1,348 projects

ENERGIFORSKNING-ENERGIFORSKNING

WP2 – Energy System modelling and Socioeconomic models

This work package will focus on addressing the complementarity aspects of using bottom-up technology-rich energy system modelling approaches in tandem with macro-economic analysis with CGE modelling. Namely, we will utilize results and data from the IFE-TIMES-Norway model, using socio-technical t...

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Project Period: 2026-2027

Location: Akershus

ENERGIFORSKNING-ENERGIFORSKNING

The Nordic Energy Systems Programme - WP 2 – Energy System modelling and Socioeconomic models

This project addresses the Nordic region’s fossil-free transition by developing an advanced modelling framework that links the energy system model GENeSYS-MOD with the macroeconomic model REMES-EU. Traditionally, energy models assume fixed demand, limiting insight into economic feedbacks. By maki...

Awarded: Hidden

Project Period: 2026-2027

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

LANDBASERT-LANDBASERT

Contributions to Animal Welfare in Pig Production: Developing and employing Diagnostic Tools for investigations of Lameness Pathogens

Lameness in pigs is a major welfare challenge in pig farming. Lame pigs often experience pain, and reduced mobility leads to difficulty in reaching food and water. For farmers, this leads to extra work, higher treatment costs, and lost production. Bacterial arthritis is an important contributor t...

Awarded: NOK 11.2 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2029

Location: Akershus

LANDBASERT-LANDBASERT

Building resilience through urban agriculture and foraging: individual, collective and public preparedness

How can we strengthen societal preparedness through urban agriculture and foraging? This is the overarching question that the BestPrepared project seeks to answer. Urban agriculture can build social cohesion among participants and, over shorter periods, also contribute to food security in cities,...

Awarded: NOK 9.8 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2030

Location: Akershus

LANDBASERT-LANDBASERT

AGROECOL2 Agroecological Pathways for sustainable, resilient and diversified dairy farming systems in Europe and multicriteria assessment

Livestock farming, and dairy production in particular, is crucial for global food security, rural development, and the provision of ecosystem services. Dairy production delivers highly nutritious food and can support biodiversity and soil health. At the same time, intensive, input-dependent agric...

Awarded: NOK 4.7 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2029

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

LANDBASERT-LANDBASERT

AGROECOL2 Accelerating the agroecological transition with multi-strata agroforestry systems, from root to fork

Agroforestry systems, where trees are integrated into agricultural fields, are recognised as the most advanced and effective forms of regenerative agriculture. By combining trees, shrubs, and food crops, these systems can restore soils, store carbon, and strengthen resilience to climate change. D...

Awarded: NOK 4.6 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2029

Location: Vestland

LANDBASERT-LANDBASERT

AGROECOL2 Bio-Based Agroecosystem Transitions in the Baltic and Nordic Regions through Integrated Relay Cropping Systems

Farming is key for our societies’ food security, but comes at environmental costs. Intensive crop production depletes soil health, and risks contaminating oceans, lakes and rivers with nutrient leaching, and endangering biodiversity by simplified landscape and use of chemical pesticides. In short...

Awarded: NOK 4.7 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2029

Location: Akershus

LANDBASERT-LANDBASERT

CONNECTIONS – Impact of bonding time on welfare and productivity of cow and calf

In the Connections project, we will explore how keeping cows and calves together for an extended period after calving, as opposed to separating them soon after birth, can be incorporated in practical settings on dairy farms. The practice of keeping cows and calves together for longer is becoming ...

Awarded: NOK 10.0 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2029

Location: Akershus

FFLJA-FFLJA

Advancing Livestock Reproduction for Sustainable Breeding Through Integrative Functional Analysis of Gametes

With the long-term goal to improve livestock breeding, our project aims to combine advanced reproductive biotechnologies and cutting-edge methods to accelerate genetic progress and enhance the sustainability of animal agriculture. By focusing on the critical early stages of gamete production in y...

Awarded: NOK 15.9 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2029

Location: Innlandet

FFLJA-FFLJA

Apple rootstocks: basis for sustainable climate adapted apple production

The overall goal of AppleRoot project is to boost apple growing industry in Norway through the complex evaluation and introduction of new generation of apple rootstocks. An apple tree is a combination of two genetic individuals, the scion and the rootstock, which interact in the tree’s response t...

Awarded: NOK 8.7 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2029

Location: Akershus

REKRUTTERING-REKRUTTERING

Dietary adjustments to improve the performance of high-yielding finisher pigs

Exploring Fiber for Healthier, More Cost-Effective Pig Feed One way to reduce feed costs in pig production is by using fiber-rich by-products from cereal processing. Several of these fibrous materials can potentially be included in pig diets, but before doing so, we need a clear understanding of ...

