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) Department of Chemical Engineering - NTNU Indian Institute of Technology, Madras Norges forskningsråd Department of Science & Technology, Government of India The Directorate for Higher Education and Skills University Grants Commission (UGC)