Ocean Space Laboratories

– the Norwegian node of ECCSEL RI

SINTEF Energy Research operates laboratories for high voltage, high power and climatic testing. Customers are manufacturers, suppliers and users of electric power equipment.

The Marine Cybernetics Laboratory is a wave basin, especially ­suited for tests of marine control systems, due to the relatively small size and advanced instrumentation package. It is also suitable for more specialized hydrodynamic tests (for example...

SINTEF Multiphase Flow Laboratory is one of the world’s largest multiphase test facilities and a research Infrastructure of national importance.

– a vital tool for energy research in Norway

NTNU and SINTEF have built a new National Smart Grid Laboratory in Trondheim with funding from the Research Council of Norway in cooperation with the Artic University of Norway and Smart Innovation Østfold.

The main activity of the towing tanks is related to investigation of hydrodynamic performance of ships. This includes resistance, propulsion, seakeeping in head and following seas, and directional stability tests with free running models. The tanks...

The underwater testing lab provides an easy-to-access pool for equipment testing, particularly suited for testing cameras and other imaging systems.

In the welding laboratory, we perform hyperbaric welding, weldability testing and weld thermal simulations.