Awarded: NOK 2.3 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2030

Location: Rogaland

FFLJA-FFLJA

Soil2Milk: Enhancing Soil to Milk food chain Sustainability- A Novel Approach for Higher Productivity and Lower Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Norway is launching Soil2Milk, a major interdisciplinary research project led by the Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU), to reduce greenhouse gas emissions throughout the entire feed value chain, from soil and fertilizer use to forage crops, dairy cows, and milk production. High-yield ...

Awarded: NOK 16.0 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2029

Location: Akershus

FFLJA-FFLJA

Innovative and optimised utilisation of poultry feathers

Poultry feathers are nearly pure protein, with 90% of their dry matter consisting of keratin. In Norway, feathers are currently mixed with other animal by-products prior to processing into pet food or used for biogas. There is a potential for using feather for higher value products, but the dige...

Awarded: NOK 15.6 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2028

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

ENERGIFORSKNING-ENERGIFORSKNING

Nature-Integrated Norwegian energy system transition - Opportunities, Trade-offs and Strategies

Harmony is about identifying political feasible solutions that ensures that the Norwegian energy transition jointly minimize climate gas emissions and undesired nature impacts. Cutting greenhouse gas emissions is crucial to limiting the impacts of climate change. But there is a challenge. The ...

Awarded: NOK 9.6 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2029

Location: Akershus

LANDBASERT-LANDBASERT

Strengthening national preparedness through local food systems (FOODprepared)

FoodPrepared explores how strengthening local food systems can improve Norway's food security and preparedness in the face of climate change, pandemics, and geopolitical tensions. We examine how communities can become more resilient to future crises through sustainable food production and consum...

Awarded: NOK 11.8 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2029

Location: Oslo - Oslove

NYSKAPNING-NYSKAPNING

Early prediction software for winter survival and yield in forage and cereal crops

Early prediction software for winter survival and yield in forage and cereal crops Farmers across the Nordics face one recurring challenge: harsh and unpredictable winters. Ice, snow, and sudden thaws can severely damage crops, but the real impact often becomes visible too late for effective act...

Awarded: NOK 0.50 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2026

Location: Rogaland

LANDBASERT-LANDBASERT

Landbrukskonferansen i Nordland 2025

Landbrukskonferansen i Nordland 2025 er en tverrfaglig møteplass som skal styrke samarbeid, kunnskapsutveksling og innovasjon i det nordnorske landbruket. Konferansen arrangeres i Bodø 29.–30. oktober 2025 og samler aktører fra hele verdikjeden herunder bønder, studenter, elever fra naturbruk, fo...

Awarded: NOK 0.13 mill.

Project Period: 2025-2026

Location: Nordland - Nordlánnda

LANDBASERT-LANDBASERT

AGROECOL 1 SAFER Strengthening Agricultural landscape multiFunctionality through expansion of agroecological farming in EuRope (SAFER)

Across Europe, it has become clear that current farming practices are unsustainable, and that farming systems must be re-designed to sustain food production while protecting biodiversity, ecosystems and the many benefits they bring to society. One solution to this is agroecology. Agroecological...

Awarded: NOK 4.6 mill.

Project Period: 2025-2028

Location: Vestland

FRIPROSJEKT-FRIPROSJEKT

A New Approach to Supply Chain Capitalism and Emerging Infectious Diseases

CAPIDEMIC explores the political dimensions of transnational supply chains and how they respond to sustainability challenges brought on by emerging infectious diseases (EIDs). Our research is centered on the poultry industry, which is currently under threat from the global spread of highly pathog...

Awarded: NOK 8.0 mill.

Project Period: 2025-2028

Location: Oslo - Oslove

ENERGIFORSKNING-ENERGIFORSKNING

Energy Systems modelling under uncertainty applied to analyze the resilience of energy transition scenarios

The Nordic countries are leaders in the global energy transition, yet critical uncertainties—such as geopolitical instability, technological disruption, and shifting societal values—pose significant risks to achieving net-zero emissions by 2050. This project addresses two key gaps: (A) the lack o...

Awarded: NOK 0.50 mill.

Project Period: 2025-2026

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

REKRUTTERING-REKRUTTERING

Beste praksis vask i produksjon og foredling av melk for å gi bedre produktkvalitet og redusere matsvinn forårsaket av mikroorganismer

Best practice cleaning for safer milk and reduced food waste How do we ensure that the milk you drink and the dairy products that you eat are safe, sustainably produced, and have a long shelf life? The answer may lie in something mundane and at the same time complex; in other words, cleaning. B...

