The purpose of the project was to contribute to finding optimal investments in protection, control and automation (PCA) in the power system, reduce costs related to operation and maintenance, and control interruption costs.
Energy EFFiciency and LOad curve impacts of COMmercial Development in competitive markets.
The goal of the project is to efficiently bring oil and gas from offshore installations to shore through pipelines.
The aim of this project is to develop practical and targeted strategies with the emphasis on personal safety and finances, decision criteria, and simple tools, all with a view to optimal grid management (maintenance and renewal). This will include...
Each year, Norwegian end users lose an estimated more than NOK 2 billion due to interruptions and voltage problems in the power grid.
The objective of this project has been to gain new knowledge and to establish new laboratory facilities for future R&D projects on the design and use of power electronic converters in power systems.
- new tool for local planning of sustainable energy systems
Maintenance and rehabilitation of hydropower plants involves projects with substantial economic and safety consequences. The main challenge for the decision maker is, based on an overall assessment, to prioritize and select the right projects at the...
A concept for empowerment, participation, and rehabilitation for people with disabilities in low income countries
The Geilo Winter Schools, first established in 2001, are an annual meeting place where young researchers can get updated on new ideas, methods and theories within the eScience field. The schools attract a number of participants to spend a week in...
Industrial challenges - Oil wells produce a lot of water (e.g. 30%), while customers specify the water content to be below a certain limit (e.g. 0.5%). One technique for separating water from the crude oil is so-called gravity separators; large tanks...
SINTEF has played a key role in the development of various financing schemes in health care in Norway. From the early development of DRGs, until the more recent changes in the overall block funding and capitation.
When the proposed HVDC links from southern Norway to the Netherlands and Germany start operation, the total exchange capacity to the Continent will increase to about 2800 MW from the four HVDC terminals located within a geographical distance of...
Saline Aquifer CO2 Storage (SACS) - an offshore demonstration at the Sleipner field Reduction of the emission of gases with potential negative climate effects has been defined as one of the major goals of the Kyoto conference. Removal of CO2 from...
REMAFEX was an international collaborative project (an EU project under the Esprit programme) for developing a new distributed IT concept for condition-based maintenance of hydropower plants.