Canada And Norway Launch A Cross-Atlantic Alliance For
Canada And Norway Launch A Cross-Atlantic Alliance For
Publish Date: 2026-05-17 12:22:00
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AKA Energy Systems on their 30th Anniversary and Sustainable Energy Katapult Centre establish a shared platform to attract, develop, and validate marine and clean technologies in both nations.
MONTAGUE, PEI – Canada and Norway share deep ties as NATO allies, maritime nations, and leaders in clean energy transition. Today, that partnership takes a concrete and commercial form. AKA Energy Systems (AKA), based in Prince Edward Island, and the Sustainable Energy Katapult Centre (SE), based in Stord, Norway, have established a formal cross-Atlantic collaboration – not merely between two companies, but between two national ecosystems for marine and clean technology development.
AKA Energy Systems have incorporated “Sustainable Energy Canada” as the shared brand and vehicle for this collaboration – with the ambition of building a globally recognized platform for marine and clean technology testing, validation, prototyping, and development that serves both countries and attracts international industry to each.
AKA Energy Systems and Sustainable Energy Norway enter into a formal partnership agreement. Picture from the “Energy House” day in Stord, Norway; Tore Kallevåg (SE), left, and Martin Simic (AKA), right. April 9, 2026.
Two Nations, One Ecosystem
Norway is among the world’s foremost maritime nations, with a testing and innovation ecosystem that has produced globally competitive companies in hydrogen propulsion, hybrid electric vessels, clean fuel systems, and naval energy resilience. SE’s facility in Stord is a cornerstone of that ecosystem – a recognized centre where Norwegian and international companies develop and validate technologies that reach global markets.
Canada’s marine and clean technology sector has long lacked equivalent infrastructure on the Atlantic coast. AKA’s Poole’s Corner campus in Prince Edward Island – a vertically integrated facility for advanced power systems…
