Research Centres for Environment-friendly Energy (FME)
The research centres for environment-friendly energy (FME) carry out long-term research projects aimed towards sustainable energy, energy efficiency, carbon capture and social sciences.
The centres should work towards the development of business potential and innovation. The research is conducted in close collaboration between research environments, businesses, and public administration.
International collaboration and research education is a key part of the responsibilities the centres are tasked with through their years of longevity, which can be up to a total of eight years.
Include
Include Research centre for socially inclusive energy transitions works on how we can reach a just and fair zero-emission society through inclusive processes and close collaboration between research and public, private and voluntary sector.
- UiO's role: projekt owner
- project duration: 2019–2027
gigaCCS
Research Centre for Carbon Capture and Storage (gigaCCS) is working to increase the capacity for carbon capture and storage – a crucial prerequisite for achieving climate goals both in Norway and globally.
- UiO's role: research partner
- Project duration: 2024–2032
FME SOLAR
FME SOLAR conducts research on solar energy, with a particular focus on photovoltaic (PV) systems. The centre supports the broad PV industry, the public sector and society at large by providing competence, research and development in this very important field.
- UiO's role: research partner
- Project duration: 2024–2032
FME Battery
Centre for next generation and improved circular sustainable battery technology value chain (FME Battery) conducts research on next generation and improved circular sustainable battery technology value chain.
- UiO's role: research partner
- Project duration: 2024–2032
HYDROGENi
Norwegian research and innovation centre for hydrogen and ammonia (HYDROGENi) is a driving force for the research and innovation on hydrogen and ammoniac needed to fulfill the goals set forward in 2030 and 2050 visions of the Norwegian hydrogen roadmap.
- UiO's role: research partner
- host institution: SINTEF
- project duration: 2022–2030
NorthWind
Norwegian Research Centre on Wind Energy (NorthWind) aims to promote and advocate excellent research and innovation to reduce the costs of wind energy and further facilitate its sustainable development, create jobs and increase exports.
- UiO's role: Research partner
- host institution: SINTEF
- project duration: 2021–2029
NTRANS
Norwegian Centre for Energy Transition Strategies (NTRANS) is researching how to develop environment-friendly energy from a social science perspective, where technology and society is in continuous collaboration.
- UiO's role: Research partner
- host institution: The Norwegian University of Science and Technology
- project duration: 2019–2027