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#BergenWaveWatching: Ruins of a wave power plant

January 6, 2020

Reposted from Elin’s blog: Kjersti, Steffi, Elin and myself (Mirjam) recently discussed ways to better integrate the GEOF105 student cruise into the course. My suggestion was to ask the students…

Visiting a wave power plant on a no-waves day

October 15, 2019

You might remember earlier posts on a wave power plant I love to visit in Øygården, where it almost always looks like in the movie below (That movie is part…

On #WorldOceansDay, revisiting one of my favourite places to wave-watch: a broken wave power plant

June 8, 2019

Anyone who has ever read my blog, seen my Instagram, or met me in person knows: The ocean is hugely important for me. The ocean is important for my mental…

Visiting the ruins of a wave power plant — waves running up a funnel to fill a reservoir

December 20, 2018

Using wave energy to generate electricity sounds very attractive, after all there are tons of waves and all they do (in addition to looking pretty) is eroding coast lines. But…

Visiting the ruins of a wave power plant — waves driving a turbine

December 19, 2018

After posting about how longer fetch leads to higher waves yesterday, here is why I was in that exact spot in the first place: To visit an old wave power…

Same wind, different waves, or: the influence of fetch length on the size of waves

December 18, 2018

I just found this picture that I took back in May near my friend Elin’s cabin on an island in western Norway, and it’s a really nice illustration of how…

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#BergenWaveWatching: Ruins of a wave power plant

Visiting a wave power plant on a no-waves day

On #WorldOceansDay, revisiting one of my favourite places to wave-watch: a broken wave power plant

Visiting the ruins of a wave power plant — waves running up a funnel to fill a reservoir

Visiting the ruins of a wave power plant — waves driving a turbine

Same wind, different waves, or: the influence of fetch length on the size of waves

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