1,248 projects

Date from new to old

INNO-NAERING-INNO-NAERING

Next-generation Electric Motor technology

Revolutionizing Electric Motors Through Norwegian Innovation Electric motors are everywhere — in cars, robots, factories, and homes. But most of today’s motors are based on old technology, using heavy iron parts that reduce efficiency and create noise and vibrations. Alva Industries, a Trondheim...

Awarded: NOK 16.0 mill.

Project Period: 2025-2027

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

ENERGIFORSKNING-ENERGIFORSKNING

Regional Energy System Pathways for decarbONised inDustry 2030

RESPOND2030 explores the interplay between decarbonisation in energy-intensive process industries (EPIs) and energy systems change. EPIs, such as metals, fertilizers, or cement, are key to value creation, but account for large emissions that need to be drastically reduced, or eliminated, to meet ...

Awarded: NOK 11.4 mill.

Project Period: 2025-2028

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

ENERGIFORSKNING-ENERGIFORSKNING

Scaling up the ZEG technology by solids segregation

Hydrogen is an important raw material in several chemical and metallurgical processes. It is also considered a potential clean energy carrier and will have an important role in the transition to a fully renewable energy market. Industrial hydrogen production is today predominantly carried out by ...

Awarded: NOK 16.5 mill.

Project Period: 2025-2027

Location: Akershus

ENERGIFORSKNING-ENERGIFORSKNING

Repurposing coke waste for scalable battery electrode material production

Graphite and hard carbon are the most important components of anodes for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) and sodium-ion batteries (SIBs), respectively. At the moment, their production is predominantly concentrated in China, together with most of the value chain for batteries. To strengthen Vianode’s...

Awarded: NOK 14.2 mill.

Project Period: 2025-2027

Location: Oslo

ENERGIFORSKNING-ENERGIFORSKNING

Let’s speed up battery analytics (SPEED)

A New Tool to Supercharge Battery Data Analysis Batteries power our modern world, from smartphones to electric cars to renewable energy storage systems. But as the demand for better, longer-lasting, and more efficient batteries grows, so does the need for smarter ways to analyze how they perform....

Awarded: NOK 4.0 mill.

Project Period: 2025-2026

Location: Agder

ENERGIFORSKNING-ENERGIFORSKNING

Leading Edge Protection Solution for Performance Enhancement of Wind Turbines

Climate change is the result of human activities, particularly the rise in carbon emissions from the burning of fossil fuels for energy. A target to limit the rise in global temperatures to 1.5 °C has been agreed internationally, yet according to the International Energy Agency, as of 2024, fossi...

Awarded: NOK 14.3 mill.

Project Period: 2025-2027

Location: Vestfold

ENERGIFORSKNING-ENERGIFORSKNING

Estimering av fremtidig sviktsannsynlighet for vannkraftskomponenter

The main goal of AssetLife is to develop methods and models for estimating the future failure probability of hydropower components (turbine, generator, etc.). This will help hydropower producers make better maintenance and investment decisions. Hydropower producers face aging assets and increased...

Awarded: NOK 4.0 mill.

Project Period: 2025-2027

Location: Oslo

ENERGIFORSKNING-ENERGIFORSKNING

PowerPlay: Complementarity Formation and Trade-offs of the Nordic Battery Value Chain

PowerPlay aims to provide a comprehensive examination on the extent to which complementarities are formed in the Nordic battery ecosystem (Norway, Finland, and Sweden) given that this sector is the recipient of substantial public investment. In addition, PowerPlay also aims to investigate the loc...

Awarded: NOK 11.4 mill.

Project Period: 2025-2028

Location: Rogaland

ENERGIFORSKNING-ENERGIFORSKNING

Pol(Hy)Mer - Building knowledge on the compatibility of polymers for the hydrogen transport infrastructure

The use of hydrogen (H2) as an energy carrier is one of the most promising strategies for the de-carbonisation of fuels, and a reduction in CO2 emissions within the energy supply sector. However, it is widely recognised that transporting hydrogen is very challenging. To ensure safe and reliable...

Awarded: NOK 13.0 mill.

Project Period: 2025-2028

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

ENERGIFORSKNING-ENERGIFORSKNING

Solid-state sodium batteries: Screening for electrolyte materials

Solid-state sodium-ion batteries allow for sustainable and cost-efficient energy storage solutions for stationary applications and electric vehicles. The growing demand for sodium-ion batteries demonstrates the importance of sodium solid electrolytes. The Sosoba project implements theoretical scr...

Awarded: NOK 12.0 mill.

