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Food processing, storage, and distribution demand a considerable amount of energy and raw materials. Processes that are especially energy demanding includes cooling, freezing, drying and heating, but they are also necessary to ensure the quality and shelf life of the products. All actors within the...

In this research work, the most efficient and energy-saving techniques for fish protein hydrolysates production were investigated from cradle-to-gate, in terms of overall cooling, heating, and energy demands. Advanced techniques for concentrating and drying the FPH was examined in detail to identify...

The European Energy Transition envisions a high deployment of variable renewable energy sources (VRES) by 2050. Some estimates expect that 60-to-70% of power generation will be entirely covered by VRES technologies (i.e., solar and wind). This creates challenges for balancing VRES with conventional...

The main objective with subsea mechanical dispersion (SSMD) is to influence the fate of an oil spill in the marine environment by significantly reducing oil droplet sizes from subsea release of oil. Earlier studies have indicated that the capability of SSMD to reduce oil droplet sizes is comparable...

There are more than 30,000 km of cross-country skiing tracks in Norway, and to maintain these track networks municipalities and local ski clubs spend more than 250 million NOK every year. The primary cost driver is the daily grooming operations which are manually planned based on the experience of...

Through qualitative case research involving two cases of digital lean implementation projects, we identify and explicate how grit, vision, and pragmatism (as enablers) and technology maturity, implementability, and idiosyncrasy (as barriers) interact with and affect strategic digitalization...

Manufacturing companies are always on the lookout for methods to boost productivity, improve quality, and enhance their service offerings to remain competitive. Two methods that are extensively debated in both industry and academia are digitalization and lean. The main objective of this study...

Purpose of Review Balancing a large share of solar and wind power generation in the power system will require a well synchronized coordination of all possible flexibility sources. This entails developing market designs that incentivize flexibility providers, and define new flexibility products. To...