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SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Autumn leaf senescence in tundra plants: Do soil nutrients and plant-internal nutrient sinks influence timing? (RiS ID: 12335)

Plant growth season in Arctic regions is currently undergoing changes, with spring advancement across the Arctic. However, there is limited knowledge regarding any corresponding trends in the autumn season, where the timing of end-of-season is mostly unaccounted for. It is important that we take ...

Awarded: NOK 0.12 mill.

Project Period: 2024-2024

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Space use by marine mammals in Svalbard and potential dietary changes due to climate change.

Investigating behaviour of high trophic predators is a fundemental part to understand the ecosystem as they function as a key component through top-down effect. Harbour seal (Phoca vitulina), one of a high trophic predators in Kongsfjorden, Svalbard is experiencing dramatic environmental changes ...

Awarded: NOK 0.12 mill.

Project Period: 2024-2024

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Shallow marine prokaryote ecosystems in the Boreal Ocean during the Permo-Triassic climate crisis and their recovery (RiS ID: 12307)

Lipid biomarker samples will be collected to reconstruct the microbial community and environmental conditions during the Late Permian mass extinction and in its aftermath with a focus on the recovery of the microbial ecosystem. The samples will complement the existing biomarker record that is con...

Awarded: NOK 0.12 mill.

Project Period: 2024-2024

Location: Svalbard

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

The Heer Land overabundance of Thermal-switch surges

Glaciers around the world are losing mass at an accelerated rate (Hugonnet et al., 2021), and Svalbard experiences this even faster than the global average, largely due to its strong interaction with warm Atlantic ocean currents (Piechura and Walczowski, 2009). The latest IPCC reports present mod...

Awarded: NOK 0.11 mill.

Project Period: 2024-2024

Location: Svalbard

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Snowdrift at the solar park of Isfjord Radio, RiS ID 12308

The adaptation of renewable energy in the Arctic requires knowledge of the Arctic climate's influence on energy installations such as solar panels. Therefore, snowdrift is investigated at the recently installed solar photovoltaic array at Isfjord Radio. For this, observations from a weather stati...

Awarded: NOK 77,999

Project Period: 2024-2024

Location: Svalbard

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Spatio-temporal habitat use of Svalbard reindeer (RiS ID 12152)

Awarded: NOK 0.11 mill.

Project Period: 2024-2024

Location: Svalbard

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Studies of environmental pollutants in wetland areas and water ponds on the Arctic tundra

The main goal for this project is to continue our study further the role of birds in transporting pollutants to and within the Arctic area, and to bring new knowledge especially linked to potential transport between the marine and terrestrial system including wetlands and water ponds on the tundr...

Awarded: NOK 42,999

Project Period: 2024-2024

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Particulate matter in glacier fed rivers

The aim of this project is a extensive study of particulate matter released into the rivers from the glacier systems and entering the Kongsfjorden system in Ny-Ålesund. Both particulate matter and river water will be collected at the outlet from the glaciers main melting channel as well as in th...

Awarded: NOK 39,999

Project Period: 2024-2024

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Underwater Hyperspectral Imaging for Under-Ice Navigation, RiS ID 12349

Underwater Hyperspectral Imaging (UHI) is a groundbreaking innovation that expands our ability to capture a wide range of wavelengths beyond human perception. This technology offers a comprehensive view of the electromagnetic spectrum, allowing us to identify and analyze subtle differences in the...

Awarded: NOK 0.12 mill.

Project Period: 2024-2024

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

The nutrient legacy of reindeer carrion in vegetation in the Arctic tundra of Svalbard, RiS ID:11512

Carcass legacy effects on soil chemistry and vegetation nutrient composition will help our understanding of how local ‘disturbances’ (i.e. carcass presence) scale to structuring and functioning of ecological communities at landscape levels. I will revisit carcasses of varying ages and collect abo...

Awarded: NOK 56,999

Project Period: 2024-2024

Location: Nordland - Nordlánnda

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Experimental assessment of light propagation in the snowpack, RiS ID 12344

Snowpack is a key component in the Arctic regions. The albedo of freshly fallen snow is typically very high in the visible range (up to 0.9), playing a crucial role in Earth's energy balance. Snow albedo can eventually be reduced upon aging of snow crystals due to metamorphism and to the increasi...

Awarded: NOK 0.10 mill.

