Norway and the USA aim to cooperate more closely on hydropower research. In Trondheim at the ‘Hydropower Summit’ conference on the 4th February, Norwegian Secretary of State Odd Emil Ingebrigtsen, …

… and Conner Prochask, Director of the US Energy Ministry, signed a declaration of intent to this end. The conference was organised by the HydroCen research institute at the NTNU (Technical University of Trondheim). “Norway and the US have been cooperating in the fields of energy, CO2 management and crude oil for years, and over the coming years the US plans modernise its hydroelectric power plants. Like Norway, the US possesses immense expertise in matters of hydroelectric power and environmental impacts – so the benefits will be mutual. Hydropower remains at the core of our energy production system” says Ingebrigtsen.