It sounds obvious to start looking for salmon feed resources in the sea, where the fish would naturally find their food. Currently, however, a lot of salmon feed is based on imported agricultural...
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A 3D printer in action. This technology can now replace manufacturing processes once regarded as very complex. Photo: Istock/krill4mula Standard You may have seen, or bought and tested, a hobby...
What happens if you experience a power outage that lasts for many days? For most of us, our homes will become too cold to be considered habitable. Stock photo: iStock Blog Energy efficiency in...
A hydrogen-powered truck containing goods bound for grocery stores filling up with hydrogen at the ASKO terminal at Tiller in Trondheim. Photo: SINTEF/Steffen Møller-Holst Notes The first of...
SINTEF, together with the Renewable Energy Cluster (RENERGY), has taken a leading role in achieving mid-Norway’s status as a “hydrogen valley”. The initiative launched at Fremtidens Industri (FI)...
A fish farm net pen made of hard plastic. Researchers argue that it should be made easier to recycle this type of material. Photo: Henrik Lund/AKVA Group Standard Results emerging from a recent...
New technology will transform the production of bleaching and disinfection chemicals in the European chemical industry. Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) is used as a whitener or disinfection chemical in...
The energy storage system described by researchers retains heat which is created from solar energy during the day. The system then releases that heat when it gets cold, such as in the evening,...
Concrete has revolutionised our approach to building, but current production accounts for as much as eight per cent of global CO2 emissions. Stock photo: Thor Nielsen Standard It sounds almost...
The Norwegian Test Center for Seaweed Cultivation and Utilization Technologies provides equipment and knowledge that will strengthen the national seaweed industry. Cultivation of the oceans is...
Autonomous vessels becoming increasingly widespread. The interest in autonomous vessels for a variety of purposes, such as passenger transport, cargo transport, ferries, search and rescue...
The terms digitalisation and digital transformation have been tossed around and used interchangeably in parliamentary and consultants’ reports, and in the media. In this blog, SINTEF research...
Jostein Thorstensen in the lab with the new 3D-camera. Photo: Werner Juvik Standard SINTEF is developing a new 3D camera that is robust and accurate enough to be the ‘eyes’ of a planetary rover...
A positive user experience is the basis for good design. When it comes to this electric high-speed ferry, the aim is that passengers shall feel that they are travelling in a transport system of...
Scientists at SINTEF take part in developing a CO2-reducing, remote façade maintenance system that will contribute to green change at both a national and international scale. In order for...
Fishing gear and nets often end up as plastic waste. Photo: Fjellfrosk Media/Dsolve Notes Most of the plastic waste currently found in the oceans is derived from the fisheries and aquaculture...
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In search of a smarter grid
In this article, Gerd Kjølle writes that a worldwide search is now underway to find smart solutions that will lead to a more digitalised and flexible electricity grid system. “SINTEF’s...
When we humans hear the word ‘battery’, we use context to distinguish between an energy storage system and an artillery unit. But computer systems think differently. Researchers are now developing...
...01/02/2023 – Trondheim, Norway. SINTEF will use its expertise on multiphase modelling and world-class CO2 flow facility, DeFACTO, to develop simulator technology for transporting and injecting...
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Making oxygen on the Moon
No shortage of oxygen for astronaut Buzz Aldrin – walking on the Moon on 20 July 1969. Photo courtesy of NASA. Standard It is now 50 years since astronauts last walked on the lunar surface, but...