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The Finland Australia Chamber of Commerce in conjunction with the Trade Council of Denmark-Sydney, the Swedish Chamber of Commerce, the Consulate General of Iceland, the Norwegian Embassy and the Scandinavian Business Club, is pleased to invite you to a seminar examining key issues relating to importing and exporting goods to and from Australia.

The world’s largest wind turbine is to be built in Norway. Innovative technology will make the production of renewable energy far more efficient.

The construction of the wind turbine will take place in Øygarden in Hordaland County, where the new technology will be tested on land over the next two years. The wind turbine will be the world's largest of its kind, with a rotor diameter of 145 metres generating 10 MW (more power than three diesel locomotives).

Wilh.Wilhelmsen, Norway's oldest company, named their latest vessel M/V Tijuca in Melbourne on the 11th of May 2009. The ship is one of the world's largest and most environmentally adapted car and truck carrying vessels.

Towering 65 meters above water with a rotor diameter of 80 meters, StatoilHydro's planned Hywind offshore floating wind turbine - the first ever of its kind - will be impressive in size. But few people will ever get the chance to admire it in its working life, as it will be towed to a location in the North Sea, 10 km from Karmøy. That is the whole point.

Total export of Norwegian Salmon and Trout have never been higher, according to figures from Statistics Norway and Norwegian Seafood Export Council (NSEC). Salmon passed AUD 4 billion while trout reached AUD 420 million. The growth of these two species in 2008 adds up to AUD 266 million and the total of 4,42 billion is a new record for one year.

A new report by the World Wildlife Fund and University of British Colombia Fisheries Centre ranks Norway as number one in the world on sustainable fishing.

DNV is leading the way in helping the wind power industry to improve the quality and damage tolerance of wind turbine blades. A new Recommended Practice is under development.

Researchers at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) in Trondheim have patented an inexpensive, eco-friendly new type of plastic membrane that captures CO2 while letting other gases through.

Pipes developed in Norway contribute to securing stable water supplies in Brazil and Argentina. The Norwegian company Flowtite Technology AS has delivered equipment for pipe production, and GIEK is participating with two Buyer Credit Guarantees.