Internal funding by SINTEF, BioTrix and NTNU and external funding through the Research Council of Norway (RCN) and industry partners (mainly oil industry) has formed the basis for all projects and activities related to the Calanus finmarchicus culture. Initially RCN-funding (2004-2009) paved the way...
List of conferences presentations and papers Posters A new FP7 project for development and assessment of new and emerging postcombustion CO2 capture technologies Are moving bed temperature swing adsorption (MBTSA) processes feasible for postcombustion CO2 capture in a NGCC context? Publications Kvamsdal...
...captured CO2. Norway’s Minister of Petroleum and Energy, Terje Riis-Johansen (to the left), visited the laboratory site while seismic investigations were done. Here accompanied by blasting expert Kjetil Morstad. Photo: SINTEF Norway’s Minister of Petroleum and Energy, Terje Riis-Johansen, recently visited...
The Research Council of Norway has announced the establishment of 17 new centers for research-based innovation (SFI). Klima 2050 is one of these, and Norway finally gets a Centre for climate adaptation of the built environment. The official start-up of the Centre takes place on April the 13th in Trondheim...
Rainfall patterns, runoff, and temperature conditions also change when the climate changes. This creates both new challenges and opportunities for Norwegian hydropower. SINTEF researcher Ana Adeva-Bustos points to an expected increase in the frequency, duration, and severity of extreme events such as...
...been about defining ways of strengthening the user's position and aspects relating to usability in the systems development process. For this research they have received funding from the Swedish Council for Work Life and Social Sciences (FAS) and Swedish Council for Innovation Systems (Vinnova) previously...
United States, based on market capitalization, oil and gas proved reserves and production; and the second-largest refiner in the United States. Worldwide, of non-government controlled companies, ConocoPhillips has the fifth-largest total of proved reserves; and based on crude oil capacity, is the fourth-largest...
... Arne Fredheim SINTEF Fisheries and Aquaculture Fish farming Constructions Dr. Pål Lader SINTEF Fisheries and Aquaculture Fish farming Constructions Lars Gansel SINTEF Fisheries and Aquaculture Biofouling Dr. Frode Oppedal Institute of marine research Fish welfare and behaviour Dr. Tore Kristiansen Institute...
Music, coffee and small temptations 10:30 - 11:15 Welcome SINTEF Opening by CEO Unni M. Steinsmo 11:30 - 16:00 PROFESSIONAL SHOW We show up that SINTEF respond to important societal challenges that creates value for customers and society that we get to the sparkling interplay of SINTEF and with partners...
Norway and the EU are prioritising a circular economy agenda to deliver the next generation of jobs, growth and investment. But how can we enable this transition to a circular economy? This was the central question during the Circular Economy Conference 2019, which took place in Langesund, Norway, last...
...show a great deal of major and minor accidents that have resulted in injury. Regarding the employees' perception of their own health status, we know little. The primary objective of this project is to provide knowledge about the current situation regarding health, safety and work environment for production...
The system will be tested in two installations in Germany and Italy, and the households involved will participate actively in their design. Photo: ThinkStock. This is the headache now facing the electricity supply companies. But this isn’t their only problem. What use is it to those homeowners, who...
...complete a series of tasks inside a climate chamber at SINTEF, the researchers have their eyes and sensors fixed with radar precision on what’s going on. The experiment is part of the work looking into the health and the physical challenges faced by miners working in the Arctic. Researchers know from previous...
...started his work at DTU Aqua in Hirtshals, and the initial literature reviews have been done on the fuel consumption and bottom contact of existing fishing gear. Some of the tests in the flume tank have been completed, with more to follow already in January 2024, and the full-scale trials are being planned...
Thermal energy represents about half of the global energy need, and is used for heating, cooling or steam. For industry, this proportion is even higher, comprising approximately 80%, and the majority of this energy need is met by using fossil fuels. The simplest way to achieve fossil-free production...
The FP7 funded period of the EquitAble project is coming to an end, and to mark the end of our four year collaboration a workshop was held in Khartoum, Sudan. Wednesday February 6th was the date for the official closing ceremony at Ahfad University for Women, with distinguished guests from the Sudanese...
...are manoeuvring in close proximity and operating alongside for transfer of cargo. This is a challenging task for the officer in charge of the decision-making process during the operation, which is based on visual observations and radar measurements. Well trained and experienced officers are necessary...
The table shows typical electric and magnetic field strengths measured near household appliances. At a distance of 30 cm and at 50 Hz.(Federal Office for Radiation Safety, Germany 1999). The ICNIRP reference level at 50 Hz is 5000 V/m and 200 µT. As a comparison the Earth's magnetic field intensity is...
ENI is an integrated energy company active in 77 countries. It operates in oil and gas exploration, production, transportation and marketing, in petrochemicals, oilfield service and engineering. Istituto ENI-Donegani will be involved in this project. It is one of the most prestigious industrial chemistry...
The objective of this task is 1) Initiation of JIP, preparations, contractual work etc., 2) Management and coordination of the program, 3) To ensure good communication at all levels and 4) To ensure quality assurance at all levels. For large programs over several years it is important to have a good...