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SUP-NHD-Strategiske UoH-progr.fin.NHD

Oxide nanomaterials - phenomena and applications; focus on basic understanding of semiconductor components for hydrogen production by PEC

Center for materials science and nanotechnology (SMN) at the UiO aims to establish a genuinely interdisciplinary program within the general field of oxide nanomaterials, having focus on understanding of materials and phenomena required to develop photoele ctrochemical (PEC) water splitting cells ...

Awarded: NOK 3.6 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2010

Location: Ukjent Fylke

CLIMIT-Forskning, utvikling og demo av CO2-håndtering

Verification of CO2 Geological Storage in the UD DOE Regional Partnerships SOUTHWESTCARB and WESTCARB portfolios of demonstration projects

A number of demonstration scale CO2 geological storage projects are currently planned in the West and Southwest United States as part of the Regional Partnerships for Carbon Sequestation organised by the Dept. of Energy in the USA. These demonstration pro jects are described in detail in the firs...

Awarded: NOK 4.5 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2009

Location: Ukjent Fylke

HAVBRUKS-Havbruk - en næring i vekst

Moderne settefiskproduksjon av laks - normal utvikling og velferd i intensive oppdrettsystemer

Prosjektet vil gjennomføre flerfaglig forskning og utvikling for å optimalisere storskala settefiskproduksjon av laks som samtidig sikrer god dyrevelferd, smoltkvalitet og postsmoltprestasjoner. Prosjektet rommer flere delprosjekter og vil gjennom en fler faglig tilnærming bidra til å løse sentra...

Awarded: NOK 8.2 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2009

Location: Ukjent Fylke

MATPROG-Matprogrammet: Norsk mat fra sjø og land

Utnytting av molekylære metoder i miljøvennlig bekjempelse av sjukdommer i gulrot

Prosjektet omfatter optimal utnyttelse av bioteknologiske metoder (PCR) for å bekjempe plantesjukdommer i gulrot, som er en av de viktigste grønnsakvekstene i Norge med førstehåndsverdien på ca 150 mill. kr. årlig. Soppsjukdommer er årsak til store tap b åde under produksjon og omsetning av gulr...

Awarded: NOK 2.7 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2009

Location: Ukjent Fylke

BIA-Brukerstyrt innovasjonsarena

Mer effektive prosesser som gir bedre indre og ytre miljø i ferrolegeringsindustrien

Prosjektets bærende idé er å forbedre indre og ytre miljø i ferrolegeringsindustrien. Et sentralt element er å befeste ferrolegeringsindustriens posisjon som ledende på miljø og dermed trygge eksisterende, samt utvikle nye arbeidsplasser. Prosjektet, so m er et samarbeid mellom Ferrolegeringsin...

Awarded: NOK 9.0 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2011

Location: Ukjent Fylke

FRIMUF-Miljø- og utviklingsforskning

Historical relationships between climate factors and life history of High Arctic freshwater fish; predicting consequences of climate change

Lakes in the High Arctic are characterized by low water temperature, long-term ice cover, low levels of nutrients and low biodiversity. Thus, minor climatic changes may be of great importance to Arctic freshwater fish by influencing gonad development and individual growth rate - two life history ...

Awarded: NOK 4.1 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2010

Location: Ukjent Fylke

SIP-Strategiske instituttprogram

Ecological risk from organic contaminants in marine sediments - mobilisation and impact

The principal objective of the SIP is to improve the scientific basis for assessing the risk from sediment bound contaminants to ecosystem quality and viability and to human health. Sub-goals are: - Quantify the role of the sediments as a source of bioava ilable PCBs and PAHs and how this is affe...

Awarded: NOK 5.2 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2011

Location: Ukjent Fylke

RENERGI-Fremtidens rene energisystemer

Vindressurskartlegging i komplekst terreng

En viktig forutsetning for å lykkes med en satsning på vindenergi vil være en god og sikker vindressurskartlegging i forkant av utbyggingsprosjekter. I enkelte sammenhenger er det observert mer enn 1 m/s forskjell mellom modellert og målt vindskjær fra 10 til 50 m i samme mast. Tilsvarende horis...

Awarded: NOK 2.1 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2009

Location: Ukjent Fylke

RENERGI-Fremtidens rene energisystemer

Socio-Economic Drivers in Implementing Bioenergy Projects - Norwegian particpation in IEA Bioenergy Task 29 2006-2009

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Awarded: NOK 0.59 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2010

Location: Ukjent Fylke

PETROMAKS-Maksimal utnyttelse av petroleumsreserver

BioGuard - a real-time environmental monitoring system for offshore drilling and production operations

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Awarded: NOK 3.4 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2009

Location: Ukjent Fylke

BIA-Brukerstyrt innovasjonsarena

Mikrooptiske sensorer for spektrometriske anvendelser

De siste årene har forskning innen mikro-optikk i Norge bidratt til flere nye produkter, ideer og patenter. En av disse ideene er et mini-spektrometer der et diffraktivt optisk element (DOE), et slags hologram, er sentralt. Et slikt spektrometer kan bruke s til å bestemme kjemisk sammensetning av...

Awarded: NOK 13.0 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2009

Location: Ukjent Fylke

CLIMIT-Forskning, utvikling og demo av CO2-håndtering

Trykktank for testing av effekter som en følge av eventuelle lekkasjer til havbunnen i forbindelse med geologisk lagring av CO2

Eventuell utlekking av CO2 til havbunnen fra geologiske lagre kan ha effekter på det marine miljøet. Siden en eventuell frigjøring av CO2 ville skje på flere hundre meters dyp, vil alle prosesser skje under det trykk som foreligger på dette dypet. CO2 i vann gir økt surhet (lavere pH) og selv om...

Awarded: NOK 1.2 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2010

Location: Ukjent Fylke

CLIMIT-Forskning, utvikling og demo av CO2-håndtering

Shale reactivity and consequences for long term stability of CO2 storage

Increasing atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases are expected to cause a gradual warming of the Earth's surface leading to potentially disastrous changes to the global climate. This is an international concern, as well as an international respons ibility, and several research programs in...

Awarded: NOK 4.3 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2011

Location: Ukjent Fylke

NATURNAER-Natur og næring

Modelling and development of connections in timber structures

The competitiveness of timber structures depends on the connections. New fasteners may give more effective connections with respect to load bearing, stiffness and overall costs. Multi-storey timber houses have frames with shear-walls and diaphragms. Desig n restrictions due to openings in externa...

Awarded: NOK 4.0 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2011

Location: Ukjent Fylke

NATURNAER-Natur og næring

Assessing wood properties of forest resources by airborne LiDAR

In order to meet the market demands we have to better communicate the different raw material properties along the forestry-wood chain. Assessment of the forest resources by wood quality parameters is necessary to link the specific demands of raw materials to the supply from individual forest own...

Awarded: NOK 1.2 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2010

Location: Ukjent Fylke

SIP-FKD-SIP finansiert av Fiskeri- og Kystdepartementet

Integrated open seawater aquaculture, technology for sustainable culture of high productive areas

The aquaculture industry is diversifying and several species are produced. In Norway, salmon is the economically most important species, but several species are coming up. Combining species belonging to different trophic levels as fish, seaweed and mussel s may benefits of growing together. The f...

Awarded: NOK 7.1 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2011

Location: Ukjent Fylke

HAVBRUKS-Havbruk - en næring i vekst

Wave and current loads on net panels and net cages

SINTEF Fisheries and Aquaculture (SFH) has over the last five years developed a numerical model (3dNet) of a three dimensional net structure exposed to waves and current. This activity has been financed by the Research Council of Norway through two projec ts: 3 Dimensional netpen movement and moo...

Awarded: NOK 4.9 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2009

Location: Ukjent Fylke

SIP-Strategiske instituttprogram

Coastal ecosystems: Human impact and ecosystem indicators

Recent studies have shown a world-wide transformation of coastal ecosystems due to fisheries and other human impact factors. A sustainable development is only possible through an adaptive ecosystem based management. There is accordingly a strong national need for an increased competence in marine...

Awarded: NOK 12.0 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2011

Location: Ukjent Fylke

HAVBRUKS-Havbruk - en næring i vekst

Genetically modified plant products (GMPP) in feed for Atlantic salmon - A follow-up study on physiological responses and DNA traceability.

During the initial five-year period (1996-2001) when genetically modified (GM) crops were first adapted, the global planting area of GM crops increased rapidly and especially in USA, Argentina and Canada. Among the crop plants that accounts for the larges t planting area, are maize and soybeans. ...

Awarded: NOK 8.0 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2010

Location: Ukjent Fylke

SIP-Strategiske instituttprogram

SIP: Linked Issues as a way to Broaden Participation in the Climate Regime: Exploring the cases of air quality, and energy technology

The countries that are participating with commitments greenhouse gas emission (GHG) reductions in the Kyoto Protocol emit only 28% of global GHG emissions, and major, growing economies like China, India and the United States are not included. Thus, broade r participation in the climate regime is ...