Awarded: NOK 2.2 mill.

Project Period: 2025-2029

Location: Oslo - Oslove

ENERGIFORSKNING-ENERGIFORSKNING

WP1 – Managing Uncertainty in the Nordic Energy System

Research strategies and methods Part 1: General component Task 1.1 Literature Review Task 1.2 Interviews Task 1.3 Assessment of methods Research Question 1: What are the most important uncertainties and risks to consider for planning and investments in the Nordic energy system? Research Question...

Awarded: NOK 0.50 mill.

Project Period: 2025-2026

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

ENERGIFORSKNING-ENERGIFORSKNING

WP1 – Managing Uncertainty in the Nordic Energy System

This work package examines the role of uncertainty in the Nordic energy system and its impact on results. WP1 will therefore implement established methodologies for incorporating structural and parametric uncertainty into a long-term energy system model of the Norwegian energy system. WP1 will ex...

Awarded: NOK 0.50 mill.

Project Period: 2025-2026

Location: Akershus

LANDBASERT-LANDBASERT

What`s Growing - konferanse for grønne vekster i kontrollerte omgivelser

What’s Growing er en konferanse som skal finne sted 11. september 2025 på Tou Scene i Stavanger. Konferansen er forankret i utlysningens tema "Mat og bioressurser", med fokus på landbasert mat og bioressurser. Veksthusnæringen står foran omfattende utfordringer for å tilpasse seg de krav som vi...

Awarded: NOK 0.10 mill.

Project Period: 2025-2025

Location: Rogaland

LANDBASERT-LANDBASERT

AGROECOL 1 LIFT Levende laboratorier for agroøkologisk endring av gårdsbruk, matsystemer og landskap

Modern food production, distribution and consumption have adverse effects on soil, environment and human health. Many of these are due to neglect of ecological principles such as diversity and circulation of organic matter and nutrients. Insufficient knowledge among consumers about environmentall...

Awarded: NOK 4.7 mill.

Project Period: 2025-2028

Location: Akershus

FFLJA-FFLJA

Enhancing Energy Efficiency and Sustainability in Horticulture with LED Flash Lighting Systems (FLASH-LED)

Strawberry is one of the most important small fruit crops in Nordic countries including Norway. The annual production volume of Norwegian strawberries was 7,052 metric tons in 2022, which can cover only about 30% of the market demand (Statistic Sentralbyrå). There is an increasing demand for loca...

Awarded: NOK 0.17 mill.

Project Period: 2025-2029

Location: Oslo - Oslove

LANDBASERT-LANDBASERT

Circumpolar Agricultural Conference - Arctic Agriculture in a changing world

Circumpolar Agricultural Association CAA er en ikke-statlig organisasjon som er opptatt av forskning, praksis og politikk knyttet til landbruk i nord. Organisasjonen har representasjon fra land i hele det sirkumpolare området. Ca hvert tredje år arrangerer CAA en konferanse som bringer folk samme...

Awarded: NOK 0.15 mill.

Project Period: 2025-2025

Location: Akershus

LANDBASERT-LANDBASERT

AGROECOL 1 AGROSOIL Agro-Ecological Soil Optimization for Integrated Weed Management

In European cropping systems, most weed management practices rely on herbicides and/or intensive tillage. However, these practices have great environmental impacts and may negatively affect soil quality and the soil microbiome. AGROSOIL project uses a Living Lab approach to co-create and co-imple...

Awarded: NOK 4.7 mill.

Project Period: 2025-2028

Location: Akershus

REKRUTTERING-REKRUTTERING

Optimization of Spectral Light Quality for Increased Energy Use Efficiency and Quality of the Produced in Controlled Environment Agriculture

This project aims to optimize spectral light quality to enhance energy efficiency and improve crop quality in Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA), addressing global challenges like supply chain vulnerabilities and climate change. In indoor farming, especially vertical farming, lighting is a ...

Awarded: NOK 2.1 mill.

Project Period: 2025-2028

Location: Oslo - Oslove

MILJØTEMA-MILJØTEMA

Integrating climate, environment, and public health in the Norwegian food system to assess efficient, safe, and acceptable policy options

Norway's food system faces significant challenges. Agriculture must reduce greenhouse gas emissions, halt nature loss, restore biodiversity. New dietary recommendations and other trends toward less meat consumption may shift dietary patterns. However, policies designed to address these issues oft...

Awarded: NOK 12.0 mill.

Project Period: 2025-2029

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage