The Norwegian government invests in the green transition

‘The government wants to help bring more large-scale, ambitious research and innovation projects to life and encourage more companies to invest in green and sustainable solutions. These exciting projects can accelerate the green transition in business, develop new green value chains and strengthen the international competitiveness of Norwegian businesses,’ says Minister of Trade and Industry Cecilie Myrseth.

Twelve major research and innovation projects across Norway will receive funding to develop new climate- and environmentally friendly solutions for businesses. The funding will support projects developing next-generation battery systems, reducing emissions in the seafood industry, integrating sail technology into ships and developing future-oriented mobility technologies.

'The government’s ambition is for Norway to be one of the world’s leading countries for creating jobs, starting businesses and developing new industries. We have a strong business support system, which is an important tool for strengthening the competitiveness of Norwegian businesses. We are also working to ensure a predictable business environment that gives companies the confidence to invest,' says Minister of Trade and Industry Myrseth.

‘98 companies are now joining forces with 50 other partners across 12 consortia and value chains to develop solutions that cut emissions and strengthen Norway’s competitiveness. These span minerals, the maritime sector, construction, renewable energy and more. Once again, the circular economy and digitalisation are common themes. These projects can deliver significant environmental benefits, create substantial value and offer strong export potential,’ says our CEO, Håkon Haugli.

The 12 projects will receive up to NOK 784 million in total and will also contribute significant funding of their own. The combined budget for the 12 applications is approximately NOK 1.3 billion.

The projects receive funding through the Green Platform initiative, funded by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries and jointly administered by us, the Research Council of Norway and Siva.

Project owner: PIXII AS

Recommended amount of up to NOK 76 million

Project name: Battery systems for the green transition and enhanced preparedness (B-READY)

Partners: PIXII AS, SINTEF ENERGI AS, THE NORWEGIAN SMARTGRID CENTRE, UPKIP AS, FAGNE AS, ENDRA AS, KONGSBERG DIGITAL AS, SINTEF DIGITAL, CHARGITECT AS, GLITRE NETT AS, STATNETT SF, SUSTAINABLE ENERGY AS, TIDE AS.

Brief summary: Developing next-generation battery systems with new functionality to support the green transition and security of supply. The focus is on island operation, planning tools and the coordination of battery resources to create value and strengthen emergency preparedness.

Project owner: SINTEF OCEAN AS

Recommended amount of up to NOK 79 million

Project name: Fishing Industry Value-chain Efficiency (FISHFLOW)

Partners: SINTEF OCEAN AS, SINTEF NORD AS, SINTEF NORDVEST AS, BLUEWILD AS, NERGÅRD HAVFISKE AS, VESTFART AS, THE QRILL COMPANY AS, ORKLA HEALTH OCEAN AS, LERØY NORWAY SEAFOODS AS, FORENINGEN COD CLUSTER, MARITIME ROBOTICS AS, AMOF - FJELL PROCESS TECHNOLOGY AS, MELBU SYSTEMS AS, PTG KULDETEKNISK AS.

Brief summary: Developing technology and methods that reduce CO₂ emissions and environmental impacts across the entire value chain for wild-caught seafood, while increasing value creation and competitiveness.

Project owner: KONGSBERG MARITIME AS

Recommended amount of up to: NOK 68 million

Project name: WINTEGRATE – Accelerating Maritime Decarbonization

Partners: KONGSBERG MARITIME AS, ODFJELL MANAGEMENT AS, SEATRANS AS, STORMGEO AS, DNV AS, CORVUS ENERGY AS, ÅKP AS, OFFSHORE & MARINE SERVICES AS, SINTEF OCEAN AS, SINTEF AS, OSLOMET – STORBYUNIVERSITETET, BOUND 4 BLUE S.L. (B66341181), Norsepower.

Brief summary: Accelerates maritime decarbonisation by integrating wind propulsion technology (Wind Propulsion Systems) with the ship's other systems. Demonstrates solutions on retrofitted and newly built vessels and develops digital tools and expertise.

