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The research institutes SINTEF Materials and Chemistry and SINTEF Petroleum Research have merged from 1 January 2018. The new institute is called SINTEF Industry.

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SINTEF Industry

SINTEF Industry performs contract research and delivers solutions and services that create value for customers. With our cross-disciplinary knowledge base and advanced laboratories as a base, we develop – in close collaboration with our customers – technology and solutions within a broad range of research areas and industries.

The research institutes SINTEF Materials and Chemistry and SINTEF Petroleum Research have merged from 1 January 2018. The new institute is called SINTEF Industry. Tel-Tek Foundation in Porsgrunn is merged into SINTEF as a research group in SINTEF Industry. Through this merger, SINTEF comes even closer to the industry in the region, and brings valuable cutting edge expertise in powder technology, CO2 capture and storage, early-stage cost estimation and biogas.

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Publications

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Events

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Laboratories

Advanced laboratories within several technology areas

Projects

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Software and framework

We develop software and framework that creates great value for our customers

News

Capturing CO2 using heat pumps

22 May 2018

Capturing the greenhouse gas CO2 from industrial processes such as cement manufacture is a demanding and therefore expensive exercise. However, by introducing a renewable powered heat pump in the capture system, the energy required to capture CO2 is reduced by three quarters.

Robot vision makes solar cell manufacture more efficient

12 June 2018

In order to maintain the leading position of Norwegian solar cell manufacture on the global stage, we need sensors that can see what humans can’t.

New research into the use of composite materials aims to reduce bridge costs and provide more durable wind turbines

16 May 2018

Bridges constructed with fibre reinforced polymers (composites) may become a familiar sight in Europe if a new pan-European research project achieves its objectives. The project also aims to provide more durable and reliable wind turbines.
News list

Projects

SFI Circular – Value creation in a green economy

23 January 2018

Norway and the EU are prioritising a Circular Economy agenda to deliver the next generation of jobs, growth and investment. Research funds, innovation support, consumer demands and legislative requirements will provide opportunities for those businesses using resources more productively.

COMET - Conversion between Magnetic, Electric, and Thermal energies in phase-transforming materials

06 February 2018

This project aims to develop a radically new technology for harvesting low-temperature heat. Such heat is available in huge amounts from renewable sources (e.g. geothermal and solar) as well as in many industrial and domestic processes.

ENSUREAL - Integrated cross-sectorial approach for environmentally sustainable and resource-efficient alumina production

03 April 2018

The goal of the Ensureal EU project, is to ensure zero waste production of alumina in Europe. This will be done by developing a zero-waste process for alumina production that can handle a wider range of bauxite than the existing process. The process will minimise the environmental impact of bauxite mining and alumina production.
Project list

The institute has many projects in cooperation with international participants through EU grants.

Laboratories

Materials testing

We can test and characterise a wide range of different materials in our laboratories. Materials and components are bent, tensioned and compressed, and go through fracture- and fatigue tests.

Process Metallurgical Laboratories

Modern production of high quality metallic materials requires advanced knowledge of pyro-metallurgical processes. SINTEF optimises metallurgical processes and raw materials, using a combination of laboratory scale and pilot scale experimental techniques, combined with thermochemical modelling.

Mass spectrometry - Advanced research-based analyses

We perform research-based mass spectrometric (MS) and high-throughput (HTS) analyses for SINTEF, academia and industry.
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Strategic Centres

SINTEF Industry is represented in the national research centers for environmentally friendly energy (FME) and research-based Innovation (SFI). We have several Gemini Centers in cooperation with NTNU in Trondheim and the University of Oslo.

Centres for Research-based Innovation (SFI)
The purpose of the SFI is to build up and strengthen Norwegian research groups that work in close collaboration with partners from innovative industry and innovative public enterprises.

Centres for Environment-friendly Energy Research (FME)
The objective of the scheme for FME is to establish time-limited research centres which conduct concentrated, focused and long-term research of high international calibre in order to solve specific challenges in the field.

Gemini centres
The Gemini Centres form a model for strategic cooperation in which scientific groups with parallel interests coordinate their scientific efforts and jointly operate their resources.

Employees

Eli Aamot

Eli Aamot

Executive Vice President
952 71 607
Name
Eli Aamot
Title
Executive Vice President
Phone
952 71 607
Department
Industry - Administration
Office
Trondheim
Company
SINTEF AS
Cornelis Spooren

Cornelis Spooren

Research Director
930 59 412
Name
Cornelis Spooren
Title
Research Director
Phone
930 59 412
Department
Materials and Nanotechnology
Office
Trondheim
Company
SINTEF AS
Rune Bredesen

Rune Bredesen

Research Director
938 11 279
Name
Rune Bredesen
Title
Research Director
Phone
938 11 279
Department
Sustainable Energy Technology
Office
Oslo
Company
SINTEF AS
Nina Dahl

Nina Dahl

Research Director
415 47 918
Name
Nina Dahl
Title
Research Director
Phone
415 47 918
Department
Metal Production and Processing
Office
Oslo
Company
SINTEF AS
Lars Sørum

Lars Sørum

Research Director
928 04 925
Name
Lars Sørum
Title
Research Director
Phone
928 04 925
Department
Petroleum
Office
Trondheim
Company
SINTEF AS

About us

The institue performs research and development, advanced consultancy and laboratory services. We work closely with industry in development of advanced materials, products, processes and new tools, and seek out new, environmentally friendly processing methods that will increase productivity and raise quality standards.

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Contact info

SINTEF Industry has facilities in Trondheim and Oslo, Norway.
switchboard: 40003730, e-mail

SINTEF Industry is situated at 9 locations in Trondheim.
For the correct delivery address:
Search for the name behind the order, klick on the name, and see the map below for the correct street address.

Postal address, Trondheim
SINTEF Industry
P.O.Box 4760 Torgarden, NO-7465 Trondheim, Norway

 

Postal address, Oslo
SINTEF Industry
P.O.Box 124 Blindern, 0314 Oslo, Norway

Postal address, Bergen:
SINTEF Industri
Thormøhlens gate 53 C, 5006 Bergen, Norway

Postal address Porsgrunn:
SINTEF Industri
Kjølnes ring 30, 3918 Porsgrunn, Norway