SINTEF Community projects

The "Coincidence factors and peak load of building in the Norwegian low carbon society – COFACTOR" project will provide knowledge to improve both grid planning and design of buildings.

Enhancing optimal exploitation of solar energy in Nordic cities through the digitalization of the built environment

Today, road, sea, air and rail traffic are managed within silos. ORCHESTRA explores future traffic management – so called traffic orchestration. The traffic will be controlled and coordinated in a more proactive and resilient manner both within and...

The concept of Positive Energy Districts (PEDs) has increasingly been integrated into the climate neutrality discourse. PEDs have also been purported to hold the key to transform the urban energy system and to be an important pillar of smart cities.

Developing innovations to facilitate planning and operation of Sustainable Plus Energy Neighbourhoods in different climate zones of Europe

Fires lead to major losses every year, both in terms of fatalities and injured people, and in terms of lost values. In response to this challenge, the Fire Research and Innovation Centre (FRIC) started in 2019.

We study the role of the energy system in the transition to the zero-emission society.

Ocean Plastic Turned into an Opportunity in Circular Economy

Risk reduction through climate adaptation of buildings and infrastructure