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Na+tteries - Negative Electrode-Electrolyte Solution Development for Sustainable, Scalable Full-Cell Sodium-Batteries

The Na+tteries project will develop new battery designs that are safe, long-lasting, and reliant on sustainably abundant natural resources -- in particular sodium (where the elemental symbol for sodium is "Na"). Whereas lithium-batteries are a mature technology, they rely on elements (esp. lithiu...

Awarded: NOK 11.7 mill.

Project Period: 2024-2028

Location: Rogaland

ENERGIFORSKNING-ENERGIFORSKNING

Silicon-Graphene Nanoengineered Anode for Li-ion batteries 2

To achieve the goal of green energy transition, it is critical to expand electrical energy storage applications. Among a variety of energy storage solutions, Li-ion-battery (LiB) represents the most developed and reliable technology, which demonstrates high energy density and long-term durability...

Awarded: NOK 6.1 mill.

Project Period: 2024-2026

Location: Rogaland

ENERGIFORSKNING-ENERGIFORSKNING

SAFIRE

The drive for a green aviation transition requires a substantial increase in Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) production to meet Norwegian and European targets. Norway, capitalizing on its unique energy advantages, aspires to lead the green transition in transportation and aviation. Nordic Electro...

Awarded: NOK 3.2 mill.

Project Period: 2024-2026

Location: Akershus

ENERGIFORSKNING-ENERGIFORSKNING

Novel Oxidation-Resistant Stable Electrolytes for High Voltage

Morrow Batteries aims to build the world’s most sustainable, cost-effective batteries. Morrow is currently building its first prismatic battery cell factory in Arendal, Norway and ultimately aims to produce 42 GWh of energy per year. With its Generation 2, Morrow is targeting the development of c...

Awarded: NOK 8.1 mill.

Project Period: 2024-2027

Location: Agder

ENERGIFORSKNING-ENERGIFORSKNING

Direkte massestrømsmåler for storskala rørtransport av H2 og H2-gassblandinger

Metering systems with high accuracy will be an enabler for efficient value chains for hydrogen (H2). The industry has extensive expertise in fiscal metering of natural gas, but limited experience with H2-metering, and no qualified solutions available. The industry will contribute to develop techn...

Awarded: NOK 7.4 mill.

Project Period: 2024-2026

Location: Oslo

ENERGIFORSKNING-ENERGIFORSKNING

Low cost, high efficiency PEM electrolyser stack

One of the major challenges associated with green hydrogen produced via electrolysis of water is the investment cost (CAPEX), which leads to a high price for green hydrogen compared to that produced via non-renewable, carbon-based energy sources. For green hydrogen to become competitive it is the...

Awarded: NOK 16.9 mill.

Project Period: 2024-2026

Location: Akershus

ENERGIFORSKNING-ENERGIFORSKNING

Hydrogen Ignition CONtrol

Hydrogen (H2) will play a crucial role in the transition to a more renewable energy system. Since H2 is highly flammable, large-scale implementation of H2 introduces risks related to fire and explosion that must be managed effectively. Effective risk management requires knowledge of H2 ignition m...

Awarded: NOK 6.3 mill.

Project Period: 2024-2025

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

ENERGIFORSKNING-ENERGIFORSKNING

Graphic Processing Unit-accelerated optimization of hydropower

Graphic processing units (GPUs) have seen an explosive growth in use and performance over the last decade. Industries for gaming, cryptocurrency and artificial intelligence are all powered by these processors. The GoHydro project will pave the way for use of this computational power in optimal us...

Awarded: NOK 4.0 mill.

Project Period: 2024-2025

Location: Oslo

ENERGIFORSKNING-ENERGIFORSKNING

SF6- and PFAS-free MV switchgear

Medium voltage (MV) gas-insulated switchgears (GIS) are key components in the electricity grid, where they play a vital role in safely controlling the flow of electricity during faults, maintenance, and regular operation. This technology is pivotal for a successful transition to an electrified ze...

Awarded: NOK 16.0 mill.

Project Period: 2024-2027

Location: Telemark

ENERGIFORSKNING-ENERGIFORSKNING

SCADA and digital tools for cost-effective O&M of C&I-scale PV power plants and battery systems (PVCIOM)

Skyfri aims to redefine Operations and Maintenance (O&M) of PV plants. A focus for this effort is developing cost-effective O&M systems for Commercial and Industrial (C&I) rooftop PV and battery systems, a so far underserved market. PV systems are an important part of the energy supply, and furth...

