SINTEF projects

Good condition and lifetime data is necessary as basis for estimating remaining lifetime and failure probability for power system components.

The future power system will be highly complex due to the integration of renewables and realization of smart grids.

The RAMSES project will provide the Fuel Cell community with an innovative high performance, robust, durable and cost-effective Solid Oxide Fuel Cell owing to the Metal Supported Cell (MSC) concept i.e. a cell design consisting of thin ceramic...

Project STAYERS is dedicated to the goal of obtaining 40,000 hours of PEM fuel cell lifetime employing the best technological and scientific means. Apart from materials research it also requires a detailed investigation of degradation mechanisms and...

ColdWear: Textiles and clothing for improved safety, performance, and comfort in the High North

The main objective and target innovation of this proposed project is a new and improved coating for metal (stainless steel) bipolar plates for PEM fuel cells, which ensures a lifetime of more than 10 000 hours with a high feasibility for low cost...

The ThinSi project will develop a solar cell processing chain for high throughput, cost-effective manufacturing of thin film silicon based solar cells on low-cost silicon substrates. The substrates will be made on the basis of an innovative powder-to...

The overall objective of the project is to establish basic understanding of deep water pipeline repair welding and hot tapping, as studied in both national and international laboratories using pressure chambers to simulate dry hyperbaric welding...

The main goal of the project is to establish criteria and solutions for safe and cost-effective application of materials for hydrocarbon exploration and production in arctic regions.

The resistance at the metal contact-semiconductor interface and recombination at the passivating layer-semiconductor interface are two important bottlenecks for improving the performance of current solar cells. These processes are quantum mechanical...

The discovery of porous hybrid materials constructed from inorganic nodes and organic multifunctional linkers has established a new area of inorganic-organic hybrids (Metal-Organic Frameworks, MOFs) with extraordinary performance as compared to...

The main goal of the project HYPRO is to develop a hybrid manufacturing system by integration of additive manufacturing with conventional manufacturing technologies, such as milling, grinding and others, with the objective of competitive production...

The aim of this project was to build competence and knowledge regarding vulnerabilities related to the changing electric power system, especially due to new requirements and changing operating conditions, and thereby contribute to ensure an...

Since 2009 NOWITECH has developed 40 innovations in Offshore wind. NOWITECH was concluded as an FME by the end og 2017. NOWITECH is now continued as a research network.

For many years, offshore oil and gas production from the Norwegian continental shelf has led the industry to use innovative subsea technology combined with long distance multiphase transport.

CenBio addresses the entire value chains of virgin biomass and biodegradable waste fractions, including their production, harvesting and transportation, the conversion to heat and power, and the upgrade of residues to valuable products.

”Establish fundamental competence on new and pioneering concepts for realizing power electronic converters for deepwater applications. The developed know-how will give Norwegian vendors and oil companies new possibilities for realizing future...

Early Recognition, Monitoring and Integrated Management of Emerging, New Technology Related, Risks The project deals with management of emerging (new technology related) risks, e.g. related to nanotechnology. The goal has been to develop an agreed...