SINTEF projects

Land use and planning for infrastructure and nature

A collaborative forum gathering various stakeholders to explore key topics in the field of smart buildings and publish actionable insights to help tackle challenges in this industry.

OptiFLEX will investigate the interaction between very large rotors (>20MW), towers and the floater supporting them, to precisely understand vibrations, mitigate fatigue and avoid failure.

RenewHydro aims to develop knowledge and solutions that enable flexible hydropower to support the realization of energy transition and achieve national energy, climate, and environmental goals.

More efficient rail mobility via innovative AI-based methods, by enabling optimized planning of rail replacement services and cost-effective infrastructure investment decisions.

The main objective of RESPOND-SEA is to promote knowledge to improve interaction, collaboration, and coordination between public sectors, administrative levels, and between governmental and non-governmental bodies in the safeguarding of critical...

Norsonic AS, SINTEF and NINA are launching a new project aimed at advancing AI’s ability to understand and recognize of sound. The project is called ROaR (Robust Acoustic Recognition) and is funded by Norsonic AS and the Research Council of Norway.

SecurEL facilitates a secure, resilient, and sustainable electricity distribution grid that ensures both the security of electricity supply and a path to a net-zero emissions society.

Selective breeding has proven a promising tool to increase the fecundity in copepods. In SEQOP, SINTEF, NOFIMA and CFEED will assess if selectively bred lines of Acartia tonsa also display genetic alterations.

SocialFeed will develop a firm foundation on social sustainability assessment specifically adapted to the Norwegian agri- and aquafeed sectors and evaluate the sector’s net social footprint.

The aim is to ensure onboard and onshore competence for low emission, efficient and safe operation of Wind-Assisted Propulsion System (WAPS) ships, to enable industry to invest and upscale WAPS.

This project is working on new insulation liquids for transformers that can be safer, more sustainable, and better at cooling.

Carbon-negative pressurized hydrogen production from waste using an energy efficient protonic membrane reformer.

Demonstrating a High-energy and High-power hybrid battery storagE soLutIonS platform for multiple grid services

Our focus is on developing human-centric, inclusive, and sustainable solutions that enable seamless collaboration between AI-driven automation and human skills. Through innovative technologies, such as augmented reality, real-time AI training, and...

The FUSE vision is to rapidly reduce emissions from the global fleet by unlocking the full potential of operational data through fusing AI and ship hydrodynamics for next generation voyage optimization.

The purpose of the research project is to generate new knowledge about how children experience living temporarily outside their parents’ home after a care takeover by the child protection service, both in the short and long term.

The project will improve the access to locally produced spare parts and other custom-made parts to the seafood industry in the Arctics, by using 3D printing with metal alloys and polymer composites.