Awarded: NOK 5.2 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2010

Location: Ukjent Fylke

SIP-Strategiske instituttprogram

Development and use of ensemble based data assimilation methods in atmospheric chemistry modelling

As an internationally recognized centre for research and expertise in air pollution and atmospheric chemistry, NILU provides technical premises for a sustainable management of the atmosphere. This ranges from assessment of air quality in urban environment s, to global chemistry in the stratospher...

Awarded: NOK 4.5 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2010

Location: Ukjent Fylke

HAVBRUKS-Havbruk - en næring i vekst

NEW MARINE FEED RESOURCES The building of a consortium towards exploitation of un-utilised marine resources for diets to farmed fish

The farming of high priced salmonid species in the northern hemisphere focuses on the production of marine PUFA-rich fillets. In recent years, farming of marine species has increased with higher protein and lower lipid demands. The main feed ingredients, have been fish meal and oil. But predictio...

Awarded: NOK 12.1 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2010

Location: Ukjent Fylke

HAVBRUKS-Havbruk - en næring i vekst

Interactions between wild and farmed Atlantic cod: non-lethal impacts of escapees on wild populations

Cod is a new target species for aquaculture in the north Atlantic. With increasing numbers of farmed cod kept in sea-pens in coastal areas it is necessary to address the potential impacts of cod aquaculture on the local environment. Of particular concern is the effect of cod that escape from net-...

Awarded: NOK 3.9 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2009

Location: Ukjent Fylke

HAVBRUKS-Havbruk - en næring i vekst

Jern og toksiske blandsoner i norske settefiskanlegg - bruk av silikat-lut som tiltaksmiddel

Ulike kilder kan bidra til forhøyet nivå av Fe i driftsvann ved settefiskanlegg: jernholdig grunnvann eller humøst overflatevann som råvann, samt fôr-rester og blod/feaces fra fisk. Fe kan foreligge i ulike fysisk-kjemiske tilstandsformer, fra enkle ioner til komplekser, kolloider og partikler. ...

Awarded: NOK 3.7 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2009

Location: Ukjent Fylke

SIP-Strategiske instituttprogram

The future of Norway's natural and cultural heritage: applying scenario, foresight and forecast methodologies within an ecosystem context

In light of the increasingly diverse demands being placed on the natural and cultural heritage of Norwegian ecosystems there is a need to adopt new management systems that apply the body of scientific knowledge that is currently available. While the ecosy stem approach advocated by the Convention...

Awarded: NOK 14.2 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2011

Location: Ukjent Fylke

RENERGI-Fremtidens rene energisystemer

Optimal Energy Solutions for Buildings - Local Production and Use of Heat and Power.

The project will be divided in four work packages (WP), involving 2 Ph.D. candidates: * WP 1: Admin. * WP 2 Energy use: There is a very significant untapped potential for energy conservation in buildings in terms of demand-control of the building services (HVAC, lighting, etc.). Particular empha...

Awarded: NOK 2.4 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2012

Location: Ukjent Fylke

MATPROG-Matprogrammet: Norsk mat fra sjø og land

Effective and sustainable control strategies for downy mildews in onion, lettuce and cucumber in Norway

Downy mildew infections in vegetable crops cause leaf lesions with subsequent crop losses. The project aims to improve the control of downy mildews of high value field grown lettuce, onion and cucumber in Norway through development of disease forecasting systems. These three crops have approx. an...

Awarded: NOK 5.2 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2011

Location: Ukjent Fylke

SIP-Strategiske instituttprogram

Metal speciation-a missing link inn assessing the state of the environment

Methods for determination of presence and/or concentrations of metals in their actual chemical form are to be developed. Knowledge of actual chemical state of elements in the Norwegian environment is currently close to non-existent. Current assessments d o not reveal the presence of toxic compou...

Awarded: NOK 4.0 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2010

Location: Ukjent Fylke

SIP-Strategiske instituttprogram

Integrated environmental modelling for river basin management: Models, uncertainties and good modelling practice

Mathematical models are increasingly used in both core and applied science projects and within environmental management, which is not surprising since models help to organise, synthesize, and track information and scientific knowledge and hypothesis in a way that would not be possible otherwise. ...

Awarded: NOK 4.0 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2009

Location: Ukjent Fylke

RENERGI-Fremtidens rene energisystemer

Cost Effective Utilization of Bioenergy - Advanced Biomass and Waste Combustion

Advanced combustion of biomass and municipal solid waste will become important in order to increase the utilization of renewable energy; reduce the emission of greenhouse gases from landfills; reduce NOx, particle and NOx emissions; convert to CO2 neutral heat and power production; reduce landfi...

Awarded: NOK 7.2 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2009

Location: Ukjent Fylke