SINTEF projects - SINTEFuuid:7e21d384-79e5-4602-a874-14799ef27820;id=3222024-03-19T04:12:42+01:00https://www.sintef.no/favicon.icohttps://www.sintef.no/en/projects/2024/global-impact-gemini-center/Global Impact- Gemini CenterIn the Gemini Center 'Equitable Partnerships for Global Impact', SINTEF and NTNU have joined together to better address the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda’s imperative of “Leaving no one behind”.2024-02-29T13:52:45+01:002024-02-29T14:55:09+01:00
<p><b>In the Gemini Center 'Equitable Partnerships for Global Impact', SINTEF and NTNU have joined together to better address the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda’s imperative of “Leaving no one behind”.</b></p>
<p>With only seven years left to achiev e the S ustainable D evelopment G oals (SDGs) amidst an oncoming climate crisis, we need systematic changes and innovative partnership approaches that replace top-down models of development . Such approaches need to ensure fairness and sustainability, especially for groups underrepresented in conventional sustainability transition models centered on...</p>https://www.sintef.no/en/projects/2024/heritace/HeriTACEA transdisciplinary project addressing the deep energy renovation of heritage buildings.2024-02-20T08:27:13+01:002024-03-01T10:21:39+01:00<img src='https://www.sintef.no/contentassets/f8585ef4ac724d3c87984c7eb7da790a/bakklandet-web.jpg?width=500' />
<p><b>A transdisciplinary project addressing the deep energy renovation of heritage buildings.</b></p>
<p>The HeriTACE project brings together a transdisciplinary team of research institutes, authorities, SMEs, and industry experienced in design, technology, and policymaking in the domains of conservation, buildings and energy. A significant increase in deep renovations of heritage buildings has the potential to lead to effective energy demand reductions and readiness for the transition to Renewabl...</p>https://www.sintef.no/en/projects/2024/ti-rex/Ti-ReXFramework for smart condition reassessment of Reclaimed Timber to eXtend the service life of long-lived wood products using non-destructive testing and automated data postprocessing2024-02-20T14:22:00+01:002024-02-28T12:11:41+01:00<img src='https://www.sintef.no/contentassets/7999ef3341d74c84b539cce8e3e3412f/tirex-web.jpg?width=500' />
<p><b>Framework for smart condition reassessment of Reclaimed Timber to eXtend the service life of long-lived wood products using non-destructive testing and automated data postprocessing</b></p>
<p>The built environment requires an immediate introduction of reuse strategies that address the resource waste and emissions problem. Urban mining and adaptive reuse are limited by a lack of quality assessment procedures that decrease the risk for the industry. Therefore, a re-certification process based on the reliable, replicable, and feasible condition assessment methodology of reclaimed/in-bu...</p>https://www.sintef.no/en/projects/2024/dynaport-dynamic-navigation-and-port-call-optimisation-in-real-time/DYNAPORT: DYnamic NAvigation and Port call Optimisation in Real TimeDYNAPORT will develop new optimization and coordination tools for ports and ships that reduce the ship's fuel consumption and increases port efficiency with at least 10% and ensure implementation by relying on internationally accepted information sharing standards.2024-02-05T15:39:13+01:002024-02-09T12:07:55+01:00<img src='https://www.sintef.no/contentassets/721ccc2f27994fffaa6a965c16bc5a25/dynaport-shutterstock.jpg?width=500' />
<p><b>DYNAPORT will develop new optimization and coordination tools for ports and ships that reduce the ship's fuel consumption and increases port efficiency with at least 10% and ensure implementation by relying on internationally accepted information sharing standards.</b></p>
<p>Whatever the pathway for a sustainable transition towards net zero emissions from shipping by 2050, more energy-efficient operations remain a prerequisite. This applies to the ship sailing as well as the port call processes. Today, up to 15% of GHG emissions from shipping occur in port area, while a potential saving of around 20% of emissions at sea remains unleashed. This calls for integrated...</p>https://www.sintef.no/en/projects/2024/airspector-coverage-path-planning-for-3d-aerial-inspection/Airspector: Coverage Path Planning for 3D Aerial InspectionIn Airspector we are building tools for planning and simulating aerial inspection missions using autonomous drones. Our goal is to make it simple to plan efficient and safe drone paths to inspect any 3D model, to inspect any type of infrastructure in 3D, simulate the mission, and deploy it.2024-03-06T12:30:27+01:002024-03-11T20:57:25+01:00<img src='https://www.sintef.no/contentassets/80dd51457f354f6ab518a08808184f40/airspector.jpg?width=500' />