Project owner: SINTEF

Recommended amount: up to NOK 77 million

Project name: Green action package for cities (GRØNNBY)

Partners: SINTEF AS, TRANSPORTØKONOMISK INSTITUTT Stiftelsen Norsk senter for samferdselsforskning, Q-FREE NORGE AS, SWARCO NORGE AS, RUTER AS, TET DIGITAL AS, NORCONSULT NORGE AS, MUSTAD EIENDOM AS, STATENS VEGVESEN, RISE, Research Institutes of Sweden AB, OSLO KOMMUNE, NORSK KOMMUNALTEKNISK FORENING.

Brief summary: Developing and testing three mobility technologies in Oslo – modular travel subscriptions, road pricing and AI-powered traffic management – to reduce car use and greenhouse gas emissions, and create scalable, export-ready solutions that deliver significant benefits to society.

Project owner: GUDVANGEN STEIN AS

Recommended amount of up to NOK 43 million

Project name: STEP-UP. Sustainable Technologies for Efficient Raw Materials Processing

Partners: Gudvangen Stein AS, SUMATECHS AS, Norsk Hydro ASA, HEIDELBERG MATERIALS NORWAY AS, SOLSYS MINING AS, NTNU, SINTEF AS, NTUA National Technical University of Athens, MINTEK Council for Mineral Technology, NORDLANDSFORSKNING AS, INTELLIMAR CONSULTING LIMITED, Quarzwerke GmbH, Terra Goyana Mineradora LTDA, 3B-FIBREGLASS NORWAY AS.

Brief summary: Harnesses Norway's anorthosite resources as a green raw material for major industries and develops new processes for high-value products with a low carbon footprint. Reduces CO₂ emissions and strengthens Norway's security of raw material supply.

Project owner: MHWIRTH AS

Recommended amount of up to: NOK 46 million

Project name: OCX – A scalable, flexible and green solution for offshore wind turbines

Partners: MHWIRTH AS, NORCE RESEARCH AS, Liftra APS, SERVI AS, GCE NODE, Vattenfall Vindkraft AS, AURORA OFFSHORE MANAGEMENT AS, ÅKP AS.

Brief summary: Developing and demonstrating a flexible system for fast, cost-effective component replacement on offshore and floating wind turbines – without specialised vessels or permanent modifications.

Project owner: TJELDBERGODDEN UTVIKLING AS

Recommended amount of up to NOK 51 million

Project name: GP CIRCFeed – Circular Low Trophic Feed Production

Partners: TJELDBERGODDEN UTVIKLING AS, SINTEF OCEAN AS, MOREFISH AS, TJELDBERGODDEN RENSEFISK AS, KJØRSVIKBUGEN SETTEFISK AS, LUMARINE TJELDBERGODDEN AS, FELLESKJØPET FORUTVIKLING AS, NORSK KYLLING AS, Equinor Tjeldbergodden, GC RIEBER VIVOMEGA AS, Villeplet AS, Department of Biology, POLARPLAST AS, NCE AQUACULTURE AS, SIDER AS, NORD UNIVERSITY.

Brief summary: Establishing a pilot platform for the circular production of low-trophic organisms for feed, using industrial side streams from Tjeldbergodden Biopark.

Project owner: NORCE Technology/Energy ROGALAND

Recommended amount of up to NOK 73 million

Project name: HyCarbon – Low Emission Hydrogen and Carbon Value Chains

Partners: NORCE Technology/Energy ROGALAND, UNIVERSITY OF STAVANGER, INSTITUTE FOR ENERGY TECHNOLOGY STI, SEID AS, SUSTAINABLE ENERGY AS, AARBAKKE INNOVATION AS, ENERGY TRANSITION NORWAY SA.

Brief summary: Developing cost-effective, low-emission value chains from natural gas or biogas to hydrogen and carbon products using methane splitting technology.

