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SINTEF has led a project for sustainable maritime transport in North Africa. The result is a transport boat powered by batteries from solar cells.

Even in Norway, more people than ever are cycling in winter. But what types of cycle paths are best for the cyclist, the bike, the path itself and the environment?

Norwegian fjord and coastal ice represent a potential security threat, as it may cut off entire communities from the outside world.

Air traffic controllers from Norway and Italy tested new software in a real time validation exercise at research institute SINTEF's premises in Oslo. The software aims to help them make better use of the airspace and reduce flight delays.

SINTEF is intensifying its efforts for emission-free air traffic, and became this week a member of two exclusive, European partnerships with ambitious plans for green aviation.

In just a few years, it may take you only 30 minutes to travel the distance between Oslo and Trondheim.

The EU has awarded 25 MEUR to an ambitious project for European airports, to increase the use of new technologies in aviation. In Norway, AVINOR and SINTEF will contribute to green aviation.

New research is showing that a combination of perceived risk and worry determines the forms of transport chosen by pedestrians and cyclists.

The Norwegian Civil Aviation Authority, Avinor, the Federation of Norwegian Industries and SINTEF are joining forces to establish an innovation and testing centre that will seek to promote the development of sustainable aviation and thus reduce...

Wind propulsion is having a renaissance as part of the push towards more environmentally friendly shipping. As a step towards contributing more actively to connect, learn and share our research within the exciting field of wind propulsion, SINTEF...

As a part of the project “Design and Verification of Large Floating Coastal Structures” (LFCS), a new model test was recently conducted in the Ocean Basin Laboratory.

A new Roadmap for Smart and Autonomous Sea Transport Systems was unveiled at the SMI Forum in Singapore on October 22nd, by Senior Minister of State for Transport and Foreign Affairs, Mr. Chee Hong Tat, and the Ambassador of Norway to Singapore, Ms...

SINTEF and NTNU will in collaboration with the University of Washington, the University of Gothenburg and Chalmers find new solutions for urban logistics, services for last-mile distribution, and how to integrate urban logistics into public planning...

The 21st of January marked the start of the four-year project AUTOSHIP. This self-propelled vessel research project is supported by EU's Horizon 2020 research programme. The project has a frame of more than 20 million euros, which is one of the...

The world’s transportation network is constantly growing. “Green asphalt” and sustainable bus transportation will ease the environmental impact of future transport routes.