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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.

All SINTEF laboratories

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.

Digitalization
Subsea
Transport of oil and gas
Process Technology

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.

Materials and Nanotech
Materials properties and utilization
Offshore wind
Safety and environment
Subsea
Offshore energy system

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.

Materials and Nanotech
Hydrogen
Materials properties and utilization
Subsea

All SINTEF projects

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.

Aquaculture Technology
New marine resources
Marine Pollution
Maritime Transport
Offshore wind
Fisheries Technology
Subsea
Offshore wind

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.

Digitalization
Electric power components
Offshore wind
Subsea
Offshore energy system

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.

Digitalization
Electric power components
Energy systems
Offshore wind
Subsea
Offshore energy system

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Expertice

3D Measurements and Analysis

SINTEF develops advanced, optical systems for the acquisition of 3D data as well as sophisticated methods and algorithms for 3D analysis.

Jens T Thielemann

Senior Research Scientist

930 59 299

Cable Technology

A modern high-voltage cable is a high-tech product where materials, design and production methods all contribute to a finished product with high reliability and long life.

Hallvard Faremo

Senior Research Scientist

930 29 887

Corrosion and Tribology

Development of oil and gas fields in deeper and demanding environments introduces new and tougher requirements on the offshore and subsea industry.

Dirk Nolte

Research Manager

962 29 250

Direct Electric Heating of pipelines (DEH)

Hydrate and wax formation in subsea transport flowlines will cause undesired fluid properties and even blocking of the wellstream, following shutdown and comprehensive repairs. Direct electrical heating (DEH) is developed at SINTEF Energy Research and qualified as a method for avoiding hydrates and wax, and is also applicable for removal of plugs.

Kristian Solheim Thinn

Research Scientist

932 13 334

Electrical energy conversion

Electrical energy conversion can be defined as the conversion of a set of values of current, voltage and frequency to a different set of such values. The transformer is such an apparatus for energy conversion.

Magnar Hernes

Senior Research Scientist

930 03 738

Electrotechnical computation

SINTEF do advanced calculations on electrical components. Our goal is to be our customers' experts in electrical engineering analyses and simulations of high voltage components and systems.

Per Atle Pedersen

Research Manager

991 60 145

Ferrofluid and nanofluid heat transfer

We investigate and develop ways of creating more efficient and reliable cooling systems using nanofluids and magnetic nanofluids (ferrofluids). These can be used for instance for cooling of power electronics, personal computers and solar cells, and for heat transport of solar heat.

Karl Yngve Lervåg

Research Scientist

924 24 917

Monitoring and Modelling

Numerical modelling of environmental processes supports objective, science-based management of natural resources as well as recreational and industrial activities. SINTEF is in the forefront in developing models addressing effects and risks associated with operational and accidental discharges to the environment.

Atle Kleven

Research Manager

928 29 878

Multiphase flow

At the SINTEF Multiphase Flow Laboratory, more than two decades of operational and scientific experience are united in working with multiphase flow phenomena.

Andrea Shmueli Alvarado

Research Manager

451 96 395

Offshore Structures

The Offshore Structures group has long experience and internationally recognised expertise in both theoretical and experimental hydrodynamics. Much of our activity is based on SINTEF Ocean`s hydrodynamic laboratories, but we also possess world-leading expertise in computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and numerical hydrodynamics.

Øyvind Hellan

Vice President Research

+47 412 11 815

Oil spill research

Accidental oil discharges happen and need quick and adequate response in order to reduce the environmental consequences. SINTEF has developed solution-oriented competence within oil spill contingency which is nationally and international demanded.

Ivar Singsaas

Senior Research Scientist

982 43 467

Optical instrumentation

Optics is the science that describes the behavior and properties of light and the interaction of light with matter. Our expertise in the field of optics covers the following subjects.

Karl Henrik Haugholt

Senior Research Scientist

+47 930 03 539

Pipelines, Risers and Cables

SINTEF Ocean has wide experience about marine structures, including pipelines, risers and cables. We have developed a unique numerical toolbox for calculating global structural responses, as well as tension and fatigue at component level.

Janne Kristin Økland Gjøsteen

Research Manager

406 41 450

Power Electronics

The conversion of electric power by means of power electronics (converters) is playing an increasingly important role in various parts of the power system. Examples include the integration of renewable power plants, high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission and electrification of the oil and gas sector.

Magnar Hernes

Senior Research Scientist

930 03 738

Power electronics for subsea applications

Deep-water subsea oil production installations require complex electrical power systems.

Magnar Hernes

Senior Research Scientist

930 03 738

Process and flow technology

SINTEF’s multi-technology basis has made flow assurance a key subject in many technological areas. Together with our industry partners we develop break-through technology solutions for the production and processing industries, including the oil production, metallurgical, hydrocarbon processing, chemical and petrochemical industries.

Jan Erik Øvrebø Olsen

Research Manager

982 83 979

Process and gas technology

In the field of process technology, we are currently working with theoretical analysis, modelling and simulation, combined with experimental approaches to the analysis, design and optimisation of industrial gas processes and efficient energy conversion systems. We are focusing on both open and cyclic processes – right down to single component level.

Stefania Osk Gardarsdottir

Research Manager

412 22 758

Process Safety – Subsea gas release

Subsea gas blowouts and gas releases pose a threat to human life, offshore assets and the environment. A risk assessment relies amongst others on estimates of gas concentrations in the atmosphere above the release. SINTEF conducts research and risk assessments on release scenarios.

Jan Erik Øvrebø Olsen

Research Manager

982 83 979

Self-healing materials

Self-healing electrical insulation materials for high voltage apparatuses are very attractive, especially for new and high-power demand applications when placed in locations which are difficult to access and in harsh environments. Applications include offshore wind farms, subsea grid and equipment located in the Arctic.

Cedric Lesaint

Research Scientist

936 81 716

Subsea - Offshore Power Supply

The costs for repair and maintenance of high voltage equipment installed in deep waters can be very high. Therefore, high operating reliability is crucial for the components placed at the seabed.

Sverre Hvidsten

Senior Research Scientist

971 26 790

Subsea power electronics

We have successfully combined theoretical understanding of power semiconductor and knowledge of the operating principles of power electronic converters.

Magnar Hernes

Senior Research Scientist

930 03 738

Transformers

A power transformer is a complex apparatus with windings, core, tap-changer, bushings etc., designed and manufactured for many years of operation in a power system.

Lars Lundgaard

Chief Scientist

930 07 018