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Could the chloride process replace the Hall-Héroult process in aluminium production?
At present, the Hall-Héroult process is universally used in the production of aluminium. It is an electrolytic process in which aluminium oxide is…
User Meeting for users and Developers of SINTEF Energy’s models (Hydro Scheduling 2019)
Co-authors: Mari Haugen and Linn Emelie Schäffer The user meeting hydro scheduling 2019 has come to an end. For two days, 13.-14. March,…
Diving deep into quantum computing
At SINTEF we just started a strategic project to investigate the possibilities and application areas of quantum computing. We arranged a kick-off in…
Machine Learning in Finance
In February, together with financial technology (“FinTech”) startup NorQuant of Oslo, we arranged a half-day seminar “Machine Learning in Finance” open to anyone…
Excellent students awarded: improving the planning and layout of urban sites for housing.
Two Master students have been awarded the NORS Master thesis prize for their work on better and faster design of building area layouts.…
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…