Her følger en oversikt over laboratorier som er brukt til forskning på fornybar energi innen institusjonene NTNU, SINTEF og IFE.
| Hydropower laboratory |
Hydraulic machines and systems. The laboratory is well equipped with possibilites for advanced testing of prototypes and software for simulations. |
NTNU, Gløshaugen, Trondheim |
| NTNU Wind Power Laboratory Windlab |
Testing of wind generator prototypes.
Testing of power converters, control strategies and protection systems.
Interconnection of wind power with power networks. |
Elkraft, Gløshaugen, Trondheim |
| VIVA |
Tests of wind turbines for type approval, documentation and support to industrial development. |
Valsneset |
| HelioSi Laboratory |
Develop technology to reduce costs in production of silicon for solar cells, including Clean room laboratory for casting multi crystalline pure silicon by direct solidification; Equipment for cutting and slicing; Metallographic characterization of dislocation density, grain size and texture. |
NTNU Materials Technology and SINTEF Materials and Applied Chemistry, Gløshaugen, Trondheim |
| Solar Cell Laboratory |
In the solar cell laboratory at IFE, a dedicated line for the production of silicon-based solar cells has been installed. In addition, a well-equipped characterization laboratory has been built up. |
IFE, Kjeller |
| NanoLab |
Nanotechnology is the science and technology related to atomic and molecular dimensions. The NanoLab focus on: nanoelectronics, nanophotonics and nanomagnetism, nanostructured materials, bionanotechnology and nanotechnology for energy and the environment. |
Gløshaugen, Trondheim |
| Energy Process Engineering Laboratory |
Gas/hydrogen from biomass and waste; Advanced analysis of gas mixtures; Experimental studies on how gas from biomass may be used to power fuel cells. |
Varmeteknisk, Gløshaugen, Trondheim |
| Fuel characterisation and gas diagnostic lab |
The laboratory is equipped with several analysers used for standard and more advanced characterisation of biomass and waste components. |
Varmeteknisk, Gløshaugen, Trondheim |
| Energy and indoor environment lab |
The laboratory is equipped with several rigs and test facilities for doing research within heating, ventilation and air conditioning. |
Varmeteknisk, Gløshaugen, Trondheim |
| Membrane Technology Lab |
Develop technology to improve membrane separation of gases; Capture of green house gases; Upgrading of bio-gas. |
NTNU Chemical Engineering and SINTEF Materials and Applied Chemistry, Gløshaugen, Trondheim |
| Membrane separation of liquids |
Developing Pressure Retarded Osmosis (PRO) for power production. |
Gløshaugen, Trondheim |
| The Ocean Basin Laboratory |
A total environmental simulation including wind, waves and current offers unique testing conditions for models of all types of fixed and floating structures. |
Marinteknisk Senter, Trondheim |
| Power system laboratory |
The laboratory is equipped with infrastructure for testing and characterisation of hydrogen technologies (fuel cells, energy storages, and electrolysers), and it takes real inputs from small-scale renewable energy sources (wind and solar) in addition to batteries, supercondensators, and power converters. |
IFE, Kjeller |
| BP Solar Skin |
Production of electricity from the 16kW photovoltaic (PV) plant. |
Gløshaugen, Trondheim |
