FROM THE DIRECTORS CHAIRS
Unni Steinsmo, SINTEFs president – CEO
Torbjørn Digernes, NTNUs rector
Tech twins to the rescue
Technology and research are all about solutions. We know. For nearly 100 years we’ve been in the business of solving problems. Climate change now poses the world’s greatest environmental and technological challenge, one that we’re eager to help solve.
Norway may be small in terms of the number of inhabitants, but we are still one of the world’s largest energy exporters. This is reflected in the skills and expertise found in our educational and research system. But it’s not just our expertise that has led to our successes: we have our own way
of working, where we cooperate to create.
The Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) and its research partner SINTEF, the largest independent research organization in Scandinavia, together represent one of Europe’s major educational and research centres in the field of green energy solutions. Together we host the largest group of scientists, laboratories and students that work on clean energy in Scandinavia.
In Trondheim, we work in an integrated manner, almost like Siamese twins. We share laboratories, SINTEF researchers hold professorates at NTNU, NTNU researchers work in SINTEF projects and students get to work closely with our industrial partners through their research projects. We capitalize on our joint efforts, combining novel and new academic approaches with experience and financial support. Our industrial partnerships encompass national and international energy providers, vendors, manufacturers and engineering companies.
“Carbon capture and storage is important”
We proudly present our efforts to transform the world into a clean green society.
Carbon capture and storage is important. Our scientists were among the first to actually conceive of the idea of building fossil-fuelled power plants with integrated CCS facilities, and more than a decade ago, Norway was the first country in the world to pump carbon dioxide into a storage reservoir deep under the North Sea. We are currently building a new, internationally leading laboratory to expand our research into carbon capture, and we know we’ll soon have more solutions to present to the world.
We have strong research groups in solar energy, windpower, hydropower, bioenergy and wavepower. In fact, we’re working on all kinds of different renewable energy technologies here in Norway.
Why not just focus on one or two areas of clean, green energy? Synergy. Our focus is on the whole value chain, from efficient and sustainable generation to the transport and end use of energy, including oil and gas. We’ve got all the areas covered. |