Project Period: 2024-2024

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Insulate: Belowground Biotic Insulation of Permafrost (RiS ID 12331)

Within the overarching INSULATE initiative (RiS ID 12331), the "Belowground Biotic Insulation of Permafrost" project delves into the intricate dynamics of local soil properties, seeking to unravel their profound impact on permafrost stability. This focused research addresses crucial gaps in our ...

Awarded: NOK 70,999

Project Period: 2024-2024

Location: Svalbard

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

S2S : Snowfall to Surging ? The role of Snow-Firn-Ice Heat Transfer on Glacier Dynamics

Studying Svalbard's Heer Land region, our research confronts the uncertainties surrounding global glacier contributions to sea level rise, as highlighted in the 2023 IPCC report. Svalbard's unique vulnerability to climate change, positions it as an ideal study area with future implications for br...

Awarded: NOK 94,999

Project Period: 2024-2025

Location: Svalbard

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Unruly Ground: Knowing and Caring for Permafrost

Since the 2000s, permafrost has experienced a remarkable revival, and many are invested in preventing the deterioration of this Arctic ground. But while there is an increase in research on the impacts of permafrost degradation, we know very little about the inner workings of permafrost expertise....

Awarded: NOK 71,999

Project Period: 2024-2024

Location: Oslo

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

PEbbles, ice and TalitroidS – checking overlooked beaches in the frame of autecology - RiS ID 12381

The project involves researchers part of both Amphipodologists group and editors for the Worls Registrer of Marine Species (WoRMS); for tighter collaboration and extension towards the ecology of sandy shores, it intends: To check for presence of talitroid amphipods on polar cobble beaches and as ...

Awarded: NOK 94,999

Project Period: 2024-2024

Location: Vestland

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Evaluating the maximum photosynthetic depth limit using coralline algae as a model organism, RiS ID 12351

This master’s thesis aims to better understand polar ecosystems by shedding light on the photosynthetic limitations of red coralline algae. We will use a mini remotely operated vehicle (Blueye X3) with a grabber attachment to locate and sample coralline algae from Van Mijenfjorden. We will collec...

Awarded: NOK 87,999

Project Period: 2024-2024

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Active Scattering in Sea Ice for Measuring Internal Properties

Sea ice is filled with small brine pockets because the salt is rejected by the crystal lattice during the freezing process. These brine pockets have a significant influence on several aspects of sea ice, including its bearing capacity, the remote sensing of it, as well as the amount of solar ener...

Awarded: NOK 53,999

Project Period: 2024-2024

Location: Svalbard

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Monitoring Active Layer Thickness from Space – Creating a Validation Dataset around Ny-Ålesund, RiD ID 12361

The active layer thickness is one of the most important variables characterizing the state of permafrost, but we still lack the possibility to determine it over large areas, especially from satellites. Seasonal thawing and freezing cycles of the active layer cause the ground surface to heave in w...

Awarded: NOK 0.11 mill.

Project Period: 2024-2024

Location: Oslo

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Monitoring seawater CO2 release from thawing permafrost mobilized by Bayelva proglacial stream, RiS ID 11654

The Bayelva river (Kongsfjorden, Svalbard) represents a key site where to unearth the patterns of carbon release from thawing permafrost into coastal waters. For this reason on September 2023 the Institute of Polar Sciences of the National Research Council (ISP-CNR) of Italy, in the framework of ...

Awarded: NOK 0.10 mill.

Project Period: 2024-2024

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

PES-HORISONT-EU-PES Horisont Europa

Computational models for ceramic materials for impact events

IMPETUS Afea owns and develops a system for simulation of extreme mechanics. There is a need from users of the system to more accurately model the behavior of ceramic materials. In this project we shall work together with Fraunhofer IKTS to systematically develop a wide variety of ceramic materia...

Awarded: NOK 99,999

Project Period: 2024-2024

Location: Agder

PES-HORISONT-EU-PES Horisont Europa

AI for Open Source Software Security Certification

The main goal of CertifAIit project is to propose a holistic view on novel AI-based development technologies, data technologies and Cybersecurity compliance issues, by offering a toolset to implement secure code, easy to be integrated by third parties for releasing certified products, with a conc...

