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Marine Tech & Innovation Chat: Geir Erik Samnøy of PresentWater

With time at DNV, RCCL and Ulstein, Samnøy is cooking up something big.

By Ryan Skinner (email)

This is the second instalment of the Marine Tech & Innovation Chat (the first was with Joachim Bakke of BW Future). This time we go after the entrepreneur side of the innovation picture - someone developing and selling a specific idea.

Geir Erik Samnøy's got one of the industry's most interesting technical pedigrees, with experience from DNV, RCCL and Ulstein. And just last year he started off on his own to develop a unique technology that takes a holistic approach to reducing ship emissions and driving energy efficiencies.

While the specifics of Samnøy's and PresentWater's innovation are still under wraps, he shared with me some interesting takes on innovation in the industry, what's worth exploring, what's not and the state of the game for marine innovators.

Before moving on to the chat itself, note that the next chat is already lined up, this time with Øyvind Endresen - one of the most innovative minds at Høvik. Anyone with questions about DNV and innovation, send them to me and I'll pass them on to Endresen.

Are you a leader in marine innovation, a developer, technologist, manager or investor, and you've got some strong opinions on developments in the field? Let me know; I'd love to chat with you.

With that, here's the marine tech & innovation chat with Geir Erik Samnøy: 

Marine Tech & Innovation Chat: Joachim Bakke of BW Future

They've got money to spend on marine innovation, and they're not afraid to use it.

By Ryan Skinner (email)

59° 56' N kicks off a new feature: The Marine Tech & Innovation Chat. Basically, I go one-on-one with a leading figure in the marine tech and innovation community to talk about what's going on, what's hot, what's not and so on.

Here you get the words straight out of the investors' and the technologists' mouths, via direct publishing of the Skype'd chat. If you're into marine and technology, it's worth it to follow these chats. If you've got a lot of ideas and opinions on the subject, let me know; maybe you'll be the next interview object.

This first chat, with BW Future's Joachim Bakke, is a premier. Next time, I will announce the interviewee ahead of time via my twitter and LinkedIn feeds, and anyone can submit questions that I will pose to the interviewee (as long as they're on topic).

With that, here's the first marine tech & innovation chat. Enjoy!