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Globalisation has resulted in a significant internationalisation of business and innovation. In order to stay competitive, companies must maintain an appropriate breadth of technological competences.
It is an important part of DNV's strategy to carry out research and innovation within key technology areas.
Research & innovation
DNV has organised the total R&D efforts in two main groups:
Strategic and long term research within DNV Research & Innovation
Maintenance and development of services and tools within the different business units
Technology Outlook
We believe much of the future is predictable - and therefore we can plan for it. But we cannot address those aspects that we do not know about. Unpredicted, disruptive events might change the picture completely; How might we cope? The winners of the future might not be those that make the best plans for the expected, but those that are able to respond swiftly and appropriately to the unexpected!
Impact - 50 years of research
"-We have no choice; whether we like it or not, we have to do research" (DNV president Georg Vedeler, 1951).
Strategic Research
DNV Research & Innovation serves the purpose of exploring and testing new technologies and building new knowledge within selected technology areas that are believed to be of particular significance for DNVs own development and business activities in the future. DNV Research & Innovation is currently focused on six major strategic research programmes.
Research & development in the business units
R&D in the energy sector
Through our involvement with the energy industry, DNV has always been involved in developing new technologies, methodologies and competences. We firmly believe that our efforts will help the industry safely and responsibly improve its business performance.
R&D in the maritime sector
R&D investments enable us to deliver classification services to our customers with greater value, quality, predictability and meeting the stakeholder expectations to transparency. We also use R&D to develop add-on services through voluntary class notations and consultancy services, in order to meet expectations beyond the core classification.
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Milestone for maritime environmental project
Stord: The joint industry project FellowSHIP today passed an important milestone with the installation of a full scale fuel cell on board the supply vessel Viking Lady.
DNV Fuel Fighter
DNV Fuel Fighter is a small hydrogen powered car build by students at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). The project is the students’ Master thesis for the school year 2008/2009. DNV is the main sponsor of the NTNU team.
DNV makes significant findings in ethanol transportation research
Columbus, OH USA: In August of 2007, DNV began research on the safe and reliable transportation of fuel grade ethanol (FGE) and ethanol-gasoline blends through existing petroleum pipelines for the Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) and the Pipeline Research Council International (PRCI).