Awarded: NOK 49,999

Project Period: 2024-2024

Location: Rogaland

PES-HORISONT-EU-PES Horisont Europa

Prosjektetablererstøtte til Eurostars

Agoprene AS har utviklet et nytt bioskum, et miljøvennlig alternativ til dagens petroleumsbaserte skumgummier. Agoprenes bioskum er laget av 100% biobaserte ingredienser, hovedsakelig sjøgress. Vi sikter på å levere en søknad til Eurostars-fristen den 14.mars 2024 (Eurostars 3 - Call 6). For å de...

Awarded: NOK 99,999

Project Period: 2024-2024

Location: Vestfold

KLIMAFORSK-Stort program klima

Zerorapporten 2024: ZERO sjekker tempoet på vei mot 2030

I april 2022 fylte Miljøstiftelsen ZERO 20 år og i den forbindelse arrangerte vi klimatalen hvor vi lanserte «Zerorapporten ZERO 2030: Slik når vi klimamålene». I denne rapporten, som ble overrakt daværende klimaminister Espen Barth Eide, viser vi hvordan regjeringen kan nå sine mål om å kutte ut...

Awarded: NOK 0.12 mill.

Project Period: 2024-2024

Location: Oslo

PES-HORISONT-EU-PES Horisont Europa

DIRS - A Digital Incentivisation & Regulation PaaS and ecoSystem for controlling connected mobility services

The purpose of the project is to prove the relevance, impact power, and technical and commercial feasibility of a new digital incentivisation & regulation PaaS and ecosystem solution, DIRS. The new services delivered by the new DIRS platform will be offered to the market within 12 months from the...

Awarded: NOK 99,999

Project Period: 2024-2024

Location: Rogaland

PES-HORISONT-EU-PES Horisont Europa

A targeted radiotherapy solution for hepatic and systemic cancer, delivering a potent alpha emitter directly to the tumor

Node Pharma has developed a novel targeted radiotherapy that enables the pre-selection and treatment of liver cancer patients. Primary liver cancer is ranked as the sixth most frequently occurring, and as the third most deadly cancer type as of 2022 (Globocan). Furthermore, liver cancer is freque...

Awarded: NOK 99,999

Project Period: 2024-2024

Location: Oslo

PES-HORISONT-EU-PES Horisont Europa

Project support for Lead optimization for nomination of a preclinical development candidate for AML therapy

The PES grant will be used to engage personnel in KinSea to have dedicated time to write and coordinate the project proposal.

Awarded: NOK 99,999

Project Period: 2024-2024

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

PES-HORISONT-EU-PES Horisont Europa

RuralTwin PES

Writing a HE project proposal called RuralTwin. This is a follow-up proposal of NextGEOSS, (BLB was a partner and continue to maintain the resulting NextGEOSS datahub and platform), The H2020 project ILIAD developing the Digital Twin of the Ocean, BLB member of Coordination team as Innovation man...

Awarded: NOK 69,999

Project Period: 2024-2024

Location: Buskerud

PES-HORISONT-EU-PES Horisont Europa

Digital Twin for the Catchment-to-Shelf Continuum

The project addresses the critical importance of shelf seas for global societies by proposing the development of DT-Coast infrastructure. Shelf seas face various anthropogenic pressures and climate change impacts, necessitating adaptive observation and simulation strategies. The DT-Coast will inc...

Awarded: NOK 69,999

Project Period: 2024-2024

Location: Oslo

PES-HORISONT-EU-PES Horisont Europa

Søknad til EIC Accelerator steg 2 (Plug In)

Kyoto Group AS er et teknologiselskap innen fornybar energi som utvikler standardiserte industriskala systemer for generering og lagring av varme, såkalte Termiske Batterier, eller Thermal Energy Storage system (TES). Systemene tillater lading med rimelig strøm om natten eller når kraften er bill...

Awarded: NOK 99,999

Project Period: 2024-2024

Location: Akershus

PES-HORISONT-EU-PES Horisont Europa

Prosjektetablererstøtte til EIC Accelerator Step 2

Agoprene søker med dette om PES-støtte fra Forskningsrådet for å utarbeide og sende inn en vinnende søknad til EUs flaggskipprogram "EIC Accelerator" til fristen den 13. mars 2024. Agoprene sendte inn en "Step 1"-søknad i Q4 2023 som fikk "Go" fra tre av fire evaluatorer, og dermed kvalifiserte s...

Awarded: NOK 99,999

Project Period: 2024-2024

Location: Vestfold

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