...world with application going from the packaging industry to airplane parts and power lines. It is found as a compound and it is commonly extracted from bauxite. Norway is the biggest producer of primary aluminium in Western Europe and 80 % of it is exported . About 1.2 million tonnes of aluminium were produced...
...of FINE’s research and shows how local energy communities can be effectively integrated into Norway's distribution network. Rapport-bilde sluttrapport FINE What are local energy communities? Local energy communities (LECs) represent a shift towards local power generation, storage, and consumption. In EU...
...heavy and large to be utilized on most platforms. By attaching a steam bottoming cycle, which utilizes the excess heat from a platform's gas turbines, the "combined cycle" produces power from the combustion heat twice. This way the platform's power demand is covered by a lower gas consumption- and with...
...refinery In this project a study was made of the performance and cost of CO2 capture integrated into four different generic refineries: Base Case 1) Simple refinery with a nominal capacity of 100 000 bbl/d Base Case 2) and 3) Medium and highly complex refineries with nominal capacity of 220 000 bbl/d...
...such as inspections, robotic maintenance, and orbit change, thereby extending satellite lifespan. EROSS objective The EROSS projects' objective is to demonstrate European solutions for on-orbit servicing of satellites, enabling a large range of efficient and safe orbital support services. These solutions...
...of the existing build stock, by creating and implementing data-driven applications that can optimise energy use. Buildings are responsible for 40% of the primary energy demand in the EU and for a high share of peak electricity use; the bulk of it for heating and cooling. Thanks to their high thermal inertia...
Wave and Wind Load Models for Floating Wind Turbine. WINDMOOR's main goal is to enable a more efficient design of floating wind turbine farms, by improving load analysis methods. Key knowledge needs that are addressed include: Validated hydrodynamic load models for low-frequency excitation and damping...
...heating and cooling solutions, as well as significant economic benefits through reduced energy use in the supermarket sector all across Europe. The project reaches all those that make the decisions for new technology, those offering and optimising solutions, those setting the frameworks and those supporting...
European power system is expected to become more integrated and include a larger share of intermittent renewable production. This development is driven by EU environmental targets and ambitions. In Norway, new cables to Europe, tighter market coupling and increased contributions from intermittent production...
Metallurgy is to deliver an integrated pilot-scale facility for the combinatorial synthesis and testing of many thousands of unexplored alloy formulations. This facility would be the first of its kind in the world and would represent a significant advance for metallurgy. The novel technology that enables...
DeepStruct will enable a significant increase of automation within logistics and automation through developing 3D cameras capable of imaging transparent and other challenging objects. Today's 3D cameras are not able to see transparent parts, which leads to challenges in relation to automation of several...
...heat pulses released into the well fluid for real-time downhole flow monitoring. The system comprises autonomous heat sources installed in the well and software for interpretation of measured heat pulses. The HIP Source project seeks to create improved numerical models for the generated heat pulses. ...
...make the design process of hybrid fuel cell and battery systems easier, cheaper and quicker. Fuel cells have promise in transport applications ranging from cars to ocean ships where they are competing with well-established technologies. As a complicated and disruptive technology, fuel cells require specialized...
SINTEF has recently developed a method to produce 3-dimensional nanostructures of silicon and aluminum, nano-wires and nano-tunnels, using the self-organizing tendency of these two materials. These structures can potentially increase the efficiency of solar cells without increasing costs significantly...
Protection and Fault Handling in Offshore HVDC Grids Background In the last years the initiatives for promoting a large-scale offshore grid infrastructure in the North Sea have received a growing political support by European institutions. Pre-feasibility studies have already demonstrated potential...
...overall objective of ENERLYTE is to generate knowledge of liquid, polymeric and composite based of electrolytes suitable for high voltage Li-ion batteries. Li ion batteries are critical to many of the personal electronics and most electric cars in the world today. The future of these batteries is based...
The main objectives for the ZAS project are to improve the performance and lifetime of zinc-air batteries as well as reducing their cost. In the ZAS project we will develop a rechargeable zinc-air battery system for efficient and cost-effective stationary energy storage. Establishing Renewable Energy...
The EU Strategic Energy Technology Plan (SET-Plan) was launched in 2008 and updated in 2015. It coordinates European low-carbon research and innovation activities. In 2018, the Temporary Working Group for Offshore Wind Energy delivered the SET-Plan Offshore Wind Implementation Plan. The SETWind project...
...how to support development teams in their work, and devise methods for using data to create new products and services. Examples of topics that are relevant to study (the work with the partners will define the list): Data and ownership: Who should own and how should we share data? Products from data: How...
...future hospital" is 50 % financed by the Norwegian Research Council and 50 % by the partners involved. It is defined as a user-driven innovation project and led by Norconsult with SINTEF as a major provider of research services, and has a budget of 24 million NOK over four years. Partners: The South...