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FORINFRA-Nasj.sats. forskn.infrastrukt

BIGCCS Laboratory

This application for scientific equipment relates to the FME Project BIGCCS Research Center, and encompasses the following equipment categories: 1) Equipment for development of high temperature membranes. This includes a planetary mill for preparing thin membranes with high heat flux, a test ri...

Awarded: NOK 11.0 mill.

Project Period: 2010-2014

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

FORINFRA-Nasj.sats. forskn.infrastrukt

Preparatory project: Norwegian participation in MAX IV

This proposal is related to the planned large-scale research infrastructure MAX IV decided to be built in Lund, Sweden. Norway has been invited as a partner in this facility. Currently, Norway is member of ESRF (European Synchrotron Radiation Facility) th rough NORDSYNC. Moreover, Norway has been...

Awarded: NOK 0.40 mill.

Project Period: 2010-2011

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

FORINFRA-Nasj.sats. forskn.infrastrukt

National Centre for Pilot Testing of Hydrogen Technologies

This pre-project is preparing for a large-scale research infrastructure (RI) for hydrogen technologies. Initially, the initiative is supported by the two largest R&D institutions in the field, NTNU and SINTEF, but the ultimate goal is to engage and involv e all major national stakeholders, both f...

Awarded: NOK 2.0 mill.

Project Period: 2009-2011

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

FORINFRA-Nasj.sats. forskn.infrastrukt

Digitization and Dissemination of the Archaeological Museum Archives of the University Museums in Norway (DDAMA). Skisse nr. 319

The pre-project will plan for the Digitization and Dissemination of the Archaeological Museum Archives of the University Museums in Norway (DDAMA). DDAMA will be a joint initiative of the cultural-historical sections of the Norwegian university museums (T he museum of Cultural History, Oslo; Berg...

Awarded: NOK 2.0 mill.

Project Period: 2009-2011

Location: Oslo

FORINFRA-Nasj.sats. forskn.infrastrukt

National Surface and Interface Characterisation Laboratory

Surfaces and interfaces are essential parts of all functional materials, determining their physical and chemical properties to a large extent. Knowledge about structure-composition-function relationships is the most important navigation tool in the develo pment of next generation materials within...

Awarded: NOK 25.0 mill.

Project Period: 2009-2015

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

FORINFRA-Nasj.sats. forskn.infrastrukt

Randers-Riste Center

Project summary The Randers-Riste Center (RRC) concerns the establishment of a neutron science and knowledge exchange centre at Kjeller in connection to the JEEP II research reactor. This could enable Norway to be in the forefront of research areas of the highest strategic priority: energy, envi...

Awarded: NOK 2.0 mill.

Project Period: 2009-2010

Location: Akershus

FORINFRA-Nasj.sats. forskn.infrastrukt

Pre-Project - Sustainable Building Laboratories - Large-scale Infrastructure for the Research Centre on Zero Emission Buildings

The deliverables from the pre-project will be: - A detailed specification of the infrastructure needed at an item level. - An evaluation of the main risks of the project and contingency plans for mitigating the risks. - A set of scenarios of typical resea rch activity that the laboratory will ena...

Awarded: NOK 2.0 mill.

Project Period: 2009-2012

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

FORINFRA-Nasj.sats. forskn.infrastrukt

BIOKLIMA National Infrastructure for Studying Climate Effects in Natural and Agro-ecosystems

The BIOKLIMA pre-proposal aims to design a national facility enabling integration of a wide range of science disciplines to address the challenges posed by the expected climate change. Disiplines included are plant biology, agronomy, plant pathology, m icrobiology, molecular biology, soil scie...

Awarded: NOK 2.0 mill.

Project Period: 2009-2013

Location: Akershus

FORINFRA-Nasj.sats. forskn.infrastrukt

Pre-project for Cable-based Ocean Observatory

Seven of Norway's leading scientific institutions, comprising the network NOON, have joined forces with the aim of establishing a world class research observatory. To be able to meet the challenges for frontier research there is a need for new infrastru cture permitting multidisciplinary, simul...

Awarded: NOK 2.0 mill.

Project Period: 2009-2010

Location: Vestland

FORINFRA-Nasj.sats. forskn.infrastrukt

Pre-project for an Advanced Well Flow Loop for fundamental studies of multiphase pipe flow using high precision measurement techniques

Multiphase transport has become a key technology in the development of subsea oil and gas production. Robust and safe design of offshore installations requires reliable predictive models for multiphase flows, models which to a large extent rely on relevan t empirical data. IFE's Well Flow Loop, t...

Awarded: NOK 2.0 mill.

Project Period: 2009-2010

Location: Akershus

FORINFRA-Nasj.sats. forskn.infrastrukt

CIEAR - Centre for Integrated Environmental Analytical Research

CIENS with its partner institutes NIVA (Norwegian Institute for Water Research), NILU (Norwegian Institute for Air Research) and the UiO (University of Oslo), along with STAMI (The National Institute of Occupational Health) and FHI (The Norwegian Institut e of Public Health) apply for a 2 MNOK pr...

