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Recent environmental considerations, as salmon lice, escape of farmed fish and release of nutrients, have prompted the Norwegian aquaculture industry to consider the use of closed fish production...

Norwegian Directorate for Civil Protection (DSB) assigned SINTEF to identify information that can be used for periodic monitoring and evaluation of safety development in and around establishments...

The purpose of the project is to analyse productivity growth in general hospitals in Norway after the introduction of Activity-based funding (ISF) in 1997. The project will also investigate...

PROJECT INTEGRATE aims at gaining valuable insights into integrated care, starting from the premise that it offers benefits for patients and for Europe’s health and social security systems, which...

Women in the 20-24-year-old age range have the highest rate of abortions in Norway. In order to determine whether free hormone-based contraception changes contraception habits and abortion rates...

Artificial reefs are manmade constructions that are deployed on the seabed and form the basis for the establishment of a new ecosystem. There is an increasing interest in using coastal areas not...

Information about components and equipment Info-blad is concise information about high voltage equipment and -systems. Info-blad is written in Norwegian. The information is based on component...

By converting organic matter into biochar, which has a high stability, carbon can remain fixed in soils for several centuries. Carbon sequestration via pyrolysis and deposition of biochar in soil...

The main objective of the project is to increase the knowledge concerning the electricity demand for end-users such as household customers. This includes knowledge concerning both the total...

Micro-optical microphones have many advantages over conventional condenser or capacitive microphones. They offer immunity toward electromagnetic interference and need only a small membrane, which...

The Norwegian oil company StatoilHydro has developed a new concept for an unmanned oil & gas platform. The platform should be equipped with intelligent and reliable robotic and...

Underwater video cameras are commonly used in the fish farming industry for inspecting the health and wellbeing of the fish, monitoring the feeding process, etc. However, for many applications it...

CREATIV represents a platform for research and development with focus on energy efficiency in industry. It aims to boost development and deployment of energy efficient technology in industry and...

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...

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The overall objective of the DECARBit project was to enable zero-emission pre-combustion power plants by 2020 with a capture cost of less than 15€/ton with the highest feasible capture rate....

EFFORT can contribute to 25 % reduction of CO₂ release on the Norwegian Continental Shelf and Globally! The ultimate goal of EFFORT is to develop Energy Efficient technologies and solutions for...

The future European electricity system will be more integrated cross-borders and will include a larger share of renewable intermittent generation than what is the case today. This development...

The goal of the "Validation of the SHARM model" project is to facilitate implementation of the SHARM (Short-term Hydropower Application with Risk Modelling) model in the hydropower industry....

This project will contribute to new knowledge on efficient use of sea transportation and efficient quay operations within the forest value chain, in order to increase the quantities of timber and...