SFI Metal Production
An interdisciplinary Centre for Research-based Innovation (SFI). Focus: During the next decades, the Norwegian metal industry will need to achieve even higher-quality output with more efficient use of materials and energy.
SINTEF Industry projects
ECO-SOLAR - Eco-Solar Factory - 40%plus eco-efficiency gains in the photovoltaic value chain with minimised resource and energy consumption by closed loop systems
EcoSolar envisions an integrated value chain to manufacture and implement solar panels in the most ecologic way by maximising resource efficiency, taking into account reuse of materials during production and repurposing solar panel components at end...
REE4EU – Integrated High Temperature Electrolysis and Ion Liquid Extraction for a strong and independent European Rare Earth Elements Supply Chain
The main goal of REE4EU is to realize a breakthrough in securing the availability of rare earth elements in Europe, providing for the first time a cost effective and efficient method of extraction and direct Rare Earth Alloys production route from...
CABRISS – Implementation of a circular economy based on recycled, reused and recovered indium, silicon and silver materials for photovoltaic and other applications
CABRISS aims at pioneering a circular economy dedicated to handle the critical situation of recycling the important amount of photovoltaic waste and benefiting also to electronics, metallurgy and glass industries.
Effective handling of bulk solids with focus on reduction of erosion and scale formation
The aim of the project is to enhance our understanding of erosion and scale formation in pneumatic conveying systems and to develop a method for online monitoring of these two phenomena.
NEXT-Drill – Numerical-Experimental Technology platforms for cost effective deep hard rock Drilling
The main goal of NEXT-Drill project is to develop a technology- and knowledge platform for the design of new and significantly more cost effective drilling tools and systems for deep geothermal wells in hard rock formations.
PermHeft - New solutions for multilayer design with reduced permeability and improved adhesion
The PermHeft project addresses technological challenges related to the permeability of gasses through polymer materials and the adhesion between different polymer layers in multi-material products.
Primal – Continuous and semi-continous casting of PRemium Industrial aluminiuM ALloys
The goal of the project is to systemise new knowledge in the form of modelling tools describing phenomena, mechanisms and alloy aspects that are critical for the development of Aluminium alloys with targeted properties based on continuous and semi...
AutoRE - AUTomotive deRivative Energy system
The overall aim is to create the foundations for commercializing an automotive derivative fuel cell system in the 50 to 100 kW range, for combined heat and power (CHP) applications in commercial and industrial buildings.