<p><b>In Airspector we are building tools for planning and simulating aerial inspection missions using autonomous drones. Our goal is to make it simple to plan efficient and safe drone paths to inspect any 3D model, to inspect any type of infrastructure in 3D, simulate the mission, and deploy it.</b></p>
<p>Modern drone platforms, coupled with AI models, enable efficient, powerful, and low-cost inspection and predictive maintenance of infrastructure. Furthermore, autonomous drone-based inspection has many potential uses, such as emergency response and inspection of construction sites, energy installations and road infrastructure. However, manual flight planning is labor-intensive and slow, and...</p>https://www.sintef.no/en/projects/2024/digital-solutions-for-accelerated-battery-testing/DigiBatt: Digital Solutions for Accelerated Battery TestingDigiBatt will slingshot the European battery industry forward by using advanced digital technology to make battery testing faster, cheaper and more accurate. We will develop novel digital approaches to extract more value from fewer tests. This will save valuable time and resources in a highly competitive industry.
DigiBatt targets a 30 per cent reduction in the time and 20 per cent reduction in the cost of battery development.2024-02-13T14:54:16+01:002024-02-29T10:25:32+01:00<img src='https://www.sintef.no/contentassets/20278170e006475cbf9418239a36c691/digital_battery_testing_shutterstock_2280413577_crop.jpg?width=500' />
<p><b>DigiBatt will slingshot the European battery industry forward by using advanced digital technology to make battery testing faster, cheaper and more accurate. We will develop novel digital approaches to extract more value from fewer tests. This will save valuable time and resources in a highly competitive industry.
DigiBatt targets a 30 per cent reduction in the time and 20 per cent reduction in the cost of battery development.</b></p>
<p>The need for clean and sustainable energy-independence is one of the most pressing challenges facing the European Union (EU) today. The EU has declared its intention to make Europe the world's first climate-neutral continent by 2050, and the EU's "Fit for 55" plan aims to reduce emissions by at least 55 % by 2030. The EU's "Fit for 55" plan aims to reduce emissions by at least 55 % by 2030. As ...</p>https://www.sintef.no/en/projects/2024/eloxychem-electrochemical-oxidation-of-cyclic-and-biogenic-substrates-for-high-efficiency-production-of-organic-chemicals/ELOXYCHEM – Electrochemical OXidation of cYclic and biogenic substrates for high efficiency production of organic CHEMicalsELOXYCHEM will establish a electrochemical oxidation process that will replace existing thermochemical processes that are reliant on imported materials such as nitric acid and imported fossil-fuels.2024-02-20T14:53:27+01:002024-03-11T20:57:15+01:00<img src='https://www.sintef.no/contentassets/4a178d4a766f4aa8af26b033263c58cb/eloxchem-bilde-01-web.jpg?width=500' />
<p><b>ELOXYCHEM will establish a electrochemical oxidation process that will replace existing thermochemical processes that are reliant on imported materials such as nitric acid and imported fossil-fuels.</b></p>
<p>In the focus of the project are new, sustainable ways of producing various carboxylic acids. Such compounds are important raw materials for products such as paints, polymers, catalysts, fine chemicals, agrochemicals, fragrances and dyes. The chemical industry relies on green investments to keep up with EU climate goals and to strengthen competitiveness. Today’s thermochemical production process...</p>https://www.sintef.no/en/projects/2024/extreme-efficiency/EXTREME EFFICIENCY — Data-driven optimization of industrial processes in time-varying environmentsIndustry is responsible for a large part of the global energy consumption and emissions. To help meet energy demands and reduce climate change, Extreme Efficiency aims to make industrial processes more energy efficient.2024-02-27T10:40:44+01:002024-03-11T20:57:23+01:00<img src='https://www.sintef.no/contentassets/e67dbe89b321469381adac2ec9fa658e/extreme-efficiency_shutterstock_2248569299.jpg?width=500' />
