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FRINATEK-Fri prosjektstøtte for matematikk, naturvitenskap og teknologi

The Fate and Threat of Man-Made Polluted Particles

Pollution can come in many forms. Sometimes it is in the form of chemicals, like pesticides. Sometimes it is in the forms of particles, like soot and microplastics. But what about when it is both? Many researchers these days are now asking, "what is more toxic for a fish that is swimming in micro...

Awarded: NOK 7.1 mill.

Project Period: 2014-2018

Location: Oslo - Oslove

NANO2021-Nanoteknologi, nanovitenskap, mikroteknologi og avanserte materialer

National initiative towards developing a common approach to the regulatory testing of manufactured nanomaterials (NorNANoREG)

The project NorNANoREG was oriented towards responsible technology development and is complementary with the European FP7 flagship project NANoREG (http://www.nanoreg.eu/), were the aim was to create an internationally shared framework for performing regulatory testing of manufactured nanomateria...

Awarded: NOK 14.0 mill.

Project Period: 2014-2017

Location: Akershus

JPIWATER-Water Challenges for a Changing World

JPI Water - A novel FRamework to Assess and Manage Emerging contaminants in freshwater supplies

FRAME is a project funded under the Joint Programming Initiative 'Water challenges for a changing world' (JPI Water) call for projects addressing Emerging water contaminants-anthropogenic pollutants and pathogens and is a collaboration between the German Federal Insitiute of Hydrology, Technical ...

Awarded: NOK 1.6 mill.

Project Period: 2014-2019

Location: Oslo - Oslove

FRIMEDBIO-Fri prosjektstøtte for medisin, helse og biologi

Exposure and effects of emerging contaminants in marine and terrestrial birds of prey.

The project aims were to study concentrations and effects of emerging organic pollutants in nestlings of white-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) and northern goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) from Norway and Spain. The emerging pollutants included in the study were brominated-, chlorinated- and phos...

Awarded: NOK 3.6 mill.

Project Period: 2014-2018

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

JPIWATER-Water Challenges for a Changing World

JPI Water - PROMOTE: Protecting water resources from mobile trace chemicals)

There appears to be an increasing cocktail of industrial chemicals, and even plastics, in drinking water. In a recent research project, the JPI Water PROMOTE consortium identified, for the first time, several industrial chemicals in European drinking water that were never spotted before. A promi...

Awarded: NOK 1.6 mill.

Project Period: 2014-2017

Location: Oslo - Oslove

KLIMAFORSK-Stort program klima

Mitigating Black Carbon in the Hindu Kush Himalaya

Gjesteforskeroppholdet er knyttet til pågående arbeid ved CICERO om naturvitenskapelige, økonomiske og samfunnsfaglige problemstillinger ang. reduksjon av kortlevde klimakomponenter (short-lived climate forcers (SLCF) - hvorav sot er den viktigste kompone nten). Bakgrunnen er forskning som viser...

Awarded: NOK 0.32 mill.

Project Period: 2014-2015

Location: Oslo - Oslove

JPIWATER-Water Challenges for a Changing World

JPI WAter StARE - Stopping Antibiotic Resistance Evolution

JPI WAter StARE had its kick-off Meeting in Girona, Spain 28. og 29. January 2015. The partners from the various European countries participating met to prepare coordinated sampling procedures and dates for sampling from sewage plants in the various countries on the same day. The analysis for occ...

Awarded: NOK 1.6 mill.

Project Period: 2014-2017

Location: Akershus

FRIMEDBIO-Fri prosjektstøtte for medisin, helse og biologi

Role of Xenobiotics in Metabolic Diseases: A Translational Approach

Humans are daily exposed to environmental pollutants that may affect health. We investigated the health impacts of persistent organic pollutants, which are chemicals omnipresent in our food chain. We found that obese individuals with elevated levels of POPs are at high risk for cardio metabolic...

Awarded: NOK 3.8 mill.

Project Period: 2014-2019

Location: Vestland

MILUTARENA-Formidlings- og koordineringstiltak for miljø- og utviklingsforskning

Norsk medlemskap i Alter-Net og LTER

LTER-Norway: The LTER-Norway consortium has been established, and the application for ILTER to become a member with a copy to LTER Europe, was granted. The following Norwegian institutions joining the LTER-Norway so far are: Norwegian Institute for Nature Research, NINA, coordinator LTER-Norway ...

Awarded: NOK 1.5 mill.

Project Period: 2014-2017

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

MILJØ2015-Norsk miljøforskning mot 2015

Sino-Norwegian Conference on Environment2015

The relationship between China and Norway is strained. Science Diplomacy offers the opportunities needed to maintain a dialogue and thereby re-establish our good and long-standing relationships with China. Moreover, our global environmental challenges mus t be addressed in China, as environmental...