Project owner: NORCE Environment/Climate VESTLAND

Recommended amount of up to NOK 54 million

Project name: BLÅNE – Sustainable use of sludge from the aquaculture industry

Partners: NORCE Environment/Climate VESTLAND, NIBIO – NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF BIOECONOMY RESEARCH, RAGN-SELLS AQUACULTURE AS, BIOSYSTEM AS, ANDFJORD SALMON AS, GRØNN GJØDSEL AS, BIOSYSTEMS AS, BERGEN GREENTECH AS.

Brief summary: Developing solutions to treat and process saline sludge from aquaculture into valuable products such as fertiliser, biostimulants and mineral phosphorus.

Project owner: SINTEF AS

Recommended amount: up to NOK 75 million

Project name: VENDOM – Value chains for business-driven reuse of building materials

Partners: SINTEF AS, E C DAHLS EIENDOM AS, KANTEGA AS, KLP EIENDOM AS, MALLING & CO FORVALTNING AS, MENON ECONOMICS AS, MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY NORWEGIAN CATAPULT AS, NORSK BYGGTJENESTE AS, NORDAN AS, NORGES TEKNISK-NATURVITENSKAPELIGE UNIVERSITET NTNU, SØRKEDALSVEIEN 8 NÆRING AS, GRØNLAND 55 AS, RAMBØLL NORGE AS, REHUB AS, SCANDINAVIAN PROPERTY GROUP AS, STATKRAFT AS, BOLIGBYGGELAGET TOBB, HOVEDORGANISASJONEN VIRKE, NORSK WAVIN AS, ISOLA AS, TRØNDELAG FYLKESKOMMUNE, BEWI NORWAY AS, HEIDELBERG MATERIALS NORWAY AS, SPENNCON AS, DIGITALISERINGSDIREKTORATET, KS-KOMMUNESEKTORENS ORGANISASJON, OPTIMERA AS.

Brief summary: Establishes circular and scalable value chains for reusing construction products through products, methods, digital solutions and business models.

Project owner: SAGA RARE EARTHS AS

Recommended amount of up to: NOK 79 million

Project name: REEUNiTe – Rare Earth Elements: Unlocking the Green Transition

Partners: SAGA RARE EARTH AS, NTNU FACULTY OF ENGINEERING, THE CORING COMPANY AS, Chalmers University of Technology, NORCE RESEARCH AS, HYPEX BIO NORGE AS, FRANZEFOSS MINERALS AS, FUTURE MATERIALS AS, THORIUM NORWAY AS, COMEX AS.

Brief summary: Developing a complete, sustainable value chain for the extraction and processing of rare earth elements and thorium from the Fen Complex in Telemark.

Project owner: SINTEF MANUFACTURING AS

Recommended amount of up to NOK 58 million

Project name: BÆREL – Sustainable and circular electronics products

Partners: SINTEF MANUFACTURING AS, SINTEF AS, UNIVERSITETET I SØRØST- NORGE, SAFRAN SENSING, TECHNOLOGIES NORWAY AS, INISSION LØKKEN AS, STENA RECYCLING AS, KONGSBERG MARITIME AS, THAMSKLYNGEN, IDLETECHS AS, NOVOTEK AS, MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY NORWEGIAN CATAPULT AS.

Brief summary: Developing a data-driven, integrated electronics value chain that connects design, production, repair and recycling.

Through the Green Platform scheme, businesses and research institutes receive support for research- and innovation-driven green transformation. The scheme enables businesses, research institutions, catapult centres and public-sector organisations to work together on major green projects, helping Norway transform its economy and business landscape.

The existing portfolio comprises 32 projects involving a total of 450 participants, including 280 companies.

• The 12 new projects involve 149 participants:
• 98 from the business sector
• 24 research institutes
• 8 universities and university colleges
• 5 from the public sector

In addition, nine of the projects involve a catapult centre that supports innovation and scaling.