Process and power
Research Group
Process and Power
Our specialist group works with power, processes, systems and components. We work with energy efficiency in all industrial processes, especially in the oil and gas, metal and food industry.
Selected projects
Current EU projects:
- CoolCern - CERN project (2019-2023) | Armin Hafner
- HCFC and high GWP HFCs in marine vessels project (2017-2018) | Armin Hafner
- HydroFlex - The goal of the project is to develop new technology permitting flexible operation of hydropower plants (2018-2022) | Ole Gunnar Dahlhaug
- MultiPACK - Demonstration of the next generation standardised integrated cooling and heating packages for commercial and public buildings based on environment-friendly carbon dioxide vapour compression cycles (2016-2019) | Armin Hafner
- TRI-HP - Trigeneration systems based on heat pumps with natural refrigerants and multiple renewable sources (2019-2023) | Armin Hafner
- UNET - University Network on PhD Programmes in Energy Technology (2021-2023 | Ole Jørgen Nydal
Current Norwegian research projects from the Research Council of Norway (NFR) and the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation:
- Action - Advanced Compressor Technology in Operation (2016-2018) | Lars Eirik Bakken
- Clean Tex project (2018-2021) | Trygve Eikevik
- COMPACTS - Compact Offshore Steam Bottoming Cycles (2015-2019) | Erling Næss
- Complete project (2017-2019) | Kristian M. Lien
- COPRO - Competitive power production from industrial surplus heat (2016-2020) | Lars O. Nord
- DeepGeo (2017-2020) | Erling Næss
- Dynamic analysis of wet gas compression systems (2015-2019) | Lars Eirik Bakken
- EDemoTeC - Enabling technology for the Development of moving bed Temperature swing adsorption process for post combustion CO2 capture (2017-2020) | Lars O. Nord
- Electrification and efficient energy supply of offshore oil platforms (2016-2018) | Lars O. Nord
- EnPe - Capacity Building in Renewable Energy, Education and Research (2014-2019) | Ole J. Nydal
- EnPe - MSc in Oil and Gas Technology | Ole J. Nydal
- HeliX-Tanks (2017-2020) | Trygve Eikevik
- HES-Off project (2018-2022) | Lars O. Nord
- Infastruktur HighEFF lab (2017-2027) | Trygve Eikevik
- KPN SuperSmartRack project (2016-2018) | Armin Hafner
- Mulige ENØK-tiltak Hitra Kommune (2018-2019) | Armin Hafner
- Ormel2 project (2018-2021) | Trygve Eikevik
- ReFood project (2017-2019) | Trygve Eikevik
- SIU - Sustainable energy in food production (2016-2019) | Trygve Eikevik
Selected research
Centres and initiatives
We contribute to the following centres and initiatives:
- EERA JP Hydropower
- HighEFF - Centre for an Energy Efficient and Competitive Industry for the future (2017-2024)
- HydroCen - Norwegian Research centre for Hydropower Technology (2016-2024)
- KIFEE - Kyoto International Forum for Environment and Agency
- LowEmission Research Centre (2019-2027)
Laboratories
- Dewatering Engineering lab | Trygve Eikevik
- Heat engineering | Erling Næss
- Heat-to-Power lab | Lars O. Nord
- HighEFF lab
- Refrigeration Engineering lab | Trygve Eikevik
- Separation and Heat Transfer lab
- Solar Simulator lab | Ole Jørgen Nydal
- Thermal two-phase flow lab
- Waterpower Laboratory | Torbjørn Kristian Nielsen
- Wet Gas Compressor and Multiphase Lab | Lars Eirik Bakken
Vacant positions
We frequently advertise job openings for PhD and Post Doctoral positions.
See current vacant positions at NTNU
Please note that only applications submitted through Jobbnorge will be considered, to give a fair and transparent evaluation.
All people - Process and Power
Partners
Research and business partners associated with the research group of Process and Power:
Research partners
- SINTEF
- Shanghai Jiao-Tong University
- Doshisha University, Japan
- IIT Kharagpur & Madras, India
- Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
- Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development
- University of Naples Federico II, Italy
- Federal Polytechnic School of Lausanne
Business partners
- Alfa Laval
- Compania Industrial de Aplicaciones Termicas SA
- Danfoss Commercial Compressors, Denmark
- Enex SRL, Italy
- Equinor, Norway
- European Heat Pump Association
- GDF Suez
- Lundin Norway AS
- Marine Aluminium
- Mayekawa, Japan
- Officine Mario Dorin Spa, Italy
- Lu-Ve Spa, Italy