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ENERGIFORSKNING-ENERGIFORSKNING

Out of the shade? Solar development challenges in Norway (SOLNOR)

SOLNOR will be a first to systematically investigate framework conditions for small- and large-scale solar in Norway, and a first Scandinavian comparison for this. While solar has been developing slowly in Norway, Denmark and Sweden are further ahead, although they all have likely barriers and di...

Awarded: NOK 10.3 mill.

Project Period: 2023-2027

Location: Akershus

LANDBASERT-LANDBASERT

Bread Rescuers: Redusert brødsvinn gjennom innovative forretnings- og forbrukerstrategier

In Norway, approximately 300,000 loaves of bread are discarded every day, which in 2021 accounted for 18% of food waste in households and 42% of food waste in the grocery sector. Bread waste is negatively affecting both national and international sustainability goals, as well as national goals fo...

Awarded: NOK 12.0 mill.

Project Period: 2023-2027

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

BIOTEKNOLOGI-BIOTEKNOLOGI

KSP: Industrial-scale production of diatoxanthin – a high-value product from microalgae with anti-cancer and anti-inflammation properties

In DIATOX we genetically engineer microalgae to enable industrial production of the rare pigment diatoxanthin. Research indicates that diatoxanthin possesses antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer properties. Diatoxanthin is only found in a few groups of microalgae. Diatoxanthin is prod...

Awarded: NOK 14.3 mill.

Project Period: 2023-2026

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

FFLJA-FFLJA

Modified pulpwood fibres to replace peat as a sustainable growing medium in professional horticulture (PeatFree)

Environmental and political concerns demand alternative substrates to peat that are more environmentally friendly. A possible option is to use the lignocellulosic, wood pulp residues, after 95 % of the hemicellulose has been removed by a non-chemical process and used as animal feed. This woodfib...

Awarded: NOK 5.3 mill.

Project Period: 2023-2027

Location: Akershus

LANDBASERT-LANDBASERT

From Awareness to Engagement: Young Consumers in a Sustainable Food System

FATE will follow young consumers and school canteens transitioning to more sustainable operations, to study how best to facilitate the transition and promote sustainability engagement. Our food systems need a transformation and young consumers can play a vital role in bringing about changes to t...

Awarded: NOK 12.0 mill.

Project Period: 2023-2027

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

LANDBASERT-LANDBASERT

Biodiversity mapping of forests from above

Our goal is to develop a method that can predict where the most important biodiversity is located in Norwegian coniferous forests. The method should be usable by forest management to prevent the loss of species and their functions. In Norway, habitat loss and change are the main reasons species ...

Awarded: NOK 14.0 mill.

Project Period: 2023-2027

Location: Akershus

KLIMAFORSKNING-KLIMAFORSKNING

TRACKING RISKS IN FUTURE EMISSIONS, CLIMATE AND TECHNOLOGICAL ASSUMPTIONS

TRIFECTA Year 2: Confronting the Risks of a Net-Zero Future The past year has done little to calm anxieties about the climate's trajectory. As global temperatures continue to shatter records, the world is testing the limits of the Paris Agreement's 1.5°C goal. In this critical decade, the TRIFEC...

Awarded: NOK 12.0 mill.

Project Period: 2023-2027

Location: Oslo

REKRUTTERING-REKRUTTERING

Svinesjekk: Ny kunnskap for bedret tilsyn med norske svinebesetninger

Good animal welfare is an important factor in modern and sustainable food production. The public interest in animal welfare is increasing, both in Norway and internationally. There has been growing interest from consumers regarding where the food was made, the welfare of farmed animals and their ...

Awarded: NOK 2.0 mill.

Project Period: 2023-2026

Location: Innlandet

LANDBASERT-LANDBASERT

Emission-free smart greenhouse farming: increasing tomato production while reducing energy needs in a closed greenhouse system using an ECS

The EFREE-Green project aims to develop an emission-free, smart greenhouse system for tomato production in Norway, where energy needs are reduced, and CO2 emissions are minimized using advanced environmental control systems (ECS). The project addresses national challenges related to self-sufficie...

Awarded: NOK 12.0 mill.

Project Period: 2023-2027

Location: Akershus

KLIMAFORSKNING-KLIMAFORSKNING

EU Climate Policy Implications for Land Use in Norway: Managing Trade-offs and Achieving Policy Coherence

EU climate policy will have great significance for Norwegian climate, energy, forestry, and land-use policy in the years leading up to 2030 and beyond. Conflicts and trade-offs between climate, energy, and nature considerations are challenges that we will increasingly have to deal with. The Clima...

