Latest news from SINTEF: Archive 2025

Researchers are growing the food of the future in this laboratory: meat that uses kelp as an alternative to animal-based ingredients.

Fishing for Calanus remains a contested topic among Norwegian fishers, despite the government releasing a yearly quota of 254 000 tonnes. Why is that and what are potential solutions?

Young adults with reduced work capacity benefited greatly from the four-week interdisciplinary rehabilitation stay. The key: an individually tailored programme and a supportive community.

Bristle worms and soldier fly larvae can grow on aquaculture sludge and become protein-rich feed for fish and livestock. But toxic substances can infiltrate the loop. Now scientists have learned more about which substances we need to keep an eye on.

Quantum technology makes it possible to solve far more complex computational challenges than conventional computers can, including in areas such as material development, medicine and optimization.

Did you know that CO₂ is a gas that behaves in a special way? Transporting this greenhouse gas poses a challenge for pipelines.

Capturing CO₂ directly from the air, known as Direct Air Capture (DAC), will play a crucial role in reducing atmospheric CO₂ levels. Removr, a Norwegian developer of large-scale capture solutions, is taking the next step towards commercialization...

The Trondheim-based company Cartesian won the newly established Nordic Innovation Award at the finals in Copenhagen today. The award, presented by the patent offices of Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, and Norway, highlights Nordic companies...

Imagine that the wires to your house not only have to withstand high electrical current flow, weather and wind, but also salt water, ocean currents, temperature changes and large movements. This is the big challenge in connecting large, electrical...

A unique collaboration between African and European research scientists demonstrates how large African cities can electrify private transport using solar power and smart planning.

Such storage will be crucial if we are to halt climate change, which is already costing us enormous sums of money and causing suffering for humans and animals.

We need to think more about the interaction between architecture, pedagogy and different forms of learning when we plan new schools, researchers say.

Using well-known offshore technology from the oil industry, along with a completely new idea, the founders of Farmocean-subsea want to create equipment for aquaculture at sea. Way out at sea.

New FME research centre InterPlay (Integrated Hub for Energy System Analyses) officially kicked off yesterday, gathering consortium members and partners in Trondheim to mark the official launch.

When capturing CO₂ from industrial sources, a capture agent is used, most often amine solvents. A new report provides guidelines on how industry can choose the right solvent technology.

Norwegian hydropower provides stability in the power market, but a more even power consumption in Norwegian building stock could have an impact on the electricity production of hydropower, a new SINTEF study shows.

The world needs more of the valuable nutrients found in fish viscera, liver and roe. Yet, much of this raw material is being thrown back into the sea. There are good reasons to stop this wasteful practice.

Tests show that it is possible to cut up to 33 percent of energy consumption using smart heating controllers. The system is based on multiple factors, including future electricity prices and weather data.

Insidious bacteria could cause trouble for the sprinkler wave that is now rolling in across Norway if the tiny organisms are not taken seriously.

If electric vehicles were lighter, they would also be more energy efficient. Of course researchers are eager to make that happen. With aluminium.

Far below the earth’s surface is an energy source with huge and perpetual potential: geothermal heat. But the forces in its scorching and inhospitable depths must be tamed. Now scientists know what that will take.

How climate-friendly is the urban development in your municipality? A new tool helps planners compare alternatives.

Hurtigruten has sailed along the coast of Norway for more than 130 years. Now, their voyage towards zero emission ships receives attention from all over the world.

It’s easy to oppose solar parks when you hear that 60 solar plants are equivalent in area to over 5000 football pitches, as recently reported by NRK. This analogy draws attention away from other important aspects of the debate.

Achieving emission reduction targets in Norway, Europe, and globally is impossible without carbon capture and storage (CCS). To reach net zero, CCS must scale from millions to billions of tonnes. FME gigaCCS aims to accelerate this transition...

An ineffective negotiation system was the main impression people left with from the climate summit in Baku. Restoring trust in this system must be the top priority for the next conference.

The Norwegian-developed sensor node detects where transmission lines have available space. It also means that grid companies could avoid building new, expensive and controversial power lines.

A box the size of a refrigerator that supplies a home – and perhaps ten neighbouring houses – with electricity. That’s Ole Martin Løvvik’s dream at SINTEF.

The goal is to eliminate both charging anxiety and environmental concerns. Now researchers have created the “recipe” to do it.

Firefighters do hard physical work while being exposed to great heat strain. Now we know more about what happens to their body temperature during a smoke dive.

SINTEF experts on microchip technology are working on a method to detect biomarkers in our breath and to miniaturize a monitoring device. The project can help to discover symptoms of COPD earlier and change the lives of millions of people suffering...

