Bioenergy
SINTEF has decades of research experience in environmentally friendly and energy- and cost-effective bioenergy
Department of Thermal energy
The department is engaged in thermal energy conversion processes. These include combustion, gasification and pyrolysis from energy sources such as fossil fuels, biomass and waste.
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About the department of Thermal energy
The department leads HighEFF, which is one of the Norwegian Research Council’s Centres for Environment-friendly Energy Research programme (FME). The Centre works to improve energy efficiency and reduce emissions in Norwegian industry, with a view to make it the world's greenest.
We are involved in other FME centres, namely NCCS (CO2 capture and storage), Bio4Fuels (bioenergy) and ZEN (zero emission neighbourhoods in smart cities), where we lead work packages, as well as HYDROGENi (hydrogen and ammonia as carbon-free fuels). Research centre LowEmission (emissions reduction on the Norwegian continental shelf) is also on our list of projects.
Around 90% of global energy consumption is derived from the combustion of fossil fuels. The climate crisis means more efficient processes to drastically reduce climate gas emissions, while increasing our use of renewable energy derived from biomass resources.
Our technical work is grounded in classical thermodynamics, flow phenomena, heat and mass transport, combustion engineering and the thermal properties of the fuel in question.
We have extensive expertise in both experimental and numerical applications. Our projects for technology manufacturers and users on the local and international markets include both long-term development projects as well as specialised concepts.
The department of Thermal energy has five divisions:
- Bioenergy, Research Manager Kathrin Weber
- Energy efficiency, Research Manager Elisa Magnanelli
- Decarbonisation, Research Manager Amy Brunsvold
- Energy storage, Research Manager Jorge Salgado Beceiro
- Thermal energy systems, Research manager Mette Bugge
See the list of all our employees at the Department of Thermal energy
Main activity areas
Energy efficiency in the industry
The greenest energy is the type you never use.
Integrated Energy Systems
The future energy system must support and facilitate a zero-emission society.
Batteries
SINTEF performs research covering large parts of the battery value chain.
The Department is located at Kolbjørn Hejes vei 1A , 7034 Trondheim
