...feed, both the forestry and fish feed industries can achieve a more environmentally friendly and high-quality product The forestry industry plays an important role in reducing CO2 emissions. Biomass is a renewable resource and is considered carbon neutral. When materials and products from the industry...
...remote façade maintenance system that will contribute to green change at both a national and international scale. In order for the zero-emission society to be realised, new solutions are needed for buildings and areas. Emission-free buildings are part of the puzzle. Driving sustainability in the façade...
Onsøyen, M.K., Tennøy, T. and Øie, G. 2011. Automatic measurement of Acartia tonsa naupli density, and estimation of stage distribution. Aquaculture. Vol 313,Issues Hagemann, A.1-4, p 100-10 Masteroppgaver: Mette Erike Skogstad, Effect of food concentration on growth, egg production and hatching success in...
...in Trondheim is called ‘BubbleCAN’ and is based on SINTEF proprietary technology. Researchers are making stable micro-bubbles containing chemotherapeutic drugs. The bubbles can be used in combination with ultrasound and are highly suitable for inoperable cancers and brain tumours that are difficult to...
...component of soil for flowering plants and as growth medium. But realising that the peat moss is a remarkably good absorbent, they began to find other potential uses for it. SINTEF “Expertise broker” Leif Estensen connects researchers with companies that lack research and development experience. Three years...
The Norwegian National Authority for Investigation and Prosecution of Economic and Environmental Crime (Økokrim) has fined SINTEF Petroleum Research (SPR) NOK 2 million in connection with a consulting contract signed with an Iranian company in 2002. “We accept the fine”, says SPR President May Britt...
...clear and can happen unexpectedly. It can be created by any number of different conditions, including atmospheric pressures, jet streams, mountain waves, cold or warm fronts, or thunderstorms. Its intensity can be light, moderate or extreme depending upon the prevailing meteorological conditions and the...
Blog Proper ventilation, emptying the trash and vacuuming frequently are some of the tips to make you feel better in your home office. Photo: NTB scanpix / Shutterstock SHOW MORE The rapid spread of the COVID-19 has led many of us to be confined in our homes, working out of a home office. Some of us...
...chaos on the E18 motorway in Asker og Bærum. There are too many cars and the jams are getting worse. SINTEF researcher Astrid Bjørgen is working to find long-term solutions to problems like this without resorting to building more and wider roads. Starting early is key The simple solution, which has proved...
...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 underwater cables are the solution for this challenging task. They are large, robust and flexible cables that have to be able...
Contact Ansattinfo mangler Leading researchers and IT vendors have agreed on the use of a standard for electronic tracing of food. This happened at an international conference organized by SINTEF Fisheries and Aquaculture, November 2011. The goal of the conference was to discuss the use of EPCIS (Electronic...
...marine net cages to secure fish welfare and efficient production Background: Fluctuating hypoxia is commonly seen in commercial salmon farming today while its impact on the fish is largely unknown. The hypoxia has been related to the oxygen consumption of the fish and the flow through the cages but an extensive...
The main objective of NOVEL is to develop and demonstrate an efficient and durable PEM water electrolyser utilising the new, beyond the state of the art materials developed within the project. The objective supports the overall vision to utilise hydrogen as an energy carrier for a wide range of applications...
...the allocation process, and is a participant in eight of the 14 centres. The aim of the Research Council has been to identify and develop high-quality research groups in areas that have the potential to create new industrial activity. A total of 58 applications were submitted, and on June 16, Øystein Djupedal...
The UN climate reports provide the world’s most comprehensive scientific assessment of climate change, its impacts, and potential solutions. Being selected to contribute is a recognition of a researcher’s international leadership in their field. Øyvind Skreiberg, Chief Scientist at SINTEF, is one of...
...development of fast streamline and multiscale methods to provide fast forward simulation for use in automated history-matching approaches. Streamline methods for automatic history-matching of production data In his doctoral thesis, Vegard Kippe has studied multiscale and streamline methods to be used...
The Preem wet gas facility and refinery at Lysekil. Photo: Preem. Notes “This can bring Sweden closer to its target of achieving climate neutrality by 2045”, says Research Manager Kristin Jordal at SINTEF. May reduce CO2 emissions by 500,000 tons per year The aim is to investigate the possibilities...
...commissioned by Fiskebåt (a sector and employer organisation affiliated to the Norwegian Fishermen’s Association and representing the Norwegian marine fishing fleet). This wealth generation involved the employment of about 21,000 FTEs. The marine fleet thus contributed between 61 and 66 per cent to the entire...
EasyComposer is a service composition tool allowing end users to create and tailor their teleservices from simple service components. EasyComposer includes calendar and map functionality to enable service composition based on time and location events. Application domain EasyComposer exploits the generic...
...a geological scale. ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company, Houston, Texas, December 1, 2005. J.R. Natvig, K.-A. Lie, B. Eikemo, I. Berre, H.K. Dahle, and G.T. Eigestad. A discontinuous Galerkin method for computing flow in porous media. ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company, Houston, Texas, December 1,...