Sustainable Energy

The transformation of the fossil-based energy sector with large greenhouse gas emission to clean energy is one of the greater global challenges.

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Rune Bredesen

Research Director

Our research area in sustainable energy covers technology within CCS, renewables, energy storage, hydrogen and fuel cells. The applied and innovation-driven research aim at making CCS and renewable technologies and energy systems reliable and affordable.

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Laboratories

Advanced materials characterisation - Laboratory

The advanced materials characterization laboratory in Oslo develops techniques and makes use of advanced experimental facilities within the national infrastructure centers NORTEM, NICE, and NORFAB. It also employs modeling frameworks utilizing the...

Alpha Centauri – Field laboratory for testing of solar modules

Alpha Centauri is an outdoor laboratory for testing and characterizing PV modules in a Nordic climate. Here, we can test both monofacial and bifacial PV modules with advanced measurement equipment for irradiance.

Battery Research Capabilities at SINTEF Industry

SINTEF shares its battery lab facilities with NTNU, represented by Prof. Ann Mari Svensson.

CO₂ laboratory, Tiller

The CO₂ laboratory at Tiller is a highly equipped test facility for development of post-combustion CO₂ capture technologies, as well as a research lab for flue gas pre-treatment analysis and emission research.

News

18. April 2024

Full speed towards green shipping

Reducing energy consumption and replacing fossil with renewable fuels within the maritime sector is a large and global challenge. The new Norway-based research center FME MarTrans aims to find sustainable solutions for the maritime energy transition.

19. March 2024

Sustainability is Norway's competitive advantage in the battery race

Investing in research, local manufacturing and secure access to materials is needed to solidify Norway’s position as a leader in sustainable batteries.

24. November 2023

Flourishing interest in standard hydrogen fuel cell modules

With enormous interest from the industry, the project “StasHH” won the Clean Hydrogen Partnership “Best success story award” for its research on standardized hydrogen fuel cell modules (FCMs).

Projects

GHOST DigiT

Start:: 2024
End:: 2027

This project aims to develop digital solutions that advance geological heat storage as an eco-friendly, scalable energy storage method, reducing energy demand and supporting the green energy transition.

WINDRISE - value chain for substructures to offshore wind deployment

Start:: 2023
End:: 2025

The WINDRISE project will bring together leading Norwegian players in the value chain for sustainable and scaled-up production, transport and installation of fixed offshore wind substructures.

SIBERIA - Sodium ion batteries for stationary applications in challenging environment

Start:: 01/10/2023
End:: 31/03/2027

SIBERIA intends to develop completely fluorine free Na-ion batteries as an alternative battery technology for stationary storage.

HICCUPS – Highly-Innovative technology demonstration for bio-based CO2 Capture and Utilization for production of bulk Plastic applicationS

HICCUPS – Highly-Innovative technology demonstration for bio-based CO₂ Capture and Utilization for production of bulk Plastic applicationS

Start:: 2023
End:: 2027

The HICCUPS project proposes a resource efficient solution to convert biogenic CO₂ emissions from wastewater treatment plants into bio-based polymers for the packaging industry.

Software

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.

HyOpt model

HyOpt is an optimization model for the design and evaluation of energy systems with a focus on Zero emission technologies.

SUT-Core

The Supply-and-Use Table model software provides functions to develop national macro-econometric input-output models.

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Rune Bredesen

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Laboratories

Advanced materials characterisation - Laboratory

Alpha Centauri – Field laboratory for testing of solar modules

Battery Research Capabilities at SINTEF Industry

CO₂ laboratory, Tiller

News

Full speed towards green shipping

Sustainability is Norway's competitive advantage in the battery race

Flourishing interest in standard hydrogen fuel cell modules

Projects

GHOST DigiT

WINDRISE - value chain for substructures to offshore wind deployment

SIBERIA - Sodium ion batteries for stationary applications in challenging environment

HICCUPS – Highly-Innovative technology demonstration for bio-based CO₂ Capture and Utilization for production of bulk Plastic applicationS

Software

BattMo

Destiny

HyOpt model

SUT-Core

Sustainable Energy

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Expertise

Laboratories

Advanced materials characterisation - Laboratory

Alpha Centauri – Field laboratory for testing of solar modules

Battery Research Capabilities at SINTEF Industry

CO2 laboratory, Tiller

News

Projects

Software

BattMo

Destiny

HyOpt model

SUT-Core

CO₂ laboratory, Tiller