The research centres which research groups at NTNU/SINTEF are leading or participating are: Research Centre for Offshore wind Technology; BIGCCS Centre – International CCS Research Centre; The Research Centre on Zero Emission Buildings – ZEB; Centre for Environmental design of renewable energy. (CEDREN); Bioenergy Innovation Centre; The Norwegian Research Centre for Solar Cell Technology.
“These efforts will bring Norway into line with a widespread international trend that is being led by the USA and the EU, with active efforts being made in environmentally friendly technologies”, RCoN President Arvid Hallen, said.
“The development of technology in this field will be one of Norway’s most important contributions in the field of climate improvement,” , SINTEF President Unni Steinsmo, said.
“Together with our partners, we will contribute actively to ensuring that both Norway and the global community will benefit as much as possible from our efforts. As a supplier of knowledge and technology at international level, Norway can contribute to making cuts in global emissions that will be several times as large as those we can make within our own territory,” Steinsmo, said.
The goal is to be achieved by three strategies: a major increase in electricity generation from renewable sources such as wind, solar power and biomass; dealing with CO2 emissions from fossil sources of energy such as coal, oil and gas; more efficient end-use of energy.