Awarded: NOK 2.0 mill.

Project Period: 2009-2010

Location: Oslo

FORINFRA-Nasj.sats. forskn.infrastrukt

A Longitudinal Historical Population Register for Norway. Project nr 224

In the 21st century we need to access our world-class demographic data digitally and longitudinally in order to remain at the forefront of population oriented studies. As the forefront of population research also historically moves from the use of cross-s ectional sources to longitudinal register...

Awarded: NOK 2.0 mill.

Project Period: 2009-2011

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

FORINFRA-Nasj.sats. forskn.infrastrukt

The Norwegian Cerebrovascular Research Infrastructure (NCRI)

Each year, there are approximately 16,000 strokes in Norway and 1 million strokes in the European Union. The total incidence of stroke is projected to increase by 50% the next 20 years because of the rapid increase in the elderly population, and it is pre dicted that stroke will account for 6.2% ...

Awarded: NOK 1.4 mill.

Project Period: 2009-2010

Location: Oslo

FORINFRA-Nasj.sats. forskn.infrastrukt

AVIT - updgrading and development of the NTNU membrane laboratory for enviornmental applications

Membrane research is a strategic research area at the Department of Hydraulic and Environmental Engineering, NTNU. The membrane research portfolio is increasing. This application aims at strengthening and developing the research infrastructure and compete nce at the department which will enable a...

Awarded: NOK 4.9 mill.

Project Period: 2009-2013

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

FORINFRA-Nasj.sats. forskn.infrastrukt

Marine biochemical engineering- LIPIDPLATFORM

Norway is a major actor in the production of purified omega-3 oils for the world food market. More than 40 % of the purified omega-3 oils worldwide for use in food and food supplements are produced in Norway at a market value of 1.3 billion NOK per year. In addition Pronova Biopharma, Sandefjord...

Awarded: NOK 4.4 mill.

Project Period: 2009-2015

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

FORINFRA-Nasj.sats. forskn.infrastrukt

Developing a national strategy for ICOS; the Integrated Carbon Observation System

Present and future greenhouse gas (GHG) balances of terrestrial ecosystems are at the core of scientific and political issues, as increases in terrestrial CO2 and CH4 emissions will accelerate Global Warming. A new large scale European infrastructure is d evoted to this issue: the International C...

Awarded: NOK 0.50 mill.

Project Period: 2009-2010

Location: Akershus

FORINFRA-Nasj.sats. forskn.infrastrukt

Real time climate observations at the position of weather ship Mike

The weather ship Polarfront which is located in the Norwegian Sea at 66°N, 2°E is being removed from its position 1 January 2010. The weather ship represents a variety of time series some of which started in 1948 covering ocean profiles from the deep ocea n (> 2000m) to the surface using CTD meas...

Awarded: NOK 12.9 mill.

Project Period: 2009-2014

Location: Vestland

FORINFRA-Nasj.sats. forskn.infrastrukt

Biobank Norway - at the Norwegian Institute of Public Health

All diseases develop as a result of the interplay between genes and environment. The aim of medical research is to discover causes of disease, and disentangle disease mechanisms. Internationally, a number of large scale projects to study genes, environmen t and health have been initiated in the w...

Awarded: NOK 13.7 mill.

Project Period: 2009-2011

Location: Oslo

FORINFRA-Nasj.sats. forskn.infrastrukt

Motion Capture Equipment for Interdisciplinary Research on Music, Motion, Minds, and Machines

This project aims at advancing our knowledge of music-related body movement by way of a state-of-the-art motion capture equipment and a database for music-related body movement data from this equipment so that the data may be shared with other researchers nationally and internationally. Studying...

Awarded: NOK 2.4 mill.

Project Period: 2009-2017

Location: Oslo

FORINFRA-Nasj.sats. forskn.infrastrukt

European Carbon Dioxide Capture and Storage Laboratory Infrastructure

The project aims at bringing ECCSEL forward to the EU-funded preparatory phase. The main goal of the project is to compose a successful application for funding through the EU FP7 Capacities program. The most important task is therefore to write the propos al for funding, which includes arranging ...

Awarded: NOK 3.0 mill.

Project Period: 2009-2011

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

FORINFRA-Nasj.sats. forskn.infrastrukt

National research infrastructure Norwegian Marine Data centre

Marine research is by nature multi-disciplinary, combining physical, geological, chemical and biological knowledge and data. High quality and efficient marine research requires easy and rapid access to marine data across institutions and disciplines. At p resent Norway lacks an integrated system ...

Awarded: NOK 1.7 mill.

Project Period: 2009-2010

Location: Vestland

FORINFRA-Nasj.sats. forskn.infrastrukt

SAFFT - Shearing, fracturing and flow in geomaterials related to petroleum reservoirs, CO2 storage and geothermal energy production

Recent research and industry projects show an increasing need for integrating geomechanics and rock physics with geology to improve the understanding of the subsurface behaviour during complex processes like excavation and foundation, landslides, disposal of contaminated sediments, geological st...

Awarded: NOK 7.1 mill.

Project Period: 2009-2014

Location: Oslo