223 projects

ENERGIFORSKNING-ENERGIFORSKNING

EntroInnova: Digital forsterkning av energiøkonomisering

The building stock in Norway consumes approximately 1/3 of all energy in Norway. Norway has a political goal reducing energy use in existing buildings by 10 TWh by 2030. 1/3 of this must come from energy upgrades and technical measures. This is aligned with Norway's obligations in the Paris Agree...

Awarded: NOK 14.4 mill.

Project Period: 2023-2026

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

GRUNNBEVILGNING-GRUNNBEVILGNING

Grunnbevilgning - IFE

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Awarded: NOK 265.0 mill.

Project Period: 2023-2026

Location: Akershus

EUROSTARS-EUROSTARS

E!521 ICD

Project aim: Cutting CO2 emission on the jobsite by taking drying of concrete into 21st century Help GCs to eliminate the risk of the drying process. We will build a solution capable of determine the required usage of heaters and dehumidifier for drying the concrete to required humidity levels - ...

Awarded: NOK 0.82 mill.

Project Period: 2022-2024

Location: Buskerud

ENERGIFORSKNING-ENERGIFORSKNING

Classification of lithium-ion cells for safe reuse

Energy storage plays a key role towards a carbon-neutral economy in Europe by providing flexibility to the increasing share of intermittent and renewable energy sources. Batteries from electric vehicles are generally discarded when they no longer can contain more than 70-80% of their original max...

Awarded: NOK 13.5 mill.

Project Period: 2022-2025

Location: Akershus

FORSKNINGSINFRA-FORSKNINGSINFRA

Smart Building Hub (SBHUB) - Norwegian e-Infrastructure for energy-flexible and healthy buildings

Smart Building Hub is an e-infrastructure that enables detailed data from buildings to become publicly available for research and development. To merge the gap between R&D on energy efficient & flexible buildings and R&D on Smart Grids, Smart Building Hub will have well organized and interlinked ...

Awarded: NOK 27.3 mill.

Project Period: 2022-2032

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

BIA-Brukerstyrt innovasjonsarena

The new green energy-saving application of photochromic-based dynamic solar control films for retrofit windows.

It is challenging to achieve good solar shading in buildings. Users want a view and pleasant lighting, while building owners want low installation and operating costs. Sunphade is a dynamic solar shading technology that meets all these needs. When it's sunny, it darkens like sunglasses, and when ...

Awarded: NOK 8.0 mill.

Project Period: 2022-2024

Location: Akershus

ENERGIFORSKNING-ENERGIFORSKNING

ERA-Net: dAta-DRivEN smArt buiLdINgs

Background and Objectives The ADRENALIN (Advanced Data Driven Energy services for Smart Buildings) project, initiated under the ERA-Net Smart Energy Systems Joint Call 2020, focused on enhancing energy efficiency and occupant comfort through big data analytics and machine learning. The key object...

Awarded: NOK 0.74 mill.

Project Period: 2022-2025

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

FORNY20-FORNY2020

Sustainable and compact Thermal Energy Storage Solutions, using Phase Change Materials

PCM-TESS is a commercialisation initiative from SINTEF Energy Research to achieve thermal energy storage based on phase change materials (PCM). The support from the Research Council will contribute to commercially maturing the project towards a start-up company (Cartesian AS) that will deliver th...

Awarded: NOK 5.0 mill.

Project Period: 2022-2023

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

ENERGIFORSKNING-ENERGIFORSKNING

Simuleringstjeneste for elektrifisering - DataArena

Project DataArena develops a simulation service that makes it easier to connect to the power grid, see available capacity and to collaborate with others to reduce costs of electrification. Electrification is a central element in the green shift and the amount of electrification projects will inc...

Awarded: NOK 7.5 mill.

Project Period: 2022-2025

Location: Buskerud

FFLJA-FFLJA

Vekst-i-vekst – Bærekraftig vekst i norsk veksthusproduksjon

The overall idea is to create value growth in the Norwegian greenhouse production through increased Norwegian production and consumption of greenhouse cultures. The innovations related to the project will first and foremost be related to the main goal of making Norwegian greenhouse production mor...

Awarded: NOK 1.1 mill.

Project Period: 2022-2025

Location: Oslo

FORNY20-FORNY2020

Geothermal Driven Concrete Energy Pile Joints

Geothermal energy is a well-known and well-established energy source. Unfortunately, it is also an underutilized energy source to date, despite its enormous potential. It is estimated that the amount of energy available within 10,000 m of the earth’s surface is up to 50,000 times greater than all...

Awarded: NOK 5.0 mill.

Project Period: 2022-2023

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

FRIPROSJEKT-FRIPROSJEKT

Enhancing optimal exploitation of solar energy in Nordic cities through the digitalization of the built environment

A large portion of solar energy remains unexploited. This is also the case in the Nordic countries, where climate challenges, legal and cultural barriers, and economic constraints prevent optimal exploitation of solar energy. In this context, the project HELIOS aims to turn the Nordic conditions ...

Awarded: NOK 12.0 mill.

Project Period: 2021-2026

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

ENERGIFORSKNING-ENERGIFORSKNING

Hydrogen Pathways 2050 - Transition of the Norwegian society and value creation from export

The project Hydrogen Pathways 2050 studies the transition towards zero emission for the Norwegian society towards 2030 and 2050, with a special focus on hydrogen. We address both the use of hydrogen nationally and hydrogen as a potential export product. The project investigates the interplay betw...

Awarded: NOK 14.0 mill.

Project Period: 2021-2026

Location: Akershus

ENERGIFORSKNING-ENERGIFORSKNING

COFACTOR - Coincidence factors and peak load of building in the Norwegian low carbon society

The COFACTOR project will provide knowledge to improve both grid planning and design of buildings. The research project “Coincidence factors and peak load of buildings in the Norwegian low-carbon society – COFACTOR” lasts from 2021 to 2026 and is funded by the ENERGIX programme at the Norwegian ...

Awarded: NOK 13.7 mill.

Project Period: 2021-2026

Location: Oslo

ENERGIFORSKNING-ENERGIFORSKNING

Helhetlig vurdering av miljøpåvirkning av VVS-installasjoner i bygg

The construction sector accounts globally for about 40% of energy and process-related emissions and the trend is increasing with population growth being the primary driver. In Norway, emissions from the building and construction sector account for approximately 15% of national emissions and a red...

Awarded: NOK 4.2 mill.

Project Period: 2021-2025

Location: Oslo

ENERGIFORSKNING-ENERGIFORSKNING

Hybridene – Optimal hybrid ventilasjon i fremtidens bygg

The change toward a low-carbon economy will lead to increased demands to the environmental performance of our buildings, as wel as knowledge regarding environmentally sound construction technology. A substantial body of research suggests that Natural ventilation and the possibilty for occupants t...

Awarded: NOK 6.3 mill.

Project Period: 2021-2025

Location: Oslo

FORNY20-FORNY2020

KVAL: Reduzer - Greenhouse Gas Reductions in Construction

Reduzer AS is developing a cloud-based web application for calculating greenhouse gas emissions from buildings, areas, and infrastructure. The software aims to commercialize publicly funded research from NTNU, which addresses shortcomings in current solutions and can be used by contractors, consu...

Awarded: NOK 0.50 mill.

Project Period: 2021-2022

Location: Oslo

NAERINGSPH-Nærings-phd

Industrial Internet of Things based Smart Warehouse Management System

IIoT-based smart warehouse management system The project presents a conceptual smart warehouse management (SWM) system with the groundbreaking IIoT technology as a foundation. The system is adapted to Equinor's new floating production vessel Johan Castberg. The system will contribute to streamli...

Awarded: NOK 1.1 mill.

Project Period: 2021-2024

Location: Rogaland

FORNY20-FORNY2020

KVAL: DASC-NF - Nanofluid-based solar collector for Northern Climate conditions

The conventional solar collector technology is inefficient in northern regions, because standard solar collectors are not sufficient protected from thermal leaks into cold, rainy, and snowy environment. Researchers at Høgskolen på Vestlandet have developed a novel direct absorption solar collecto...

Awarded: NOK 0.43 mill.

Project Period: 2021-2022

Location: Vestland

FORSTERK-Forsterkningsmidler

Distribuert sol og blå batterier – Utvikling av forretningsmodeller for kommersiell integrering av distribuert solvarme i fjernvarmesystemer

The Research Council of Norway launched its new supplementary funding scheme, with the aim of increasing the societal impact of Norway's participation in Horizon 2020 projects. The aim of the DiSolBatt is to develop business models, which stimulate collaboration of solar heating suppliers and dis...

Awarded: NOK 1.0 mill.

