Today, most electricity generating stations powered by geothermal energy lie in areas of high volcanic activity, such as here in Iceland. The photo shows the Krafla geothermal power station,...
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The majority of those asked thought that these 'likes' helped to promote humanitarian causes and their work. Only a few users went no further than simply 'liking' organisations or...
Contacts: Marit Jagtøyen Mazzetti Nils Anders Røkke See the NORDICCS webpage Of all the CO2 that is produced in the Nordic countries, the cheapest to deal with is what is produced...
Contact Ansattinfo mangler Norway is the most important country outside EU for supply of seafood to the consumer markets in Europe. Each year, the Norwegian fleet export some 1.3 million...
SINTEF researcher Geir Uri Jensen demonstrates successfully completed components containing magnesium circuits designed to transfer energy. These are soluble in water and disappear after a few...
In an office in Forskningsveien 1, Oslo, a researcher is making gentle, gymnastic hand movements in front of his tablet computer. "We are working to develop interaction between myself and this...
On Friday 19 September SINTEF and the University of Oslo (UiO) celebrated the 10th anniversary of the opening of the Microsystems and Nanotechnology Laboratory, known as 'MiNaLab', in Oslo...
Contact us: Inger Anne Tøndel SINTEF has, under contract for the Norwegian Agency for Public Sector Management and eGovernment (Difi), carried out a needs assessment within public...
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Greener ship propellers
New technology almost halves the amount of metal that has to be melted in order to cast a propeller blade. This was tested for the first time on an industrial scale at Oshaug Metall in Molde....
These nets can be as much as one kilometre in circumference when deployed, and a single cast can result in a catch of up to 1000 tonnes. This is an enormous volume of fish, and means that the...
Founder Trond Lysklætt in front of the submersible cage in the Ocean Laboratory. Photo: Henriette Louise Krogness, SINTEF Ocean Standard No question where the founders plan to test their...
When capturing CO2 from industrial sources, a capture agent is used, most often amine solvents. A new report provides guidelines on how industry can choose the right solvent technology. When CO2...
A unique collaboration between African and European research scientists demonstrates how large African cities can electrify private transport using solar power and smart planning. The new study,...
How much tension can the cable withstand, how strong is it, and what ultimately causes the cable to fail? Skilled worker Mia Bolland Samdal checks the layout. Photo: Kai Dragland Standard Dynamic...
Insurance companies are seeing an increase in the number of fraudulent claims they receive. This is particularly worrying given that we know that fake news spreads ten times faster than the...
A lab full of sunshine: Martin Bellman of SINTEF has researched solar panels for years. Now he's coordinating the project that will allow us to recycle the materials they use. Photo: Thor...
Sustainable shipping and increased value creation in Norwegian industry are the goals for one of the world's largest maritime research centres. 60 of the project's partners met in Trondheim...
The SINTEF-sponsored EERA DeepWind offshore wind energy R&I conference has just announced that papers related to its most recent edition have been published. A total of 50 papers from EERA...
Something that researchers are very eager to find out about is whether e-scooters have any impacts on our health. Stock photo: iStock Notes The NPRA can use its road network design strategies to...
The research center Zero Emissions Metal Production (FME ZeMe) aims to develop solutions that contribute to a carbon-neutral metal industry in Norway by 2050. The Norwegian metal industry, the...