SINTEF took an active role at Researchers’ Night 2023, from showing visitors inside the engine of a hydrogen car to explaining how CO₂ can be captured and stored in order to reduce our emissions. Researchers’ Night is an annual event where students aged 16 to 18 and their teachers are invited to the Norwegian University of […]
FloodCube Planning is a modelling tool for stormwater management that helps to prevent flood damage caused by heavy rainfall. “Our solution can reduce flood damage by up to 90 per cent. No other modelling tool can achieve our success rate,” says Jonas Aas Torland, co-founder and CCO of 7Analytics. By 2050, cities worldwide will have […]
Norway has declared that 70 per cent of all its building waste must be reused or recycled with the aim of reducing greenhouse gas emissions and waste from the sector, while at the same time conserving natural resources. A number of measures have already been implemented to achieve this target as part of amendments made […]
With alarming growth worldwide in plastic pollution, TOMRA Collection’s reverse vending technology seeks to make the recycling experience for returning empty drink containers as convenient and user-friendly as possible. Every minute, one million plastic bottles are bought around the world. That equates to more than 500 billion sold each year. Thirty-two per cent of all discarded […]
On the morning of September 19, the 2,500-ton self-propelled self-elevating wind power installation platform “Haifeng 1001” independently developed and designed by China was officially delivered. This is currently the offshore wind power installation platform with the strongest lifting capacity and the largest operating water depth in China. It will focus on serving large-scale hoisting operations […]
The Norwegian government has revealed plans to evaluate the potential opening of three new offshore wind zones, which may become available for bidding starting in 2025. These three areas in the North Sea have been chosen from a list of 20 newly identified zones for offshore wind generation that were announced earlier this year by […]
According to researchers, so-called ‘industrial symbioses’ and ‘green hubs’ are offering answers to the challenge of meeting Europe’s climate change mitigation targets. “Entire regions and their industries must start adopting circularity by exchanging their materials and energy”. So says researcher Richard Heyn at SINTEF. An ‘industrial symbiosis’ is established when different industries operating within a […]
The two Ulstein-designed Service Operation Vessels (SOV) for Shanghai Electric were launched at the construction yard ZPMC in China on 16 September. The two vessels are of the ULSTEIN SX195 and SX197 design, carrying 100 POB and 60 POB, respectively. They are the first purpose-made SOVs for China offshore wind farms, and are scheduled to […]
Norwegian Offshore Wind has hired former Antler-director Narve Hansen to lead the work with Norway´s first offshore wind accelerator. -My vision is to bring the industry together to shed light on the most critical challenges in offshore wind, organize data and increase expertise to tackle the biggest issues, says Hansen. The accelerator was launched before […]
Achieving carbon peak and carbon neutrality is a major strategic decision made by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China with Comrade Xi Jinping as the core. It is a solemn commitment made by China to the world, an intrinsic requirement for achieving sustainable development, and an important step in promoting the construction […]