Project Period: 2025-2028

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

ENERGIFORSKNING-ENERGIFORSKNING

Coupled vibrations of large optimized floating wind turbines

The cost of floating wind turbines is still significantly higher than that of e.g. bottom-fixed wind turbines. To reduce the cost of floating wind turbines, designers strive to optimize their floating substructures, and have created significantly lighter substructures over the years. At the same ...

Awarded: NOK 13.0 mill.

Project Period: 2025-2028

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

ENERGIFORSKNING-ENERGIFORSKNING

SolKit - A toolkit for sustainable photovoltaics integration in the Norwegian built environment

In the global quest for sustainable energy solutions, building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) emerges as a promising option, enabling renewable energy generation while replacing traditional building materials. Unlike traditional PV panels, typically mounted on rooftops or façades, BIPV systems a...

Awarded: NOK 12.0 mill.

Project Period: 2025-2029

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

ENERGIFORSKNING-ENERGIFORSKNING

Floating Photovoltaics on Membranes: Development of new fixation design and new materials engineering

Ocean Sun AS, a Norwegian company, is pioneering a new approach to solar energy with their floating photovoltaic (FPV) technology. This project focuses on developing a new cost-effective and efficient system for fixing solar panels to floating membranes, specifically designed for use in inland wa...

Awarded: NOK 4.0 mill.

Project Period: 2025-2027

Location: Akershus

ENERGIFORSKNING-ENERGIFORSKNING

DREAMS: Diagnostic Requirements for Evaluating and Advancing Module Safety

Lithium-ion batteries are more prone to fires than other battery technologies due to their inherent higher energy density as well as the flammability of especially electrode materials, separator, and electrolyte solvents. When lithium-ion batteries age, their safety can decrease considerably. How...

Awarded: NOK 11.0 mill.

Project Period: 2025-2028

Location: Akershus

ENERGIFORSKNING-ENERGIFORSKNING

Offshore wind farm wake effects on seabird flight energetics

As the world pushes for carbon-neutral energy, offshore wind farms are expanding rapidly, with many countries setting ambitious targets to achieve climate neutrality. However, as these wind turbines capture energy from the wind, they create areas of reduced mean wind speeds and increased turbulen...

Awarded: NOK 10.1 mill.

Project Period: 2025-2028

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

ENERGIFORSKNING-ENERGIFORSKNING

FME ZeMe - Zero Emissions Metal Production

The transition from fossil to renewable energy sources is a shift towards a more material-intensive energy system. Stable and sustainable production and recycling of metals for use in wind and solar power plants, electric vehicles, batteries, and electronics are therefore crucial for global devel...

Awarded: NOK 150.0 mill.

Project Period: 2025-2032

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

ENERGIFORSKNING-ENERGIFORSKNING

Brannsikre fasader med bygningsintegrerte solceller

Exploiting the energy potential offered by solar power will be an important part of the transition to a more sustainable society. The potential for solar energy on available roofs and facades in Norway is enormous—equivalent to an annual power production of 65 TWh/year. By 2030, all new buildings...

Awarded: NOK 6.9 mill.

Project Period: 2025-2027

Location: Vestland

ENERGIFORSKNING-ENERGIFORSKNING

Enhancing the Design of Brizo - A Reliable and Cost-Efficient Nearshore Floating Solar Technology (ENHANCING BRIZO)

In Enhancing the Design of Brizo the primary objective is to develop two critical analysis tools, BrizoYield to calculate yield, and BrizoResponse to calculate structural loads and responses for Fred. Olsen 1848’s new nearshore Floating PhotoVoltaics (FPV) technology, Brizo. The tools will allow ...

Awarded: NOK 3.5 mill.

Project Period: 2025-2027

Location: Oslo

INNO-NAERING-INNO-NAERING

BioCanode - Biobaserte karbonanoder til produksjon av Aluminium

Aluminium production is energy demanding and generates significant amount of greenhouse gas emissions. Aluminium is produced in an electrolysis process where carbon anodes made of fossil carbon materials are applied to reduce alumina to aluminium. In short term, the most feasible option to cut CO...

Awarded: NOK 14.5 mill.

Project Period: 2025-2027

Location: Oslo

ENERGIFORSKNING-ENERGIFORSKNING

DETRANS - Digital EnergyTRANSformation of the of the Scandinavian building stock

Most energy measures in buildings are financially profitable, but experience shows that they are still not carried out on the scale expected. A lack of business models, a poor decision-making basis and uncertainty around measurements are possible reasons for this. There is a large performance gap...

Awarded: NOK 12.7 mill.

