Online monitoring of perfluorcarbon (PFC) emissions from aluminium industry
Perfluorocarbon (PFC) gases are extremely potent greenhouse gases (GHGs) and industrial emissions contribute to global warming. In this blog post I will describe…
Film boiling and rapid phase transition of liquefied natural gas
In his doctoral work at NTNU, Eskil Aursand studied what happens if ice cold liquefied natural gas (LNG) comes into contact with, relatively…
Microgrids: What are they, virtual impedance and a control concept for inverters in islanded microgrids
Due to the desire to shift towards a more sustainable energy system, new renewable energy sources are being integrated in the distribution grid,…
Industrial energy consumption is massive, but thermal storage can boost energy efficiency
In 2017, energy consumption in Norway’s onshore industrial sector was 79 TWh. In comparison, total household energy consumption in the same year was 49…
Electric vehicles in Norway and the potential for demand response
Changing to non-emission transport can result in approximately 1.5 mill. private electric vehicles by 2030, resulting in an energy need of 4 TWh.…
Demonstrating technology for better air traffic management
In recent years the air traffic delays in Europe has increased quite a lot, and last summer we experienced many delayed flights resulting…