Awarded: NOK 11.0 mill.

Project Period: 2024-2026

Location: Oslo

ENERGIFORSKNING-ENERGIFORSKNING

Avansert Silisium-Anode-Produkt med Resirkulering

ASAP-Recycling Better and cheaper Li-ion batteries continuously reduce transport related CO2 emissions. One of the next improvements is expected to be a replacement of graphite anodes with silicon. This would increase energy density, and reduce cost and production related emissions. Cenate is on...

Awarded: NOK 18.0 mill.

Project Period: 2024-2025

Location: Østfold

ENERGIFORSKNING-ENERGIFORSKNING

WOOD//MATTER/S//NOW

To compensate for stricter air quality and emission limits, a paradigm shift is required beyond the optimization of current combustion chambers alone. The combined research efforts proposed in WOOD//MATTER/S//NOW, applying automation, understanding real-life emissions, combined with new technolog...

Awarded: NOK 10.3 mill.

Project Period: 2024-2025

Location: Østfold

ENERGIFORSKNING-ENERGIFORSKNING

Ultra-efficient people-friendly Czochralski technology for western solar value chain

Humanity needs more energy to support its development, and the climate crisis calls for utilization of renewable sources and elimination of fossil fuels. Silicon-based photovoltaics (PV) is forecasted by IEA to be our largest electricity source by 2030. The industrial ecosystem for silicon PV is ...

Awarded: NOK 9.6 mill.

Project Period: 2024-2027

Location: Oslo

ENERGIFORSKNING-ENERGIFORSKNING

IPN Competes: Competitive and environment-friendly thermal energy storage technology

In the quest for sustainable and competitive thermal energy storage (TES), the IPN COMPETES project continues to lead in innovation. The primary goal remains to elevate Cartesian's second-generation TES systems to Technology Readiness Levels (TRL) 6-7, showcasing two groundbreaking innovations. T...

Awarded: NOK 7.2 mill.

Project Period: 2024-2026

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

ENERGIFORSKNING-ENERGIFORSKNING

Large-scale climate neutral Energy Geostructures in District Heating & Cooling systems/networks. Funded by CETP2022, RCN Aage Stangeland.

Europe's energy consumption is increasing every year, with buildings accounting for more than 40% of the total energy (European Parliament, 2022). According to Eurostat (2020), space heating and cooling, together with hot water, account for up to 80% of energy consumption in the residential secto...

Awarded: NOK 6.1 mill.

Project Period: 2023-2026

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

ENERGIFORSKNING-ENERGIFORSKNING

A fair low-emission transition of the power market (FAIRPOWER)

This project aims to assess how an accelerating low-emission transition ahead may have undesired distributional impacts. A key challenge is to design compensatory policies that do not set the transition nor other energy policy goals at risk. The project seeks to advance the knowledge base relevan...

Awarded: NOK 10.8 mill.

Project Period: 2023-2027

Location: Oslo

ENERGIFORSKNING-ENERGIFORSKNING

Limits to digitalization: Exploring the transition challenges of Norwegian data centers

The L2D project has been running for almost two years as of September 2025, and the project is set to conclude towards the end of 2027. This summary begins by giving an overview of the project’s research topics and its partners, and concludes with an update on some of project’s main activities to...

Awarded: NOK 10.8 mill.

Project Period: 2023-2027

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

ENERGIFORSKNING-ENERGIFORSKNING

EnergyWise: Integrated modelling of efficient and acceptable expansion of renewable energy in times of nature and climate crises

The energy transition to reduce greenhouse gas emissions will require a massive expansion of renewable energy production in Norway; at the same time, the nature crisis must be considered on par with the climate crisis. In addition, attempts at renewable energy expansion have stalled due to confl...

Awarded: NOK 10.8 mill.

Project Period: 2023-2027

Location: Oslo

ENERGIFORSKNING-ENERGIFORSKNING

Next Generation Marine Materials for Resilient Offshore Renewable Energy Devices

While innovative technologies for offshore renewable energy device are gaining popularity, operating them in harsh marine environment is a complex and challenging process that jeopardizes the deployment of these very important technologies for the future generations. Wave Energy Conversion (WEC) ...

Awarded: NOK 5.8 mill.