Project Period: 2021-2022

Location: Akershus

FORSTERK-Forsterkningsmidler

Blink i Norge

"Blink i Norge" is about amplifying the effects of Lyse's participation in the Horizon 2020 project Triangulum and how these can have an increased effect in Norway. The goal is to introduce the innovative video platform Blink in a Norwegian context, at the same time as it builds on Lyse's experie...

Awarded: NOK 0.55 mill.

Project Period: 2021-2022

Location: Rogaland

FORSTERK-Forsterkningsmidler

4RinEU for Norge -Prefab for Rehab. Robuste og pålitelige konsept og teknologier for oppgradering av boliger i Norge

Deep renovation of existing buildings to a higher energy standard is important to achieve the sustainability goals, but the current renovation rate is very low. The EU project 4RinEU has developed Robust technology packages supported by usable methodologies, feeding into reliable business models....

Awarded: NOK 0.75 mill.

Project Period: 2021-2023

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

BIA-Brukerstyrt innovasjonsarena

Geopolymer Concrete Based on Mining Residues

Concrete is the most widely used construction material in the world. Concrete consists of cement and aggregates (stone and gravel), where the cement acts as the binder that glues the aggregates together and ensures the concrete’s high compressive strength. However, a challenge is that Portland ce...

Awarded: NOK 6.8 mill.

Project Period: 2021-2023

Location: Rogaland

ENERGIX-Stort program energi

Integrert planlegging av nullutslippsområder

Integrated planning and implementing of nearly zero or zero emission neighborhoods is necessary to achieve our climate goals. This requires a broad focus on different topics and the use of new technologies and solutions, in a multidisciplinary planning process. Within the research centre on Zero ...

Awarded: NOK 12.0 mill.

Project Period: 2021-2024

Location: Akershus

ENERGIX-Stort program energi

MVO: Strategic participation at the EERA Secretariat

The EERASEC project has allowed SINTEF/Norway to actively participate at the EERA Secretariat to ensure that Norwegian interests are heard and discussed at the core of EERA/ EERA's network and at the same time ensure an efficient, high-quality implementation of such interests. This project has be...

Awarded: NOK 0.25 mill.

Project Period: 2021-2023

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

ENERGIFORSKNING-ENERGIFORSKNING

Network balancing from large parking facilities and commercial buildings

In the project "Network balancing from large parking facilities and commercial buildings", we investigate whether energy storage in the batteries in parked electric cars and management of energy use in buildings can contribute to a more flexible and thus economical use of energy. The technology f...

Awarded: NOK 7.1 mill.

Project Period: 2021-2025

Location: Akershus

ENERGIFORSKNING-ENERGIFORSKNING

PCM-STOVE – Innovative PCM-based heat storage integrated in wood stoves

With typical thermal efficiency of 70-80% at nominal load, modern wood stoves often produce more heat than required, especially in well-insulated, low-energy buildings and passive houses. At the end of the combustion, the heat release rapidly decreases, while the need for heating remains. The und...

Awarded: NOK 7.0 mill.

Project Period: 2021-2025

Location: Østfold

ENERGIX-Stort program energi

Robust optimal low-energy solutions for energy-efficient operation of energy-intensive buildings with time-varying heating and cooling needs

Energy use for heating and cooling in Norway was estimated to be around 72 TWh in 2018, which is 33% of the country's total energy use. Norway, with TEK17 standards, has some of the strictest energy requirements for new buildings globally. However, there is typically a gap of 30-40% (or more) bet...

Awarded: NOK 15.9 mill.

Project Period: 2020-2024

Location: Akershus

BIA-Brukerstyrt innovasjonsarena

Robust design og effektiv produksjon av varige og bærekraftige aluminiumbroer

Today, aluminium is used for shorter and smaller bridges where weight and/or durability is imperative. For medium size bridges, aluminium runway supported by concrete or steel is also seen. But to unlock the potential of using aluminium also for longer and larger bridges, this project aims to inc...

Awarded: NOK 8.7 mill.

Project Period: 2020-2024

Location: Oslo

ENERGIX-Stort program energi

Data-drevet intelligent styring av bygninger - DATABYGG

Digitization is an important tool for achieving effective interaction between the buildings and the energy system. Technological development within smart buildings is happening quickly and the development is largely based on digital technologies. The market has long demanded to be able to manage ...

Awarded: NOK 15.0 mill.

Project Period: 2020-2023

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage