GCE Ocean Technology

Fra bullshit til verdiskaping – hvordan bruker vi arbeidskraften smartere? På Vestlandskonferansen ble det satt ord på en følelse mange kjenner på: Altfor mye tid går til oppgaver uten reell verdi. Hvordan kan vi bruke arbeidsstyrken vår bedre? Vår egen CEO Owe Hagesæther delte fra scenen hvordan vekstselskaper lykkes når de jobber metodisk og målrettet. #nobullshit. Hvordan vi hjelper selskaper å skalere med verktøy fra MIT Sloan og Martin Trust Center for Entrepreneurship, hvor hele 69 % av entreprenørene ved deres Scale-up Center fortsatt er i drift fem år etter oppstart. Vi delte også resultatene fra dette vekstprogrammet hvor Hans Petter Arnesen fra Framo delte sine gode erfaringer og hvordan metodikken har bidratt til deres utvikling. Det handler om å prioritere bort bullshit arbeid og skape verdi. ⭐️ #vestlandskonferansen25

"Companies in the marine and offshore space should make use of available remote operations capabilities", says Olaf Alexander Hansen, Managing Director at DeepOcean Europe. DeepOcean is making big moves in remote operations - quadrupling their remote operators at Remota´s Remote Operation Center at Killingøy, Haugesund. Moreover, they are launching their first uncrewed surface vessel (USV) in 2025, while supporting a major long-term IMR contract with Equinor. But that's just the beginning! 👀 👓 Read the full interview with Olaf A. Hansen in our #ClusterInsight. Link in the commentaries. #DeepOcean #RemoteOperations #USV #OffshoreInnovation #Sustainability #SubseaTechnology

🍭 News treats 🍬 Our treats this week are: 🔹 Vestlandskonferansen recap 🔹 A Chat with Bjørg Mathisen Døving at Reach Subsea 🔹 Navigate Norwegian and EU support schemes with our new guide 🔹 Should Norway put offshore wind on hold? #webinar 🔹 Upcoming Events📅 📩 Read more

It's been two years since we last interviewed Bjørg Mathisen Døving, Vice President Reach Remote. Back then, she was leading the mission to launch the first Norwegian-flagged unmanned vessels of its kind. Reach Subsea has now taken delivery of the world's first uncrewed 24-meter ROV vessel, Reach Remote 1, the Winner of Ship of the Year 2024! We caught up with Bjørg to hear the latest—she answers six quick questions on the biggest challenges, opportunities, and what’s next. 📢 Check out the full interview: Link in commentaries

Er du en av de heldige som har fått plass på Vestlandskonferansen? ⏰ Da bør du få med deg Bill Aulet og Devon Sherman Daley fra MIT Martin Trust Center for Entrepreneurship. De leder Boston-modulen i vekstprogrammet vårt – en læringsreise for bedrifter som vil vokse metodisk og ta nye markeder #nailitbeforeyouscaleit. Daglig leder, Owe Hagesæther i GCE Ocean Technology deler også hvordan vi har hjulpet over 50 bedrifter med å vokse og etablere seg i nye markeder. 🔹 Vil du være med på neste runde? Vi har åpnet søknader for årets vekstprogram. Gjennom fem samlinger – i Bergen, Oslo og Boston – får deltakerne innsikt, mentorer og en konkret vekststrategi. Programmet utføres av GCE Ocean Technology og ScalingLab og støttes av Agenda Vestlandet . 📩 Vil du vite mer? Les saken - lenke i kommentarfelt 🔗

✅ This Week’s Key Updates 🔹 Experience Northern Lights JV through the eyes of our intern Silje Sundby Melby 🔹 UTC - Underwater Technology Conference is looking for Master’s and PhD students to present on stage in Bergen this June 🎤 🔹 Catch up on webinars & e-learning on financial schemes in our Member Area 🎥 🔹 Upcoming events in Bergen: HAVlunsj on offshore wind, courses in Subsea & IPR 🔹 Heading to WindEurope in Copenhagen? Join TEAM Norway! 🌬️🇳🇴 📩 Read more in this #newsletter

Calling all master´s and PhD students! 🖐🎤   🌊 Apply now to take the stage at the UTC - Underwater Technology Conference in Bergen, 10-12 June! This is a fantastic opportunity to: ✅ Showcase your work to key players in the industry ✅ Gain valuable presentation experience ✅ Expand your professional network ✅ Explore career opportunities in the subsea sector   📅 Submission deadline: 1 May 🔗 Read more & apply: link in comments   Don´t miss this opportunity to connect academia with industry - we look forward to seeing you on stage! 👏   #UTC2025 #FutureLeaders

With Norway’s Longship initiative progressing, the newly completed CO₂ receiving facility Northern Lights JV in Øygarden is ready to receive and store CO₂, beginning with industrial emissions from Norway and eventually expanding to Europe. 🌱♻️ Several members of our cluster joined us for a site visit to this pioneering project—the world’s first commercial, open-access CO₂ transport and storage infrastructure. We got exclusive insights into how this milestone in carbon management is shaping the future, thanks to presentations by Geir Grøttveit and Ronny Haufe. A big thank you to all of you who came with us, the presenters, and the visitor centre at Northern Lights for hosting us 🤗 #NorthernLights #CCUS #longship

✅ Calling all Vestland businesses that are ready to scale! Take part in our seminar and apply for our growth program with ScalingLab and Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship. ✅ Big win for offshore wind: 1,2 billion NOK in funding from Enova SF to Wind Catching Systems. ✅ Join our team in GCE Ocean Technology? We are recruiting an Innovation Manager to lead our efforts in offshore wind, energy systems, hydrogen and carbon capture and storage (CCUS) ✅ Present your project at this year's UTC - Underwater Technology Conference in Bergen, themed “Subsea into the future”. Submit your abstract now.  Deadline extended to 7 February. These stories and more news, courses and events in our #newsletter 🫵 👇

Feel like winning NOK 10 000,-?💥💥 Keep reading to see what it takes: We invite students at BSc/MSc/PhD level to join our Deep Sea Minerals - Student Challenge. Up to ten students will be awarded free entrance to the Deep Sea Minerals Conference in Bergen 1-3 April 2025. The winner will be awarded NOK 10 000,- The challenge⚡️ Students (individual or in groups) are challenged to submit your proposal covering one or more of the following aspects of deep-sea minerals, preferably linked to your field/thesis: 🔹 The role of deep-sea minerals in critical supply chains. 🔹 The role of deep-sea minerals in the energy transition. 🔹Cost-effective methods of prospecting for deep-sea minerals, e.g. Multi-beam echo sounder, seismics, Controlled Source Electro Magnetic, gravimetry etc. 🔹Knowledge required prior to deep sea mining starting in Norway/globally. 🔹A solution for minimal envirommental impact of deep-sea mining. 🔹Pros and cons between deep-sea mining and land-based mining. 🔹How social acceptance for deep-sea mining can be reached. 🔹Propose solutions to increase resilience and/or speed up ecosystem recovery in deep-sea mining areas. This is your opportunity to make waves in marine technology and sustinability. The future of the ocean starts with YOU! Deadline: 3 March 2025. 🚀Don’t wait - grab your team and sign up now: link in the comments. Organised by GeoPublishing Events and GCE Ocean Technology. Sponsored by Viridien. #Studentchallenge #DeepSeaMinerals