<p><b>Industry is responsible for a large part of the global energy consumption and emissions. To help meet energy demands and reduce climate change, Extreme Efficiency aims to make industrial processes more energy efficient.</b></p>
<p>By measuring the effect of small changes in operating conditions, known as perturbations, it is possible to discover if similar larger changes will contribute to a more efficient process. If done systematically, perturbations enable us to find the best operating settings. This form of optimization has been tested on a wide variety of industrial equipment such as ovens, grinding mills, wind...</p>https://www.sintef.no/en/projects/2024/freki/FrekiIPN Freki aims to develop a data-driven process for the pre-qualification of frequency containment reserves (FCR).2024-01-15T13:37:13+01:002024-03-11T20:56:40+01:00<img src='https://www.sintef.no/globalassets/project/freki/freki-engelsk.jpg?width=500' />
<p><b>IPN Freki aims to develop a data-driven process for the pre-qualification of frequency containment reserves (FCR).</b></p>
<p>FCR is crucial for maintaining power system stability, and consequently essential for ensuring the security of the power supply. The main objective is to develop and validate a new and simpler process for FCR pre-qualification, achieved through the following sub-goals: Validate simulation models of power plants using real-time measurements without disrupting operations. Determine the amount of...</p>https://www.sintef.no/en/projects/2024/ghost-digit/GHOST DigiTThis project aims to develop digital solutions that advance geological heat storage as an eco-friendly, scalable energy storage method, reducing energy demand and supporting the green energy transition.2024-02-22T12:52:39+01:002024-03-11T20:57:17+01:00<img src='https://www.sintef.no/contentassets/2b3f5ac98929448db178e02257b6c90c/gohstdigit_shutterstock_1536738020.jpg?width=500' />
<p><b>This project aims to develop digital solutions that advance geological heat storage as an eco-friendly, scalable energy storage method, reducing energy demand and supporting the green energy transition.</b></p>
<p>Renewable energy system Short-term or seasonal storage of heat underground is a scalable and environmentally friendly way of re-using energy and reducing electricity consumption for heating purposes. It could play the role as a key stabilizer in a future, renewable-based energy system that will depend largely on intermittent energy sources. Efficiency, profitability, and reduce energy loss Whi...</p>https://www.sintef.no/en/projects/2024/gohydro-graphic-processing-unit-accelerated-optimization-of-hydropower/GoHydro - Graphic Processing Unit-accelerated optimization of hydropowerIn GoHydro we aim to develop a novel algorithm for optimization of hydropower production. GoHydro will utilize the immense computing power of modern graphics processing unit (GPUs).2024-02-01T15:08:26+01:002024-03-11T20:57:01+01:00
<p><b>In GoHydro we aim to develop a novel algorithm for optimization of hydropower production. GoHydro will utilize the immense computing power of modern graphics processing unit (GPUs).</b></p>
<p>Project goals: Adding more details to the previously developed proof-of-concept algorithm Improve efficiency both by algorithmic and GPU programming techniques Include uncertainty in the scheduling of hydropower production Provide feasible solutions to the entire planning problem Graphic processing units (GPUs) have seen an explosive growth in use and performance over the last decade. Industrie...</p>https://www.sintef.no/en/projects/2024/gospel-gpu-accelerated-oil-spill-predictions-using-ensembles/GOSPEL - GPU-accelerated Oil Spill Predictions using EnsembLesGOSPEL aims to leverage GPU-accelerated simplified ocean models to investigate and estimate uncertainties in short-term predictions of the spread and fate of oil spill at sea.2024-03-08T10:49:08+01:002024-03-11T20:57:29+01:00<img src='https://www.sintef.no/contentassets/6efa7b440736470e9cf0f228cdf78a5e/gospel_shutterstock_2180858501.jpg?width=500' />
<p><b>GOSPEL aims to leverage GPU-accelerated simplified ocean models to investigate and estimate uncertainties in short-term predictions of the spread and fate of oil spill at sea.</b></p>