Awarded: NOK 99,999

Project Period: 2014-2015

Location: Oslo - Oslove

DIV-INT-Annet internasjonalt samarbeid

10th International Symposium on Ecohydraulics

The International Symposium on Ecohydraulics (ISE) is an important venue for discussions of research and management on aquatic water resources and particularly cross-disciplinary applications of hydraulics, hydrology and ecology. The 10th ISE will be held in Trondheim from the 21st to the 27th o...

Awarded: NOK 0.20 mill.

Project Period: 2014-2014

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

BIA-Brukerstyrt innovasjonsarena

Low Cost Søderberg Anode

I den selvbakende Søderberg-anoden overføres strømmen gjennom et stort antall stålbolter. Disse må trekkes og resettes med jevne mellomrom ettersom anoden konsumeres i elektrolyseprosessen. En spesiell boltehullsmasse tilsettes før den nye bolten settes. Dette er et krevende prosesstrinn. Prosje...

Awarded: NOK 1.7 mill.

Project Period: 2014-2016

Location: Nordland - Nordlánnda

MILJØFORSK-Miljøforskning for en grønn samfunnsomstilling

Designing knowledge-based management systems for environmental governance in Norway

Hovedformålet med prosjektet er å bidra til utforming av mer effektive forvaltningssystemer for naturmiljøet. Resultatene tyder på at forholdet mellom politikk og vitenskap i forvaltningen trekker i ulike retninger. 1.For den norske nominasjonen av nye kjemikalier til Stockholm konvensjonen o...

Awarded: NOK 5.0 mill.

Project Period: 2014-2017

Location: Akershus

BIA-Brukerstyrt innovasjonsarena

Overvann som ressurs - Økt bruk av overvann som miljøskapende element i byer og tettsteder.

Asplan Viak AS has expertise within a large variety of fields and disciplines, and we want to use this to create a new service offering at the interface between already established disciplines. The project will utilize expertise in landscape architecture and conventional water and wastewater engi...

Awarded: NOK 0.77 mill.

Project Period: 2014-2014

Location: Akershus

KLIMAFORSK-Stort program klima

The Role of Short-Lived Climate Forcers in the Global Climate Regime

The international UN climate agreements under cover all greenhouse gases, with a few exceptions. However, most of the focus has been on addressing emissions of CO2, the principal greenhouse gas. Because progress in addressing CO2 has been slow, the so-cal led short-lived climate forcers (SLCFs) h...

Awarded: NOK 15.5 mill.

Project Period: 2014-2018

Location: Oslo - Oslove

BIA-Brukerstyrt innovasjonsarena

Automatisk oljesølovervåking og risikovarsling fra satellittdata

Oil spills from ships and offshore installations, either illegally or from accidents, can cause major environmental damages. With increased maritime traffic and oil activity near sensitive areas, the risk of damage from oil spills is of increasing concern. Satellite data provides possibilities to...

Awarded: NOK 2.9 mill.

Project Period: 2014-2017

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

BIA-Brukerstyrt innovasjonsarena

Closed Reactor for Refining of Silicon

Elkem supplies materials and metals for a variety of metallurgical applications. For example, Elkem produces about 100 000 metric tons per year of refined silicon for use in the chemical industry and in the aluminium industry. In this project, the goal was to develop an innovative concept for the...

Awarded: NOK 9.0 mill.

Project Period: 2014-2017

Location: Oslo - Oslove

ENERGIX-Stort program energi

Novel environmentally friendly production methods for improved Li-ion batteries

The Li-ion battery technology is already highly developed and is currently the leading battery technology for portable electronic equipment. But there is still room for improvement, both within materials properties and production processes. This project has two parts and therefore two main goals,...

Awarded: NOK 1.9 mill.

Project Period: 2014-2015

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

DEMO2000-Prosjektrettet teknologiutv. petroleumsvirksomhet

Forprosjekt system for deteksjon av maritim oljeforurensning

ISPAS AS har testet muligheten om en spesialutviklet radar kan detektere oljesøl på stille hav. Forsøkene ble gjennomført september 2013 med godt resultat og viser således at det er mulig å oppfylle § 57 Fjernmåling av akutt forurensning, i Forskrift om utføring av aktiviteter i petroleumsvirks...

Awarded: NOK 99,999

Project Period: 2014-2014

Location: Østfold

MARINFORSK-Marine ressurser og miljø

Seasonal variation in sensitivity of krill to oil

As the present oil and gas activities increase in the high north, so do the potential impacts of produced water and associated oil pollution on marine organisms. Krill are key organisms in temperate and Arctic ecosystems, and constitute an important link in marine food webs. Therefore, it is of v...

Awarded: NOK 6.9 mill.

