New book on lower temperatures in heat distribution networks
In our new guidebook on low-temperature district heating implementation, we propose a toolbox. Our guidebook contains aggregated information about the main economic drivers for low-temperature district heating. It shows how to obtain lower temperatures in heating systems inside existing and new buildings, as well as…
PhD life in the time of Corona
How is it to be a PhD student at NTNU during the corona situation? Cristina Maria Iordan describes her new work days from home, since the university campus closed. Who am I? My name is Cristina Maria Iordan and I am originally from Bucharest, Romania,…
All you need to know about buildings to plan sustainable, green neighbourhoods
When you are planning a neighbourhood with no greenhouse gas emissions, you need a thorough understanding of a neighbourhood’s buildings, their age, size, materials, energy use and state of renovation. Our new model is a very useful tool for this. The buildings we work and…
Towards higher energy efficiency in the power and process industry
When you are boiling water for your coffee in the morning, you are observing how energy is wasted. Water is boiling at 100oC, but the surface of the kettle might be about 150oC. This waste of energy is because the heat transfer from the wall…
Back to the future – Using yesterday’s energy, today!
The storage of renewable energy is essential when aiming to replace readily stored fossil fuels. More than 80% of the world’s energy consumption is based on fossil energy. Fossils fuels like heavy oils and gasoline are governing the energy market worldwide. There are many environmental…
Best Poster after only Eight Months
PhD Candidate Ailo Aasen was awarded the prize for Best Poster at the conference Thermodynamics 2017, in Edinburgh, Scotland. This is impressive, as he started his PhD only eight months ago! In the poster, he presented some of our ongoing work to unravel the curvature dependence of the…
Playing around with a new software – a good enough reason to go abroad?
Not many people are aware that exhaust gasses from engines aboard oil platforms on the Norwegian continental shelf account for about as much CO2 emissions as all road traffic in Norway (see SSB statistics). These emissions are currently necessary to maintain oil production, but are…
Find something that moves, and simulate it!
The overall goal of the System Simulation course is to give the students exercise in model, program, simulate and analyze dynamical problems where multiple engineering fields are present. The course gives the students training in breaking down complex problems to simple model elements and formulate these mathematically. The course ends with a…
Knowledge, friendship and cooperation: NTNU and China
The energy challenge is a global problem that demands global solutions. A partnership between NTNU and Shanghai Jiao Tong University in China that began in 2010 is an excellent example of exactly the kind of global cooperation the world needs to address this challenging problem….
The future of gas
Norway is a country rich in gas resources and an important supplier to the international energy market. The changes in the international energy market implies both challenges and opportunities. How can gas provide energy security in the global energy market? What are the research needs? The…