<p>SINTEF Ocean has for years developed the OSCAR — a software for predicting the spread and fate of oil spill at sea which is used operationally in emergency situations and for risk assessment related to contingency planning. At the same time, SINTEF Digital has developed GPU Ocean — a GPU-accelerated simplified ocean model for quantifying short-term uncertainties of ocean currents. The model...</p>https://www.sintef.no/en/projects/2024/holosurge-holographic-guidance-system-for-interventions-on-liver-and-pancreatic-cancers/HoloSurge: Holographic Guidance System for Interventions on Liver and Pancreatic CancersThe HoloSurge project will provide surgeons with a visualization and navigation tool that can improve clinical decision-making and reduce the risk of surgical complications in cancer surgery.2024-02-14T13:11:38+01:002024-03-11T20:57:12+01:00<img src='https://www.sintef.no/contentassets/08bbc3606397468eaa676d74989974f6/holosurge-concept.jpg?width=500' />
<p><b>The HoloSurge project will provide surgeons with a visualization and navigation tool that can improve clinical decision-making and reduce the risk of surgical complications in cancer surgery.</b></p>
<p>Surgical interventions are complex procedures involving a comprehensive team of healthcare professionals both before, during and after the surgery itself. A central part of this is clinical decision-making, which is a continuous process involving the whole surgical team who – based on the best available evidence, clinical experience, and the patient's individual circumstances – make informed...</p>https://www.sintef.no/en/projects/2024/hypowergt/HyPowerGT - Demonstrating a hydrogen-powered gas-turbine engine fuelled with up to 100% H2The HyPowerGT project aims at moving technological frontiers to enable gas turbines to operate on hydrogen without dilution.2024-03-06T12:34:42+01:002024-03-11T20:57:26+01:00<img src='https://www.sintef.no/globalassets/project/hypowergt/prosjektside-bilde.jpg?width=500' />
<p><b>The HyPowerGT project aims at moving technological frontiers to enable gas turbines to operate on hydrogen without dilution.</b></p>
<p>The core technology is a novel dry-low emission combustion technology (DLE H 2 ) capable of handling mixtures of natural gas and hydrogen with concentrations up to 100% H2. New combustion technology The combustion technology has been successfully validated at TRL5 (early 2021) retrofitted on the combustion system of a 13 MWe industrial gas turbine (NovaLT12). Besides ensuring low emissions and...</p>https://www.sintef.no/en/projects/2024/inclusive-city/Inclusive CityRethinking placemaking and the 15-minute concept through the lens of social inclusion, diversity and the Sustainable Development Goals2024-01-22T16:00:09+01:002024-03-11T20:56:53+01:00<img src='https://www.sintef.no/contentassets/123475ee4b444b99a9e06145629715ca/shutterstock_2123848736-1.jpg?width=500' />
<p><b>Rethinking placemaking and the 15-minute concept through the lens of social inclusion, diversity and the Sustainable Development Goals</b></p>
<p>Why InclusiveCity? In the past decade, placemaking has become an appealing and widely used tool to implement the 15-minute city and improve the quality of life in cities and make places more attractive. However, placemaking is often driven by the private sector and entrepreneurs, and it is still hardly used as a tool for urban generation by the public sector. Furthermore, placemaking and...</p>https://www.sintef.no/en/projects/2024/intend-intent-based-data-operation-in-the-computing-continuum/INTEND: Intent-based data operation in the computing continuumThe INTEND project will use cutting edge AI solutions to achieve automated operation of the computing continuum based on the intents of human stakeholders, creating a toolbox that continually learns how to adapt and orchestrate cloud and edge resources.2024-02-14T10:16:08+01:002024-03-11T20:57:11+01:00<img src='https://www.sintef.no/contentassets/27de40c826944c55ab34274864338172/intend_shutterstock_2136227099.jpg?width=500' />
<p><b>The INTEND project will use cutting edge AI solutions to achieve automated operation of the computing continuum based on the intents of human stakeholders, creating a toolbox that continually learns how to adapt and orchestrate cloud and edge resources.</b></p>