Project Period: 2014-2017

Location: Rogaland

MARINFORSK-Marine ressurser og miljø

Causes and consequences of high loads of biomagnifying pollutants in avian top predators in the Arctic

Although the Arctic Sea is remote and considered pristine, paradoxically the marine food chain is highly loaded by persistent environmental contaminants. Such pollutants bio-magnify in food chains and arctic seabirds often suffer from high concentrations. The research on environmental contaminan...

Awarded: NOK 4.4 mill.

Project Period: 2014-2017

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

MARINFORSK-Marine ressurser og miljø

Assessment of long-term effects of oil exposure on early life stages of Atlantic haddock using state-of-the-art genomics tools in combinatio

In this project we aim at generating experimental data to assess the chronic toxicity during early life stages as well as evaluating the long-term effects of oil pollution in Atlantic haddock - using state-of-the-art genomics tools in combination with fitness observations. It is important to id...

Awarded: NOK 9.6 mill.

Project Period: 2014-2018

Location: Vestland

MARINFORSK-Marine ressurser og miljø

Effects of changes in discharges, climate and other factors on coastal contaminants and their biological consequences (COCO)

The fate of environmental contaminants, from pollution source via different environmental influences to accumulation and possible effects in organisms is complex: strong reductions in discharges of a contaminant are not always followed by reduced concentrations in the environment or in organisms....

Awarded: NOK 3.5 mill.

Project Period: 2014-2017

Location: Oslo - Oslove

FORINFRA-Nasjonal sats.på forskningsinfrastrukt.

NNP - The Norwegian NMR Platform

A national platform for nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) has been established. NMR technology is used to determine the structure and function of proteins, natural products, and synthetic organic molecules. NMR is also used to investigate dynamics, concentration, and how molecules interac with eac...

Awarded: NOK 51.4 mill.

Project Period: 2014-2024

Location: Vestland

MILJØFORSK-Miljøforskning for en grønn samfunnsomstilling

The Arctic as a Mining Frontier: Sacrifice zones or sustainable development?

ARCTICFRONT project, about the Arctic as a "mine frontier", examined the connection between mining development, knowledge policy, landscape valuation, and sustainable development. The goal is a better understanding of how environmental policy, management and practice can help in ensuring sustaina...

Awarded: NOK 5.0 mill.

Project Period: 2014-2017

Location: Nordland - Nordlánnda

SANCOOP-South Africa - Norway research co-operation on climate, the environment og clean energy

Development of efficient bioflocculants by exploring the microbial diversity of South African Eastern Cape Province for Novel Bioflocculants

The major objective of this project was to isolate bacteria with the ability to produce high quality flocculants from the marine environments of the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. Bacteria-secreted flocculants, also known as bioflocculants, are highly desirable for purification of portabl...

Awarded: NOK 1.3 mill.

Project Period: 2014-2017

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

SIPHINIFES-SIP ved HI

Environmental responses to organic and inorganic effluents from fin-fish Aquaculture

The rapid development of the Norwegian Salmonid industry requires a management regime based on strong scientific knowledge that can also meet the expected challenges for the industry of tomorrow. There is an increasing focus on the environmental responses of coastal and fjord ecosystems to organi...

Awarded: NOK 34.5 mill.

Project Period: 2014-2020

Location: Vestland

MILJØFORSK-Miljøforskning for en grønn samfunnsomstilling

INDNOR: Hydrologic sensitivity to Cryosphere-Aerosol interaction in Mountain Processes (HyCAMP)

A central outcome of HyCAMP is the advancement of our knowledge regarding aerosol- cryosphere interaction, and influences on hydrologic cycling. Specifically, the project has increased the capacity of hydrologic impact assessment. The ultimate goal of the research is to provide an improved capaci...

Awarded: NOK 4.8 mill.

Project Period: 2013-2017

Location: Oslo - Oslove

MARINFORSK-Marine ressurser og miljø

Vulnerable habitats and species in petroleum resource management: impact of sediment exposure on Arctic sponge grounds

Petroleumsvirksomheten har under de siste årene vært på vei nordover i Barentshavet og potensielt in i områder i Arktis som tidligere vært dekket av is. Barentshavet er kjent for sine store svampområder. Disse har nylig har blitt klassifisert som sårbare habitater av UNEP. Intensifiert petroleums...

Awarded: NOK 8.7 mill.

Project Period: 2013-2017

Location: Vestland

KLIMAFORSK-Stort program klima

Natural and Anthropogenic influence on Precipitation and EXtreme events Naturlige og antropogene påvirkninger på nedbør og ekstremnedbør

Precipitation changes and especially changes in extreme precipitation are some of the most important challenges for future climate change. Differences among climate models for future precipitation changes are high. NAPEX tries to understand why there are so big differences between different clima...

Awarded: NOK 9.9 mill.

Project Period: 2013-2019

Location: Oslo - Oslove

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