
- Unit:
- SINTEF Energy Research
- Department:
- Thermal Energy
- Office:
- Trondheim
Dr. Øyvind Skreiberg is Chief Scientist of Stationary Bioenergy at SINTEF in Trondheim, Norway and holds a doctoral degree in thermal conversion of biomass from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) in Trondheim. He has 30 years' experience in the field and has worked and published on a number of bioenergy topics. He is active in international networks as IEA Bioenergy, EERA Bioenergy and RHC-ETIP as well as biocarbon/biochar networks.
Education
1997 Dr.ing., Thermal Energy, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)
1992 M.Sc., Thermal Energy, Norwegian Institute of Technology (NTH)
1990 B.Sc., Mechanical Engineering, Østfold Polytechnic School
Competence and research areas
Present research activities and fields of interest:
- Fundamentals of thermochemical conversion processes
- Fundamental and applied experimental work
- Biomass heat and power
- Small-scale combustion units; Stoves for low-energy houses
- Emissions from combustion
- Chemical kinetics, with special focus on fuel-NOx
- Torrefaction (dry and wet)
- Pyrolysis and carbonization (for fuel, reductant and alternative uses)
- Techno-economics, value chains, sustainability
- Renewable heating and cooling
Highlighted publications
- Numerical models for thermochemical degradation of thermally thick woody biomass, and their application in domestic wood heating appliances and grate furnaces
- Upgrading biomass fuels via wet torrefaction: A review and comparison with dry torrefaction
- A critical review on additives to reduce ash related operation problems in biomass combustion applications
- TGA and macro-TGA characterisation of biomass fuels and fuel mixtures
- Ammonia chemistry below 1400 K under fuel-rich conditions in a flow reactor
Projects
- SusWoodStoves - Sustainable wood stoves through stove, building integration and value chain optimisation
- BioCarbUp - Optimising the biocarbon value chain for a sustainable metallurgical industry
- Arbaheat
- GrateCFD
- WoodCFD
- BioCarb+ – Enabling the biocarbon value chain for energy
- StableWood
- STOP
- KRAV = KRAft + Varme (CHP) - combined heat and power production from biomass
Expertise
Other publications
- Emission factors, their reliability and needs for improvement – the case of wood stoves
- Bed Model for Grate-Fired Furnaces: Computational Fluid Dynamics Modeling and Comparison to Experiments
- SusWoodStoves Newsletter 1-2022
- BioCarbUp Newsletter 1-2022
- Investigation of the properties and reactivity of biocarbons at high temperature in mixture of CO/CO2
- Effect of calcination temperature and time on properties of steam exploded pellets
- A critical review and discussion on emission factors for wood stoves
- Effect of calcination temperature and time on properties of steam exploded pellets
- Investigation of the properties and reactivity of biocarbons at high temperature in mixture of CO/CO2
- A critical review and discussion on emission factors for wood stoves