Norwegian Geotechnical Institute

NGI is a leading international centre for research and consulting in the geosciences. They develop optimum solutions for society, and offer expertise on the behavior of soil, rock and snow and their interaction with the natural and built environment.

 

NGI works within the oil, gas and energy - building, construction and transportation - natural hazards - and environment sectors. Trademarks of NGI's research and consulting assignments are to meet the industry's needs for practical and reliable engineering solutions. Design, instrumentation and analysis of foundations for buildings, bridges, offshore installations and harbour structures, evaluation of geotechnical aspects related to tunnels, rock caverns and reservoirs, environmental sciences and engineering, landslides and natural hazards, and petroleum geomechanics and geophysics are among NGI's major fields of expertise.

Read more about NGI 's know-how on geothermal energy, and how they assisted Norwegian company Norwind in installing windmills off the coast of Germany.

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Article produced by Eilif Ursin Reed 02.11.2009

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