...closely, and there exists a common market for balancing services during operations. Different market models are developed for this market based on a physical description of the production, transmission and consumption, as well as costs. The models utilize expertise within production planning and operation...
Drying is one of the oldest and most used processes in humankind and enables e.g. to store food over longer periods of time. The main reason for drying is to extend the shelf life of a product and to stabilize the ingrediencies with a high quality. Most of our food products which can be found in a supermarket...
...representing and storing the entities according to such definition (e.g. by means of RDF) and capture meaningful information (e.g. by means of SPARQL) related to the entities once they are stored. Semantic technologies offer improved integration and interoperability of diverse information systems and operate...
...commercial buildings and residences for many years. These installations provide flexibility when choosing energy source and opportunities to shift energy use from day to night. Because of constantly stricter regulations regarding energy efficiency, modern buildings require less and less energy supply in...
...connection concepts have been proposed, but their technical performance and impact on costs remain unproven. The development of large offshore wind farms far from the mainland is challenging the limits of current cable, HVAC transmission and HVDC converter technologies. This situation demands reliable, low-maintenance...
...generation and consumption is needed to balance any electric system. Without an equilibrium the result will be frequency deviations and possibly system blackout. To prevent this the TSO manages a set of system services through reserve markets. There has been an increase in the number of services and one foresees...
...learning methods often work as black boxes and do not provide insight of the physics underlying the model. However, a hybrid approach combining physical models with machine learning preserves the physical information, while still improving the flexibility and precision of the model. This type of individually...
...extremely efficient and can be more accurate than their human counterparts or analytical methods. This power comes from the utilization of large amounts of real-world data, but at the same time it poses some problems: Algorithms can mirror and perpetuate biases that are present in society and reflected in data...
...aquaculture. The solutions include model trials and numerical simulations. Exposed aquaculture operations will create new demands for vessels and equipment in order to secure safe operations, good operability and profitability. Interaction between vessels and aquaculture installations will be key during...
CO2 capture and storage (CCS) in geological reservoirs will be important in reducing total carbon emissions, but injectivity problems arise at many storage sites. Scaled-down laboratory injection experiments give insight into the mechanisms behind these phenomena. Injectivity reduction due to salt or...
...refrigeration purposes and to deliver process cooling. Industrial Heat Pump Whitepaper - pdf In recent years the ability of heat pumps to deliver process heat as become more of interest for several industries under the aspect of energy efficiency, utilization of excess heat and reduction of climate gas...
...on the use of unconventional fuels (rich in hydrogen) and new oxidizers like oxyfuel mixtures which are common in power and industrial technologies with CO2 Capture and Sequestration (CCS). We also support the development of new CCS concepts and bring them to pilot testing as we do for the promising...
An increase in electrification and distributed energy resources causes increased challenges in the distribution grid. These challenges can be lack of transfer capacity or poor power quality. In some cases, battery systems will be more cost-effective than traditional grid reinforcement. A battery system...
Plug and abandonment (P&A) is the final stage of a well's lifetime, and the objective of P&A operations is to seal the well for eternity. Long-term integrity of plugging materials is a central topic. P&A is an important focus area for SINTEF, with a special emphasis on long-term integrity of well barrier...
...complex electrical power systems. There is currently a need for local supply systems close to wellheads serving equipment such as gas boosters, oil pumps and separators. In the future we anticipate the development of supply systems for long step-outs where high voltage DC represents a viable solution. This...
...work closely together using the Nordel arrangement, and there exists a shared market for balance services within a given operating hour. A variety of models have been developed for this market based on physical descriptions of production, transmission and consumption, as well as costs. The models make use...
...important to preserve and utilize all the food being produced. One of the key elements is to gain control of the temperature immediately after harvest and capture, through processing and all the way to the end user. SINTEF Fisheries and Aquaculture is analysing, simulating, measuring and improving refrigeration...
...platforms contain the electronic hardware and software that implement safety mechanisms needed to achieve functional safety. Furthermore, systems that require safe communication need to be implemented on safe embedded platforms. In electric and electronic devices and systems, functional safety is the part...
Certification and approval of products, materials and solutions. The technical regulation to the Norwegian Planning and building act state that all product properties that is used in a building (that are important for the building to meet the basic requirements of the regulations) must be documented...
...solar power. Planar collectors are well suited for hot water production and space heating, while concentrated power can be used to produce steam and high-temperature heat for industrial use, power production or in CCS (carbon capture and storage). The exploitation of solar heat has a high potential to reduce...