<p>ENFIELD is an EU-funded project that aims to enable the cognitive computing continuum , by using the recent breakthroughs in AI to bring human-like intelligence into the management of computing and network infrastructure. The project will create a toolbox consisting of 11 innovative software tools, revolving around three main pillars: «Adapt» like a human: The AI-models employed in the toolbox...</p>https://www.sintef.no/en/projects/2024/living-well-with-progressive-ms-a-personalised-goal-oriented-holistic-community-based-rehabilitation-programme-to-improve-functioning-and-wellbeing/Living well with progressive multiple sclerosis: rehabilitation to improve functioning and wellbeingTo develop and evaluate a new community-based comprehensive, holistic, goal-oriented multi-symptom rehabilitation programme tailored to the needs and circumstances of each individual.2024-01-18T11:58:50+01:002024-01-18T11:58:50+01:00<img src='https://www.sintef.no/contentassets/68cff98c8479471191ccb9590abc09ec/living-well-ms_shutterstock_2211548891.jpg?width=500' />
<p><b>To develop and evaluate a new community-based comprehensive, holistic, goal-oriented multi-symptom rehabilitation programme tailored to the needs and circumstances of each individual.</b></p>
<p>Overview Despite medical advances, people with Progressive Multiple Sclerosis (pwPMS) continue to experience symptoms that cause poor quality of life and reduced wellbeing. These symptoms negatively affect their personal, social and professional lives, and the psychological wellbeing of their carers and/or family members. This project was inspired by the day-to-day difficulties pwPMS and their...</p>https://www.sintef.no/en/projects/2024/marinerg-marine-renewable-energy-distributed-research-infrastructure-preparatory-phase/MARINERG - Marine Renewable Energy Distributed Research Infrastructure - Preparatory PhaseThe MARINERG-i Distributed Research Infrastructure (DRI) unites and consolidates the EU Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) testing facilities to accelerate development and realise the potential of this sector.2024-02-15T15:41:32+01:002024-03-11T20:57:13+01:00
<p><b>The MARINERG-i Distributed Research Infrastructure (DRI) unites and consolidates the EU Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) testing facilities to accelerate development and realise the potential of this sector.</b></p>
<p>The world is currently undergoing a significant shift in all aspects of energy supply and the vast potential of ORE is being realised and is an intrinsic part of the future plans. Through the acceleration of technology development MARINERG-i will provide significant support to achieving the EU Green Deal targets. This will strengthen European scientific and engineering expertise as well as fost...</p>https://euprojectmission.net/MISSION – Emission-free HV and MV transmission switchgear for AC and DCMISSION will develop and demonstrate three new SF6-free switchgear components for medium and high voltage (MV and HV).2024-02-13T14:32:43+01:002024-03-11T20:57:10+01:00
<p><b>MISSION will develop and demonstrate three new SF6-free switchgear components for medium and high voltage (MV and HV).</b></p>
<p>MISSION contributes to minimising both the use of fossil fuels and emissions of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere by Developing SF6-free switchgear for AC and DC systems will enable emission-free energy transmission in a resilient and sustainable electric grid. The SF6-free switchgear components are for use in the future AC and DC systems. They will enable emission-free energy transmission i...</p>https://www.sintef.no/en/projects/2024/primed/PRIMEDRedesigning the Primary Sector for Maximizing Bioeconomy Development2024-01-15T11:11:06+01:002024-03-11T20:56:38+01:00<img src='https://www.sintef.no/globalassets/project/primed/primed-logo-stor.jpg?width=500' />
<p><b>Redesigning the Primary Sector for Maximizing Bioeconomy Development</b></p>
<p>The PRIMED project , dedicated to unlocking the vast potential of underutilized biomass resources from primary sectors, has been officially launched. Supported by the European Union’s Horizon Europe Program and involving a consortium of 12 partners from Belgium, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Norway, Spain, and Portugal, it will develop diverse fair value chains to convert underutilized...</p>