Road construction irreversibly alters landscapes, fragments ecosystems, and reduces local biodiversity. The sector increasingly intends to mitigate these impacts, aiming for nature neutrality, i.e., full compensation for both the area and quality of ecosystems lost through restoration. Local soils...
Food, energy and water insecurity are concomitant challenges facing many communities in East Africa. Agrivoltaic systems – agriculture integrated with photovoltaic panels – address all three challenges, providing low carbon electricity, food production and water conservation on the same land area...
In order to include more renewable power sources in the grid, with as little power loss as possible, an increasing number of power electronics are being integrated as well. The switching of the power electronics leads to more and larger transients, which might harm the electrical insulation. Partial...
This pilot study investigates potential abiotic geochemical alterations associated with underground hydrogen storage (UHS) in salt caverns under conditions representative of the Zechstein formation in the Norwegian North Sea. Rock salt samples (predominantly NaCl) from the Permian Zechstein deposits...
Hydrogen peroxide is currently made in large scale via the auto-oxidation (AO) process, an indirect process via the hydrogenation of anthraquinone over a Pd catalyst, followed by reaction with O2. The AO process has a significant climate footprint since H2 is usually sourced from methane steam...
Characterizing the hydraulic and geomechanical behaviour of crystalline rocks is of importance for a wide range of geological and engineering applications. Geophysical methods, in general, and seismic techniques, in particular, are extensively used for these purposes due to their cost-effective and...
Generalized Frequency Response Functions (GFRF) are a higher-order analog to the well-known frequency response functions and play a central role in understanding the behavior of nonlinear systems, such as the occurrence of intermodulation. Existing probing algorithms for estimating GFRFs from input...
Measuring the carbon balance of industrial processes is crucial for quantifying carbon emissions in a green economy. While solid products can easily be collected and analysed, sampling gases and volatile compounds that are released to air can be more challenging. Mn oxides from raw materials are...
The normal and shear compliances of fractures quantify their deformation in response to the application of a given amount of stress perpendicular and parallel to the fracture plane, respectively. The presence of fractures significantly influences the overall mechanical properties of the host rock...
Good data catalogues are essential for effective data sharing and discovery to cope with the rapid expansion of datasets and scientific literature available on the Web. In this paper, we present LLMDapCAT, an LLM-based metadata and data catalogue system that exploits Large Language Models (LLMs) and...
Copepods are highly valued live feed organisms for aquaculture hatcheries worldwide, but availability is scarce. In Norway, a domesticated line of Acartia tonsa is cultivated commercially, but it has never been selectively bred to improve phenotypic traits. In this study we designed a semi...
Background: Food production contributes to greenhouse gas emissions and pollution. Climate and environmental impacts from food production vary across geographical areas. To estimate these impacts of food and diets, country-specific data are needed. Objective: This project aimed to compile an...
The human brain's unique ability to seamlessly switch between quick, effortless reactions and slow, deliberate thinking forms the foundation for the content of this paper. Humans effortlessly navigate complex tasks like walking, speaking, and driving, relying on heuristic responses to their...
Dersom man skal bygge et biogassanlegg basert på husdyrgjødsel eller samle gjødsel fra flere gårder til et større anlegg bør man foreta en vurdering av egenskapene til gjødsla. Innholdet av organisk materiale per volum som kan omdannes til biogass vil kunne variere betydelig på gården i løpet av...
Technological development proceeds fastest where pressures are highest. Cold climate technology is confronted by challenges that demand a focus on user and stakeholder needs, efficiency in operations, and tackling problems unique to harsh environments. In addition, both development and final...
Samspill har stått sentralt i Construction City-prosjektet. Nå lanserer Construction City Cluster og SINTEF en rapport som samler erfaringene og gir bransjen konkret innsikt i hvordan tettere samarbeid kan styrke prosesser og resultater. Evalueringen konkluderer med at det gigantiske byggeprosjektet...
Construction City Cluster og SINTEF lanserer en rapport som samler erfaringene og gir bransjen konkret innsikt i hvordan tettere samarbeid kan styrke prosesser og resultater. Evalueringen konkluderer med at det gigantiske byggeprosjektet Construction City på Ulven er et vellykket samspillsprosjekt i...
This report presents the development and verification of non-destructive testing (NDT) methods for detecting voids in tendon ducts of post-tensioned concrete structures. The work is based on laboratory testing using purpose-built mock-up specimens with documented internal conditions, allowing...