News from SINTEF Energy Research

Kjeldsberg Kaffebrenneri and SINTEF Energy Research are exploring the possibility of electrifying coffee production in Trondheim.

The world will need far more air conditioners and heat pumps in the coming decades, and a new EU project led by SINTEF is building an open tool to help countries choose how to supply them without harmful fluorinated gases.

Until now, it has been almost impossible to measure the energy density of hydrogen precisely, but a new sensor can register every single molecule. This could lay the foundation for correct accounting in the hydrogen economy.

Biomass has played a key role in the Spanish Principality of Asturias’ transition away from coal. Could its sustainable use support regional growth and energy resilience in Norway too?

Time is running out for the climate – can geoengineering buy us some more? A new report from SINTEF explores technologies that could help reverse climate change.

We need more electricity, and the power grid must be expanded significantly. But how much and how quickly? This is how “monster masts” and expensive power expansion can be postponed.

Installing just four percent of Europe’s commercial buildings with a Thermal Box from Norway — about the size of an American industrial refrigerator — would spare Europe the need to build seven nuclear power plants.

What if hydropower planning tools could learn from experience, and squeeze more out of the water in our reservoirs in the process?

The government's Expert committee on climate adaptation delivered its final report today with a clear central message: climate change will be felt in all parts of society, and adaptation is a shared responsibility.