High temperature heat pumps will reduce CO2 emissions and lower energy use
Some industries require temperatures of between 100 and 180 degrees. A high temperature heat pump is able to deliver this, so it has great commercial potential. The reduction of climate gas emissions is a global challenge for todays and future generations to minimize the impact…
From cozy woodstove to sustainable and healthy woodstove technology
Hopefully my PhD project will contribute to a sustainable woodstove future, where the impact on climate is mitigated and the air quality will be improved, which will improve people’s health and quality of life. I am researching woodburning stoves, and the impact they have on…
Battery testing: developing a new computational tool to reduce experiments
Battery behavior is best studied through experiments. However, time-consuming cycling tests are required to ensure that a specific battery design will perform well over its entire life. I aim to develop a new computational tool for long-term battery testing. My PhD project aims to develop…
Making heat pumps hotter to reduce CO2 emissions
Food processing, battery production and other industriall processes all demand heating and cooling at the same time. Improving high temperature heat pumps will reduce both energy use and CO2 emissions for these and other industrial processes, and the objective of my PhD is to develop…
We need to find more efficient ways to recycle metals
Metals are less available than before, and a lot of them come from geopolitically critical areas. I investigate a way to make metal production more sustainable, through recycling. We have been facing the limits of growth for a long time, and that strongly affects the…
Saving up solar heat for cooking
Can you believe that during our series of tests, the maximum temperature reached so far is 173 degrees Celsius? Despite the challenges with the weather in Trondheim? My name is Casiana Blasius Lwiwa, and I started my PhD period at NTNU in 2019. The research…
Capturing CO2 from thermal power plants with a..bed of gravel?
To mitigate the effects of global warming, we need to change the way the world produces electricity. This will likely involve both more renewable energy in the grid and the capture of CO2 from power plants. I am researching how we can reliably capture CO2…
My research experience abroad – fostering curiosity
Ever wonder how the ocean reserves as much dissolved organic carbon as atmospheric levels of carbon dioxide? The truth is I do not have the answer to this question. Merely this question is what captivated my interest in this topic. How is it that nature maintains this immense carbon capture system and we still can´t figure out exactly how it functions?
How do we go from waste heat to electrical power, the turbine edition
Research on a certain turbine in a cycle that convert heat into electrical power, may in time contribute to developing cost-effective turbines. This is a stepping stone in increasing the return on renewable energy sources. My research concerns a certain component in a cycle that…
Superchilling for sustainable salmon production
Superchilling salmon in refrigerated seawater is an efficient method of salmon storage to improve shelf life. Combined with efficient packaging techniques and the use of physics-based mathematical models, superchilling provides a sustainable option for the future in the salmon industry.