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Subsea is the next frontier, and an important research area for SINTEF

At SINTEF we have a strong research teams on subsea power and power electronics, which provide customers with more secure, robust and efficient subsea solutions. We have laboratories, equipment and expertise to test and develop materials and components for demanding environments, and in deep water and high and low temperatures.

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Dag Eirik Nordgård
Research Director
932 21 679

Laboratories

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.

Marine Cybernetics Laboratory

The Marine Cybernetics Laboratory is a wave basin, especially ­suited for tests of marine control systems, due to the relatively small size and advanced instrumentation package. It is also suitable for more specialized hydrodynamic tests (for example forced motion tests), mainly due to the ­advanced towing carriage, which has capability for precise movement of models in 6 degrees of freedom. Flow measurements can be performed using Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) technique.

Multiphase Flow Laboratory

SINTEF Multiphase Flow Laboratory is one of the world's largest multiphase test facilities.
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Projects

ChemFlow - Enabling subsea tiebacks with complex fluid chemistry

15 February 2021

ChemFlow aims to develop new models in the multiphase flow simulator LedaFlow for accurate prediction of the properties of fluids with complex chemistry. The results can enable tie-back solutions for profitable petroleum production, reduced CO2 emissions and optimal use of production chemicals.

AEMON - Novel Failure Monitoring System for Marine Applications by including Acoustic Emission

22 November 2019

Gear systems are critical in maritime vessels and wind turbines, and damage of components in these systems may lead to catastrophic and costly failure. Today, gears and bearings are often monitored by frequent inspections and manual condition monitoring. However, closed gears are not easily inspected, and in autonomous and remote-controlled vessels and subsea installations, remote condition monitoring is the only option over long periods of time.

HyLINE - Safe Pipelines for Hydrogen Transport

07 November 2019

Hydrogen, the most abundant chemical substance in the universe, may, as an energy carrier hold the key to the inevitable and needed transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy. Together with Norway's important role as a major energy provider in Europe comes the obligation to be a main player in this transition.
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News

SINTEF Ocean joins Aker and World Economic Forum's worldwide network for ocean data

17 March 2021

C4IR Ocean aims to establish the world's largest and most comprehensive platform for data from the ocean space realm. Together with SINTEF Ocean, and the other 16 partners in the centre, the platform will lay the groundwork for developing sustainable, ocean-based solutions for the future.

Join the world's top researchers and innovators in deep sea offshore wind energy

15 December 2020

TRONDHEIM, NORWAY – Meet and discuss with fellow experts and innovators at the special all-digital 2021 edition of the EERA DeepWind conference, January 13th to 15th. The event has moved global and online because of the current pandemic and the discussions promise to reach a new high with over 90 submissions received.

Norway launches major wind power research centre

11 December 2020

December 11th – Today the Norwegian Minister of Petroleum and Energy, Tina Bru, announced an investment of 120 million NOK (11.3 million EUR) in a new wind power research centre in Norway. The NorthWind research centre will be at the cutting edge, working on innovations to make wind power cheaper, more efficient, and more sustainable. One of the centre’s main priorities will be offshore wind research.
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