This report outlines the main characteristics of selected plastic material streams, serving as deliverable D3.1 for the Plasticene project. It focuses on the most common, high-volume plastic material streams used in five industry sectors in Norway: construction, Electrical and Electronic Equipment...
We study the integration of digitization, smart scheduling, local renewable energy production, and variable energy prices in different industrial com panies to make an optimization entity for industrial cluster energy use. We discuss two energy optimization approaches: a centralized choice for all...
This report summarises the initiatives undertaken in the Emergency Department (ED) of Ålesund sykehus to enhance patient care and theworkday for nurses. The objective was two-fold and involved addressing nurse understaffing and optimising rostering efficiency. We analysed care demand and nurse...
Input-output modeling provides a means to assess socioeconomic and environmental impacts of policies and instruments and, thus, support public and private decision makers. This report discusses aspects of scenario definition and indicator set development in the context of such modeling. A first case...
The amount of municipal solid waste generated is steadily increasing, while natural resources are depleted more and more. In this regard, efficient waste management and treatment are central to ensure that as many valuable resources as possible can be recovered at best possible quality. This should...
This report presents 25 concepts for making plastics from aquaculture more circular. The
concepts are based on industry initiatives, circular business models and management
principles. Furthermore, the report describes the theory behind circular economy and
relevant concepts, as well as the...
Dette arbeidsnotatet oppsummerer tilleggsanalyser som er gjort for å gjøre alternative vurderinger av økonomiske konsekvensene ved å forskriftsfeste responstidskrav for akutte hendelser knyttet til bilbasert ambulansetjeneste i Norge. Notatet omfatter en analyse der responstidskrav knyttes til...
There are hundreds of PAH compounds, and some of them are known to have negative effect on nature and humans if emitted to the environment. On a regulatory level, the long-term goal is to eliminate PAH emissions. It is important to measure PAH correctly to understand where these pollutants come from...
The transition towards a net-zero economy will require a large-scale implementation of low-carbon technologies. Concerns have been raised whether the availability of minerals will be a bottleneck for the green transition, prompting discussion about the opening new mining frontiers for supplying...
Input-output modeling allows to study the possible impacts to environmental and socioeconomic areas from decisions surrounding sustainability and business competitiveness.
By way of two case studies, this report identifies challenges and presents methods for
scenario implementation and indicator...
Denne rapporten gir et estimat på de økonomiske konsekvensene av å realisere en ambisjon om å få til en 90 % måloppnåelse i forhold til responstid ved akutte hendelser knyttet til bilbasert ambulansetjeneste i Norge. Områder i landet som må betjenes av ambulansebåt eller ambulansehelikopter som...
Computer simulations were used to investigate the potential of large-scale bubble curtains for lowering the sea surface temperature locally and regionally. Large scale simulations of this type have not been reported in the literature to our knowledge nor does large scale validation data exist. It is...