Project Period: 2023-2026

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

ENERGIFORSKNING-ENERGIFORSKNING

Energy System Modelling for Transition to a net-Zero 2050 for EU via REPowerEU

Man0EUvRE is a project within the EU partnership Clean Energy Transition (CETP) that works to ensure that "piecewise and divided will be whole" within energy system analysis. The national energy and climate plans (NECP) are the EU commission's tools to follow-up on the European climate targets an...

Awarded: NOK 6.0 mill.

Project Period: 2023-2026

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

ENERGIFORSKNING-ENERGIFORSKNING

Thermal energy storing and digitalization in district heating to enable transition to renewable and resource efficient energy systems

The aim of this project is to assess, control, and manage thermal storage potentials and flexibility at both building and district level to enable the complete renewable, smart, resource, and cost-efficient energy systems. Current district heating (DH) systems and existing buildings are huge free...

Awarded: NOK 5.7 mill.

Project Period: 2023-2026

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

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

ENERGIFORSKNING-ENERGIFORSKNING

Unlocking the Full Potential of Electrolysis with Next-Generation Proton Exchange Membrane Stacks (UNICORN)

A major outcome of the UNICORN project will be a step-wise change in the development of proton exchange membrane water electrolyser (PEMWE) stacks with the potential to disrupt the current electrolyser landscape that relies exclusively on perfluorinated membranes, platinum-coated titanium bipolar...

Awarded: NOK 9.1 mill.

Project Period: 2023-2026

Location: Akershus

ENERGIFORSKNING-ENERGIFORSKNING

Microbiological Opportunities and Challenges of Hydrogen Underground Storage

Developing Norway's energy system in a sustainable direction requires a variety of innovative energy system solutions to secure sufficient and stable energy supply over time. Many renewable energy systems utilize “Power-to- Gas” technologies, which use renewable electricity to produce hydrogen. T...

Awarded: NOK 8.0 mill.

Project Period: 2023-2026

Location: Vestland

ENERGIFORSKNING-ENERGIFORSKNING

Geological High-temperature Optimized Storage Technology – Digital Twin

In Norway, over 40% of electricity consumption is used for heating and cooling, while the industry generates around 20 TWh of waste heat annually. Some of this, such as thermal energy from waste incineration, is utilized in, e.g., hydronic district heating systems. However, due to fluctuations in...

Awarded: NOK 4.0 mill.

Project Period: 2023-2027

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

ENERGIFORSKNING-ENERGIFORSKNING

Microbial risks associated with hydrogen underground storage in Europe

To decrease emissions of greenhouse gasses into the atmosphere, we have to move away from fossil fuels into a green and sustainable society. Hydrogen can play a big role in this, as it is an universal energy carrier and can be used to fuel cars or ships, heat buildings, melt steel or make electri...

Awarded: NOK 5.8 mill.

Project Period: 2023-2026

Location: Vestland

ENERGIFORSKNING-ENERGIFORSKNING

Ammonia Production via Electrocatalytic Processes (AmPEP)

Integrating an increasing amount of energy from renewable sources, such as sun and wind, into the energy system is challenging since it is often produced far from densely populated areas and has a natural variability (intermittency). One solution is to store and transport this energy as molecules...

Awarded: NOK 9.6 mill.

Project Period: 2023-2028

Location: Vestland

ENERGIFORSKNING-ENERGIFORSKNING

Novel paths towards next generation heterojunction solar cell and module

Heterojunction solar cells represent the solar module technology of the future. The challenge today is that the cells containing amorphous silicon cannot withstand temperatures above 200 degrees Celsius. This means that the traditional soldering processes used to connect the solar cells cannot be...

Awarded: NOK 5.7 mill.

Project Period: 2023-2026

Location: Akershus

ENERGIFORSKNING-ENERGIFORSKNING

WINDREG - Offshore wind and regional futures: challenges and opportunities for energy justice in regional transitions

WINDREG has made good progress and has been communicated to user groups in various settings since the last status report. We held a successful study tour to the Humber region in the UK for regional project partners and researchers in March 2025, and a one-day dialogue seminar was held in the same...

Awarded: NOK 10.8 mill.

Project Period: 2023-2027

Location: Agder

ENERGIFORSKNING-ENERGIFORSKNING

Nylon ropes for mooring of floating wind turbines

NYMOOR contributes to the implementation of safe, sustainable, and cost effective offshore floating wind energy. Floating wind turbines are kept in place by mooring systems, and the goal of NYMOOR is to enable design and use of nylon ropes in moorings. Nylon ropes are flexible, and this property ...

Awarded: NOK 13.5 mill.

Project Period: 2023-2027

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

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