Research Activity

Research activity from NTNU Energy Team Hydrogen

Research Groups  
MARIT laboratory Marine Electrification Research Lab
Materials theory group The group performs simulations at the atomistic scale using both electronic structure calculations (DFT) and classical molecular mechanics (MM)
Micro and Nanoscale Design The Micro- and Nanoscale Design group addresses functional materials from the nano- to the mesoscale. 
PoreLab

Focuses on the physics of porous media using experimental, theoretical and computational methods

The Pollet Research Group Hydrogen Energy and Sonochemistry Research
The Combustion Kinetics Group Numerical and experimental aspects of combustion science
The Electrochemistry Group Electrochemical Energy, Corrosion and Surface Science and Electrolysis
Thermodynamics This research group is concerned with understanding the mechanisms behind conversion of energy.
RAMS The mission of the RAMS (Reliability, Availability, Maintainability and Safety) group is to contribute to safer, more productive and more sustainable industry, transport and society. 
Applied Materials group Focus areas: Hydrogen in metals, Composites and polymers, Tribilogy, Materials Integrity

White paper

Hydrogen i fremtidens lavkarbonsamfunn (pdf.). The white paper is in Norwegian.

Selected Research Projects

Selected Research Projects

HYDROGENi - Norwegian research and innovation centre for hydrogen and ammonia

Funding: 530.6 MNOK

Duration: 2022-2030

Objective: accelerate the research and innovation needed to deliver a new hydrogenbased energy and technology export industry for Norway, reducing emissions while boosting industry competence and creating new green jobs.

Partners: SINTEF, NTNU, IFE, UiO, USN, UiT and more than 50 industrial partners.

SH2IFT-2: Safe Hydrogen Fuel Handling and Use for Efficient Implementation 2

Funding: 29.633 MNOK

Duration: 2021-2025

Objective: develop new knowledge on critical aspects of hydrogen safety, and at the same time facilitate the competence building required for supporting widespread use of hydrogen in society

Partners: SINTEF Industry, NTNU, RISE Fire Research, Gexcon, University of Bergen, University of Stavanger, University of South Eastern Norway, National Centre for Scientific Research “Demokritos”, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Eviny, Equinor, Gassco, TotalEnergies, Safetec, Vipo, gasnor, Greenstat Hydrogen, Ballard, Air Liquide, AkzoNobel, Engie, TechnipEnergies, Shell, BP, grtgaz

H2CoopStorage

Funding: 770 k€

Duration: 2020-2023

Objective: responds to the challenges posed by the deployment of renewable energy production means, by improving local balancing, by reducing renewable intermittences and by intensifying the production of renewable energy

Partners: Coopérative pour Les Energies du Futur SC, Université libre de Bruxelles, Fabricom ENGIE, Cenaero, GreenWatch, Zuidtrant CV (all in Belgium), Reykjavik University (Iceland), NTNU (Norway)

SUSHy Project

Funding: 700 k€

Duration: 2022-2025

Objective: system modelling and analysis issues in clean hydrogen production and storage, more specifically in the analysis of uncertainties that can impact social, economic, and environmental sustainability of hybrid renewable energies powered (HREP) hydrogen production and fueling facilities

Partners: Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU – Norway), Nagoya University (Japan), Silesian University of Technology (Poland), Nigde Ömer Halisdemir University (Turkey), Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas (CIEMAT – Spain).

HySchool: Norwegian research school on hydrogen and hydrogen-based fuels

Duration: 2022-2030

Objective: create a thematically oriented research school that will enhance the quality and increase the relevance for the labour market of Norwegian doctoral education on hydrogen and hydrogen-based fuels.

Partners: UiB, UiO, UiT, UiS, USN, NMBU, NTNU, Equinor, Gexcon and IFE.

HySET: Hydrogen Systems and Enabling Technologies

Duration: 2023-2028

Objective: develop appropriate trainings for the hydrogen deployment of the sector and ensure the requested skills for the hydrogen sector through the establishment of an international joint master on hydrogen systems and enabling technologies.

Partners: Politecnico di Torino, Politecnico di Milano, NTNU, Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya and Technische Universiteit Eindhoven.

HyInHeat - Hydrogen technologies for decarbonization of industrial heating processes

Funding: 18 M€

Duration: 2023-2026

Objective: integration of hydrogen as fuel for high temperature heating processes in the energy intensive industries.

Partners: Aachen University, NTNU and 28 other partners.

H2 Glass - Advancing hydrogen technologies and smart production systems to decarbonise the glass and aluminium sectors

Funding: 25 M€

Duration: 2023-2026

Partners: SINTEF, NTNU and 20 other partners.

Objective: create the technology stack that glass manufacturers need to (a) realise 100% H2 combustion in their production facilities, (b) ensure the required product quality, and (c) manage this safely.

ELVHYS - Enhancing safety of liquid and vaporised hydrogen transfer technologies in public areas for mobile applications

Funding: 2.0 M€

Duration: 2023-2026

Objective: provide indications on inherently safer and efficient cryogenic hydrogen technologies and protocols in mobile applications by proposing innovative safety strategies including selection of effective safety barriers and hazard zoning strategies, which are the results of a detailed risk analysis.

Partners: NTNU, Ulster University (UK), National Center For Scientific Research "Demokritos“ (EL), University of Bologna (IT), German Aerospace Agency (DLR) (DE), Health and Safety Executive (UK), Karlsruhe institute of Technology (DE), Air Liquide (FR).

Funding: 40 MNOK from RCN

Partners: NTNU (project owner) & SINTEF

Duration: 2019-2023

Budget: 39 MNOK

Objective: The main objective of HyLINE is to establish fundamental knowledge about the effects of hydrogen gas on pipeline steels to enable a safe and efficient use of existing and new subsea pipeline infrastructure for future large-scale transport of hydrogen gas.

Partners: NTNU, SINTEF, Kyushu University, Equinor, Gassco, TotalEnergies, Tenaris, Nel, AirLiquide, TechnipFMC

Duration: 2019-2023

Budget: 15 MNOK

Partners: NTNU (project owner), University of Oxford, California Institute of Technology, Ghent University, Ghent University, Curtin University, Voestalpine, Equinor, AkerSolutions.

Duration: 2020-2024

Budget: 15 MNOK

Partners: NTNU, DNV, Shell and 10 more partners

Several EU projects, ongoing with a number of partners, different time frames and budgets

Funding: €2 million

Duration: 2024 - 2026

Partners: Bundesanstalt Fuer Materialforsch – BAM, Alma Mater Studiorum – Università di Bologna, Deutsches Zentrum Fur Luft – Und Raumfahrt – DLR, Norwegian University of Science and Technology – NTNU, National Technical University of Athens - NTUA

Objective: develop novel insulation concepts based on Vacuum Insulation Panels (VIP) that enables the safe, cost and energy efficient storage of large quantities of LH2. New design concepts are needed because the current technologies used in small and medium storages today are not suitable for up-scaling since would imply prohibitive costs, long construction time, low failure tolerance and limitation on tank shape selection.

Duration: 2024-2026

Partners: NORCE (Research Institute - Norway), NTNU (University - Norway), Isodetect (Company - Germany), BRGM (Research Institute - France), Inria (Research Institute - France), Geostock (Company - France), TUL (University - Czech Republic). Industry partners: Lanxess, OMV Norge, SLB, Corronation, BP

Objective: the main objective of HyLife is to validate the suitability of European subsurface structures (caverns/porous reservoirs) as safe and economically viable H2 storage sites by systematically investigating the potential microbial reactions and identifying key influencing parameters.

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