Steel is a cornerstone of modern society, but its production accounts for approximately 7% of global CO₂ emissions.

The Green Platform project WindRise aims to realize sustainable and cost-effective solutions for the large-scale deployment of offshore wind substructures.

Nanomedicines save lives, but they don’t reach the market or the patient’s body fast enough. Researchers have now come up with a recipe to accelerate and improve the process.

Greenhouse gas (GHG) accounting for buildings is an effective tool for achieving climate targets. The requirements must now be followed up with policy in Norway as well.

The use of fossil fuels and the resulting greenhouse gas emissions from waterborne transport must be minimised as quickly as possible to achieve a climate-neutral society by 2050.

A new EU funded project aims to develop better and more cost-effective components for fuel cell systems, which will make the systems more efficient and reliable for heavy-duty vehicles and other mobility sectors.

Digital technologies are creating many opportunities for the industry, but how can you ensure that you take advantage of these opportunities in practice? Researchers examine how and why in the new book “Digitalization and Sustainable Manufacturing...

Will we be able to trust text and images in the future? Deepfake is being used not just for innocent fun, but also to influence voters in the world’s most powerful countries.

It’s been a mystery for many years: Every day, tonnes of ferromanganese – an important additive in steel – are “locked” in slag on their way out of the furnaces. We are now getting close to solving this problem.

Through the EU project INSECTEC.OCEAN, SINTEF Ocean will assist the Portuguese INESC TEC in establishing a 'Centre of Excellence' for marine research and engineering in Porto, Portugal.

The UN climate reports provide the world’s most comprehensive scientific assessment of climate change, its impacts, and potential solutions. Being selected to contribute is a recognition of a researcher’s international leadership in their field...

How can we increase our understanding and commitment to environmentally friendly architecture? There is much evidence to suggest that visualisation using AR can help us.

In January, the SINTEF-led ACCSESS project held an open event in Brussels, exploring how CCS can enable the decarbonisation of European industries without compromising international competitiveness.

The European partnership SHAPE II is seeking 15 participants for a tailored and free training program aimed at promoting sustainable and affordable housing solutions across Europe.

Ropes and fishing gear used in the fisheries and aquaculture industries are a major source of microplastics in the ocean and littering along the coastline. A multidisciplinary international research team has now drawn up a plan that will help to...

Patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) and Parkinson’s can get better if they train at a high intensity, because high-intensity exercise activates the nervous system and helps to boost strength. Researchers are now developing an app to make training...

SINTEF Energy Research-led project SKARV kicked off yesterday, aiming at reducing bird collisions with wind turbines while maintaining power production. The project is a spin-off of FME NorthWind and will run from 2024 to 2027.

Sustainable shipping and increased value creation in Norwegian industry are the goals for one of the world's largest maritime research centres. 60 of the project's partners met in Trondheim during the official launch.

When a crisis occurs, individuals, communities and critical systems are affected. SINTEF is now participating in a major research project aimed at making the population and authorities better equipped to deal with crises that may arise in a troubled...

Fish welfare: Using a digital eye and artificial intelligence, scientists have found a way of monitoring the breathing of salmon. The method can reveal whether or not the fish are stressed.

42 partners from across the power industry will collaborate in the SecurEL research centre over the next eight years to strengthen the power grid, ensuring it can withstand new challenges and support the transition to a net-zero emissions society by...

The EUR6.3 million EU Horizon project LOWNOISER will work to protect marine ecosystems from underwater noise pollution from ships, where SINTEF Ocean leads two of the work packages.

That is the message from Atle Harby, senior researcher at SINTEF. He is a member of the expert committee tasked with looking at the socio-economic consequences of climate change.

Solar panels contain many valuable materials. Still, most of them end up discarded after use. Now researchers are investigating new ways of recycling.

Now the robot is able to grab objects that no other robot has been able to grab before. – A real “Matrix robot,” says researcher Ekrem Misimi.

"Together, we will work to ensure that Norway is ready when the quantum wave arrives," says Trond Runar Hagen, Executive Vice President of SINTEF Digital.

Japan and Norway have a lot in common despite first appearances. One of the commonalities are long coastlines and deep waters, meaning that offshore wind will, at least in parts, be floating.

The research center Zero Emissions Metal Production (FME ZeMe) aims to develop solutions that contribute to a carbon-neutral metal industry in Norway by 2050.

The EERA DeepWind 2025 offshore wind research and innovation conference has concluded after three days of insightful discussions, presentations, and networking in Trondheim, Norway.

An EU-funded project aims to achieve sustainable production of silicon and manganese by developing a new production method using renewable hydrogen and carbon recycling.

Climate scientists often lack the data they need for their calculations. A master’s student has helped to track down key figures from Africa’s most populous country.