Energy systems

SINTEF contributes to a reliable, environmentally friendly and cost-effective energy system

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Knut Samdal

Research Director

Our research is developing the future's system solutions for hydropower, wind power and the power grid at the Norwegian, Nordic and European level –including in production planning, the development of offshore wind power and smart grids. We conduct internationally leading research that covers the entire energy chain, from production through storage and distribution, to end-use and environmental impacts.

Expertise Energy systems

Energy systems laboratories - in alphabetical order

DipLab - Mobile short circuit laboratory

This laboratory will be used both in research and development to identify and improve manufacturing unit properties during network failures.

ECCSEL Norway CCS RI

– the Norwegian node of ECCSEL RI

Electrotechnical laboratories

SINTEF Energy Research operates laboratories for high voltage, high power and climatic testing. Customers are manufacturers, suppliers and users of electric power equipment.

Low Temperature Electrolysis and fuel cell laboratory

This low temperature hydrogen laboratory is one of the most complete and advanced laboratories for electrolyser and fuel cell testing in Scandinavia, offering testing capabilities from R&D-scale single cell testing up to kW-scale short stack testing.

News about energy systems

Viewpoints

13. May 2025

Sustainable salmon? The feed industry will need more electricity

The food industry has to get moved up on the priority queue. Otherwise, it will be impossible to achieve the government’s goal of Norway becoming more self-sufficient in sustainable salmon feed.

8. May 2025

Refrigeration systems in small fishing boats reduce food waste and provide better catch conditions

Only five percent of small fishing boats chill their catch on board, despite the fact that temperature plays a crucial role when it comes to quality and shelf life.

9. April 2025

EU-African collaboration gives insight into EV deployment in African cities

A unique collaboration between African and European research scientists demonstrates how large African cities can electrify private transport using solar power and smart planning.

Energy systems projects

FleksReg

Start:: 2025
End:: 2027

The project focuses on demonstrating and verifying a concept for enabling large-scale and hybrid flexible resources.

FME MarTrans - Norwegian R&D centre for Maritime Energy Transition

Start:: 2025
End:: 2033

Accelerate the maritime energy transition and reduce emissions from ships through R&D for innovation and value creation within the Norwegian maritime and energy industries.

RenewHydro

Start:: 2025
End:: 2033

RenewHydro aims to develop knowledge and solutions that enable flexible hydropower to support the realization of energy transition and achieve national energy, climate, and environmental goals.

FME SecurEL

Ensuring a secure power supply in a zero-emission future

SecurEL facilitates a secure, resilient, and sustainable electricity distribution grid that ensures both the security of electricity supply and a path to a net-zero emissions society.

SecurEL is a Centre for Environment-friendly Energy Research partly financed by the Research Council of Norway.

FME InterPlay

Integrating the energy system to reduce costs and preserve biodiversity

InterPlay aims to contribute to the holistic and long-term planning of the energy system, in order to meet our climate goals while conserving nature and biodiversity.

InterPlay is a Centre for Environment-friendly Energy Research partly financed by the Research Council of Norway.

Software on Energy systems

BattMo

BattMo is an open source simulation code for continuum modelling of electrochemical devices written in Matlab and Julia

Destiny

DESTINY is an open-source cyber-physical Modelica library developed for modelling and simulation of renewable stationary energy systems.

EMPS - multi area power-market simulator

EMPS (EFI's Multi-area Power-market Simulator) is a tool for forecasting and planning in electricity markets. It has been developed for optimization and simulation of hydrothermal power systems with a considerable share of hydro power. It takes into...

EOPS - one area power-market simulator

EOPS (One-area Power-market Simulator) is a model especially suited for long and medium term scheduling or expansion planning in hydropower dominated areas, where:

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