WtE – Producing new energy from old data – a Waste-to-Energy story
Co-authors: Elisa Magnanelli and Cansu Birgen Even though Norway has the goal to decouple economic growth and waste production, the increase in waste…
Happy occasion at SINTEF & NTNU – Opening of the LowEmission Research Centre
Coauthors: Ragnhild Skorpa and Stefania Gardarsdottir, SINTEF On Friday June 14th the Research Centre LowEmission was officially opened by the Minister of Petroleum…
Identifying key environmental effects of wave energy deployments
Guest bloggers: Maria Apolonia and Teresa Simas , WaveEC As technology evolves towards commercial scale, potential environmental impacts of wave energy deployments have been gaining…
What’s the point of installing batteries on marine vessels if the batteries are charged by electricity from their diesel generators?
Many vessels are installed with energy storage units in the form of batteries (see illustration). The aim is so that they can generate…
FME Innovation Task Force – 5 recommendations for more innovation in energy research
The concept of “saving the world” has become part of our everyday challenge. We are continually reminded by scenarios and reports on climate…
Why does China use rooftop solar (PV) technology?
Rooftop PV (photovoltaics) plays an important role in achieving a balance of zero greenhouse gas emission over the lifetime of a building, as…