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19-20 May
E-LAND Horizon 2020
Novel solutions for decarbonised energy islands
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INVADE Horizon 2020
We will change the way energy is used, stored and generated
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E-REGIO ERA-Net Horizon 2020
Smart community markets
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RESOLVD Horizon 2020
Renewable penetration levered by efficient low voltage distribution grids
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IoTSec
Security in Internet of Things (IoT) for Smart Grids
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SCOTT
Secure COnnected Trustable Things
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NCE Smart Energy Markets

Project network and cluster members

Venture

Commercialization of new technology, startups, scaleups and spinoffs

Communication

Simulation Centre and unique visualization competence

Research

Innovation, expertise sharing and knowledge development

Smart Cities & Communities

Sustainability, innovation and smart city development

Cluster for Applied AI

Brand-new business cluster within applied AI

News

Smart Innovation Norway wins EU projects number 15 and 16 and receives 10,2 million NOK

SESA and PROBONO, two out of the three Green Deal proposals Smart Innovation Norway submitted in the European Commission call in January, have been approved – with a total budget of 355 million NOK.

“We are eager to share knowledge from our projects”

For the past few years, Smart Innovation Norway has landed several prestigious EU Horizon 2020 projects. In addition, most of these projects have been showcased through the European Commission’s BRIDGE initiative.

Nearly 200 participated at kickoff for My Digital City

On Friday morning, the partners in My Digital City launched the new initiative during a digital kickoff with almost 200 participants – and great engagement from the audience.

World Electric Vehicle Journal publishes work by Smart Innovation Norway researchers

Smart Innovation Norway researchers Dr. Iliana Ilieva and Prof. Bernt A. Bremdal got their scientific article Flexibility-Enhancing Charging Station to Support the Integration of Electric Vehicles published in World Electric Vehicle Journal (WEVJ) in April 2021.

Meet the unique competence community behind AI+

Together, Smart Innovation Norway, Institute for Energy Technology, eSmart Systems, and Halden Municipality have created a leading conference on applied artificial intelligence, AI+. The goal is increased knowledge of the technology’s value and more green jobs.

VIDEO: Happy International Women’s Day 2021!

“Equality between men and women is one of our core values at Smart Innovation Norway. We are proud of all our women in tech, and will keep working for a society that treats all people equal.” -Kjell Reidar Mydske, CEO

Incubator company ChargeBnB won the Nordic Smart City Challenge

ChargeBnB was established in 2019 and in February 2021 the startup won Nordic Smart City Challenge number 3: Reimagining transport, mobility and flow in cities.

RESOLVD Final Event resulted in new insight and ideas

Last week, Smart Innovation Norway hosted the two-day RESOLVD Final Event digitally, where the piloting results were revealed and the project partners presented their most significant findings.

Successful pre-project expanded: “A market of knowledge and ideas”

DataCat started last fall and has already attracted many players from several industries – a clear proof that the project has met a need.

Are you ready for Horizon Europe?

The last calls for proposals from the European Framework Programme for Research and Innovation Horizon 2020 are closed, and it is time to start looking at the new European programme for the period 2021-2027, Horizon Europe.

The RESOLVD Final Event is coming up

For the past three years, partners throughout Europe have been working together in the groundbreaking EU Horizon 2020 project, RESOLVD. During the project’s Final Event on 23-24 February, their findings will be demonstrated.

Fruitful IntHydro kick-off meeting

In October 2020, the international collaboration project between Norway and China, IntHydro, was formally kicked off in a digital meeting.

Minister of Finance on digital visit to Smart Innovation Norway

On Monday, Norwegian Minister of Finance Jan Tore Sanner visited Smart Innovation Norway for the second time. In 2017, he came to tech town Halden as Minister for Local Government and Modernisation. This time, Sanner visited digitally.

Port of Borg is investing in battery systems to ease transition to zero emissions

As one of three pilots in the EU Horizon 2020 E-LAND project, Port of Borg in Southern Norway aims to develop into an energy hub, providing energy and services to land and sea transport.

E-LAND: Four energy islands – one goal

The innovation of EU Horizon 2020 project E-LAND in Societal, Technological, and Business framework.

Key performance indicators for investment planning in multi-vector energy systems

The concept of sector coupling promises to provide flexibility for rising renewable shares. A strong metric is needed to determine the viability and economic feasibility of different sector coupled energy systems.

Smart Innovation Norway in numbers

40+

employees

250+

research partners

100+

cluster members

85+

Smart City projects

200+

created workplaces

1.6 billion NOK

in total research funding

40+

incubator businesses

15

Smart City municipalities

30+

R&I projects

14

nationalities

10

years as NCE cluster

30+

planned events