Project Period: 2025-2028

Location: Oslo

ENERGIFORSKNING-ENERGIFORSKNING

Biodiversity-energy nexus: Pressures, impacts and potential for hydropower development in protected watercourses

The energy transition required to address climate challenges will demand a major shift towards renewable energy. At the same time, Norway has committed to halting biodiversity loss through the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. These two goals are in conflict. Particularly sensitive ...

Awarded: NOK 11.4 mill.

Project Period: 2025-2027

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

ENERGIFORSKNING-ENERGIFORSKNING

Improving energy production and safety in biocarbon value chains

The EnergyProSafe project responds to the national strategies on transition into a low-carbon-emission society and goals of the metallurgical industry by improving energy production and safety in BC value chains, securing safe and sustainable supply of BC of needed quality and in sufficient quant...

Awarded: NOK 13.0 mill.

Project Period: 2025-2028

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

ENERGIFORSKNING-ENERGIFORSKNING

Sun sharing in agriculture: researching agrivoltaics to benefit farming communities and energy industries while avoiding land use conflicts

Solar sharing: Can agrivoltaics revolutionise Norwegian farming? The Soldeling i landbruket project will explore new solutions to land use challenges, discovering if we can address growing energy needs while maintaining farmland. Specifically, we will discover if solar panels can be integrated in...

Awarded: NOK 9.6 mill.

Project Period: 2025-2028

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

ENERGIFORSKNING-ENERGIFORSKNING

CETP - Optimal operation and decentralized control of offshore DC grid with RES / electrolyzer and hybrid energy storage system

This project focuses on the design, control, and energy management of an offshore MVDC grid dedicated to green hydrogen production. The proposed MVDC grid integrates renewable energy sources (e.g., offshore wind turbines), electrolyzer stacks, and a hybrid supercapacitor–battery storage system. E...

Awarded: NOK 5.9 mill.

Project Period: 2024-2027

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

ENERGIFORSKNING-ENERGIFORSKNING

GET Engaged: Citizen Engagement and Areas Under Pressure in the Green Energy Transition

What do citizens think about the construction of an ammonium factory in their neighbourhood or a power line through the valley? The research project GET Engaged will help to involve residents in the plans when common areas are to be used for new green energy projects. If Norway is to achieve its...

Awarded: NOK 11.6 mill.

Project Period: 2024-2028

Location: Rogaland

ENERGIFORSKNING-ENERGIFORSKNING

CETP - HVDC and Hybrid DC/AC Technologies for Reconfigurable Energy Islands

The ambitions of increasing the renewable energy production includes large planned development offshore. This leads to the need to address challenges related to the transmission of the energy to onshore and to the integration with the inland grid. Recent plans for construction of new energy islan...

Awarded: NOK 5.4 mill.

Project Period: 2024-2027

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

ENERGIFORSKNING-ENERGIFORSKNING

Deep integration between machine learning approaches and renewable energy optimization

Over the decades, numerous optimization models have been developed to maximize the use of limited resources in power systems. With the rapid advancement of machine learning (ML) technologies, integrating ML with these optimization models has emerged as a promising trend. Unlike traditional optimi...

Awarded: NOK 9.6 mill.

Project Period: 2024-2027

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

ENERGIFORSKNING-ENERGIFORSKNING

CETP - Refurbishing buildings into systemic leverage points for clean energy transition

Heating and cooling correspond to roughly half of the final energy use in EU, and only 23 % of the heat supply is currently satisfied with renewable supply. The main solutions for decarbonizing heat supply are energy efficiency, heat pumps and district heating (DH) based on renewable and excess h...

Awarded: NOK 6.0 mill.

Project Period: 2024-2027

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

ENERGIFORSKNING-ENERGIFORSKNING

CETP - Innovative High Temperature Heat Pump for Flexible Industrial Heat on Demand

European industry uses 800 TWh annually for heating below 200°C. By combining high-temperature heat pumps with thermal energy storage, the demand can be covered with just 400 TWh from intermittent renewable energy sources like wind and solar power. Additionally, the heat pumps can contribute to b...

Awarded: NOK 6.0 mill.

Project Period: 2024-2027

Location: Vestland

ENERGIFORSKNING-ENERGIFORSKNING

CETP - Flexible latent thermal storage for reserve markets access of heating and cooling systems

The La-Flex project will further develop latent thermal energy storage (LTES) to make heating and cooling systems more energy flexible. Energy flexibility is the ability of the energy system to receive and deliver energy as it is produced and consumed. Fossil fuels and hydropower are flexible ene...

Awarded: NOK 6.0 mill.

Project Period: 2024-2027

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

1 2 3 4 5 42