Awarded: NOK 12.2 mill.

Project Period: 2023-2027

Location: Akershus

UTVIKLING-UTVIKLING

Creating Inclusive and Sustainable Food Systems in Refugee Hosting Contexts in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)

The global economic crisis, climate change, and armed conflict have severely disrupted food production and supply chains, disproportionately affecting vulnerable populations such as refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs). The ECOFOOD Project examines the significant barriers to food se...

Awarded: NOK 12.0 mill.

Project Period: 2023-2027

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

FORSKSYSTEMET-FORSKSYSTEMET

Grønt protein fra eng – biorafinering, bærekraft og systemperspektiv

Green biorefining is a technology in which forage crops are processed to extract protein along with other valuable co-products. Nordic research shows that, with ongoing developments, this technology holds great potential to increase self-sufficiency and reduce the environmental burden from the pr...

Awarded: NOK 4.6 mill.

Project Period: 2023-2027

Location: Akershus

FORSKSYSTEMET-FORSKSYSTEMET

Red deer and damages: Red deer space use, population ecology and level of grazing damages to farmland and forests

In Norway, there has been a large increase in the red deer (Cervus elaphus L.) population, especially in the core areas in western Norway and the population is historically high. Consequently, damages to forests and agricultural grassland have increased and with economic consequences for stakehol...

Awarded: NOK 4.6 mill.

Project Period: 2023-2027

Location: Akershus

KULTURTEMA-KULTURTEMA

Non-safety assessments of genome-edited animals: ethical and regulatory challenges and solutions

Genome editing is a powerful biotechnological method, enabling targeted changes in the genes of animals. Technologies such as CRISPR can enable more efficient use of research animals, make production animals disease resistant and make wild animals threatened by extinction better adapted to climat...

Awarded: NOK 11.5 mill.

Project Period: 2023-2027

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

HELSEFORSKNING-Helseforskning

Systematic detection and mitigation of antimicrobial resistance in soil environment and animal health contributing to human health

The threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) to human, animal, and environmental health has become widely recognised globally. Since 1 October 2024, the SiNorAMR consortium partners in Norway and China have developed methodologies and produced results contributing to effective detection and bioch...

Awarded: NOK 12.0 mill.

Project Period: 2023-2026

Location: Akershus

LANDBASERT-LANDBASERT

AGRISOCIAL: Towards a socially sustainable green transition for agriculture and rural communities

The Agrisocial project takes as a starting point that a development that is truly sustainable must have a solid social fundament. Sustainability has too often been understood as a technical, ecological problem, but if we are to create a sustainable agriculture and rural communities we must begin ...

Awarded: NOK 11.9 mill.

Project Period: 2023-2026

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

MILJØTEMA-MILJØTEMA

1-2-TRE-STEG: Steps towards circularity in wood-based building

Wood, as a building material, has a long tradition in Norway. Most of Norway's residential projects, as well as an ever-increasing number of larger buildings, are constructed using wooden materials. However, at the end of their service life, when buildings are demolished, the wooden materials are...

Awarded: NOK 14.9 mill.

Project Period: 2023-2028

Location: Innlandet

ENERGIFORSKNING-ENERGIFORSKNING

Considering the Environment and Nature when Building and Operating Ground Mounted Solar Power Plants in Norway

EnviSol's mission is to harmonize the growth of ground-mounted solar power plants in Norway with the imperative to protect biodiversity and ecosystem services. With renewable energy production, preserving nature, and supporting ecosystems all in mind, EnviSol aims to pinpoint the ideal methods an...

Awarded: NOK 14.0 mill.

Project Period: 2023-2027

Location: Akershus

FRIPROSJEKT-FRIPROSJEKT

SPORE NANOFIBER: Exploring novel extremely heat and chemically resilient nanofibers expressed on bacterial spores

SPORE NANOFIBER – when microscopic fibers make a big difference Spores are the survival capsules of bacteria, tiny but extremely robust structures that enable them to withstand heat, cold, drought, and even strong disinfectants for years. For the food industry, this is a major challenge: bacteria...

Awarded: NOK 9.6 mill.

Project Period: 2023-2027

Location: Akershus

FRIPROSJEKT-FRIPROSJEKT

Boosting the bee: Leveraging the structural capabilities of the lipoprotein Vitellogenin to support honey bee (Apis mellifera) health.

Vitellogenin (Vg) is an important protein: it is as old as multicellular animal life on Earth, about 700 million years old. Today, it is present in almost all animals that lay eggs. Vg is essential for eggs to be viable. But what is more: Our previous work revealed that it also can be a major pla...

Awarded: NOK 10.1 mill.

Project Period: 2023-2027

Location: Akershus

MILJØTEMA-MILJØTEMA

Progress to environmentally safer rodenticides

Control of rodent pests worldwide relies heavily on the use of anticoagulant rodenticides. However, due to their widespread use and environmental persistence, they have demonstrated adverse effects to non-target animals, like foxes, cats, dogs, wolves, wolverines, and predatory birds like owls an...

Awarded: NOK 11.2 mill.

Project Period: 2023-2027

Location: Akershus

LANDBASERT-LANDBASERT

Cascading recycling of organic N-sources with next-generation biochar fertilizer for Norwegian agriculture

Recycling waste nitrogen into valuable fertilizer is a priority for sustainable and climate-smart agriculture. A major nitrogen loss from agriculture occurs through the volatilization of ammonia (NH3) from animal wastes and composting processes, which contributes to respiratory disease, soil acid...

Awarded: NOK 11.7 mill.

Project Period: 2023-2027

Location: Akershus

UTVIKLING-UTVIKLING

Food security through better sanitation: the case of urine recycling

Turning Waste into Resource: The FoodsecURe Project Rich in essential nutrients, human urine is a largely untapped resource in our domestic wastewater systems. If properly treated and reused, it could meet about a quarter of the world’s agricultural demand for nitrogen and phosphorus. But the jo...

Awarded: NOK 10.8 mill.

Project Period: 2023-2027

Location: Akershus

UTVIKLING-UTVIKLING

Interventions for improved knowledge and awareness of antimicrobial resistance using a One Health approach in Tanzania

This four-year project aims at reducing the AMR in Tanzania from a OneHealth perspective. The proposed plans are to perform interventions such as awareness-raising campaigns, develop and distribute training materials as well as perform surveillance activities in particular focusing on specific cr...

Awarded: NOK 15.0 mill.

Project Period: 2023-2027

Location: Akershus

MILJØTEMA-MILJØTEMA

Agricultural mitigation measures and the value of water quality improvements

Access to clean water is a necessity for all living organisms, and without water, it is not possible to produce food. In Norway, agriculture is one of the largest sources of water pollution. The main objective of the project is to identify which measures agriculture can implement to prevent nutri...

Awarded: NOK 14.9 mill.

Project Period: 2023-2027

Location: Akershus

HAVBRUK2-Stort program for havbruksforskning

ERA-NET: (FORSTERK) SIDESTREAM_DISS

SIDESTREAM_DISS aims at disseminating SIDESTREAM results during the most important meeting of key players in the European aquaculture business, research, and policy. The annual conference of the European Aquaculture Society is the largest gathering of professionals active in European aquaculture....

Awarded: NOK 0.22 mill.

Project Period: 2023-2023

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

BIOTEKNOLOGI-BIOTEKNOLOGI

KSP: ARRIVAL of cellular agriculture- Enabling biotechnology for future food production

ARRIVAL aims to produce milk, egg, and meat proteins using fermentation and cell cultivation with Norwegian feedstocks as inputs, while also exploring societal opportunities and barriers of new food technologies. We have held five project meetings (three in person, two digital), five digital man...

Awarded: NOK 20.0 mill.

Project Period: 2023-2027

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

FORNY20-FORNY2020

Healthy soil with symbiotics (SYMBIOTICS)

The business concept of Smartsoil, and the aim of Smartsoil product development is to apply the functional properties of microbes to improve soil health and thereby plant health, and ultimately planetary health. Our approach will simultaneously help reduce climate change and the environmental imp...

Awarded: NOK 0.50 mill.

Project Period: 2023-2023

Location: Akershus

MILJØTEMA-MILJØTEMA

JUST GROW: Co-designing justice-centric indicators and governance principles to intensify urban agriculture sustainably and equitably

Growing Justice in Urban Agriculture As cities face climate challenges, social inequality, and the need for more local food, urban agriculture is becoming increasingly important. But how can we ensure that everyone has a fair chance to participate? The JUST GROW project explores how urban agric...

Awarded: NOK 3.0 mill.

Project Period: 2023-2026

Location: Nordland - Nordlánnda

BIOTEK2021-Bioteknologi for verdiskaping

ERA-NET:(FORSTERK) BlueBio Sumafood_BCOM Commercial production of marine ingredients from Rest Raw Material

Residual raw material occurs wherever we refine or process food, and in the fishing industry it is largely about offal and trimmings after gutting and filleting fish. In Norway, we have long traditions of taking care of residual raw material, also on an industrial scale, but very little of the re...

Awarded: NOK 0.22 mill.

Project Period: 2023-2024

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

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