Research Projects

Ongoing

Chemical processesIndustryCircular economyMaterials science

ICELAND - Arctuc Aluminium ehf., SLOVENIA - National Institute for Chemistry +6

Mar 2024 –

Ongoing

Chemical processesConstruction

Recover bitumen from recycled asphalt

Technology development to reclaim asphalt.

Jan 2020 – Dec 2021

Chemical processesMaterials scienceBiotechnology

Bioplastic Skin

Gelatin for biodegradable packaging.

ICELAND - Valdís Steinarsdóttir, independent product designer., ICELAND - Genís hf. +3

BiomaterialsBiotechnology

MESTABONE

Osteoinductive and printable biomaterials.

ICELAND - Genis ehf., ICELAND - IceTec

Energy efficient and eco-friendly aluminum production

2020

IndustryChemical processesEnergy technologyMaterials science

Energy efficient and eco-friendly aluminum production

Aluminum smelting without releasing CO2.

ICELAND - Arctus Metal ehf.

2021

ICELAND - Optitog ehf., ICELAND - Marine and Freshwater Research Insitute (Hafró)

Virtual Thrawl for prawn fishing

Light-based fishing device

Automation

2023

CZECHIA - CEITEC, CZECHIA - Charles University +2

Profibone

3D printed bone implants.

Biotechnology

Northern Icelandic Cyanobacteria Biorefinery

ICELAND - Fóðurverksmiðjan Laxá (grant holder), ICELAND - Biopol ehf. (project management) +4

Northern Icelandic Cyanobacteria Biorefinery

Sustainable cyanobacteria biorefinery to produce PHB

Biotechnology

Macroalgae cultivation in drillhole sea on land

ICELAND - Hyndla ehf., ICELAND - Hafrannsóknastofnun - the Marine and Freshwater Research Institute

Macroalgae cultivation in drillhole sea on land

Macroalgae cultivation experiments with red algae.

AutomationBiotechnology

2021

MEET

From oil and gas to geothermal

FRANCE - ÉS-Géothermie, FRANCE - Unilasalle +15

2020

Chemical processesBiomaterialsBiotechnologyHealthtech

NAT4MORE

Natural molecules on the surface of bioactive materials for modulating the host response to implants.

BRASIL - Universidade de São Paulo, ICELAND - Genís hf. +2

Verkefnið er styrkt af Tækniþróunarsjóði.

2021

Verkefnið er styrkt af Tækniþróunarsjóði.

Increasing the life time and sustainability of geothermal power plants.

UK - TWI, UK - The Weir Group +8

2020

AUSTRIA - The Agricultural Research and Education Centre Raumberg-Gumpenstein, GERMANY - The German Institute of Food Technologies +10

LIBBIO

Lupinus mutabilis for Increased Biomass from marginal lands and value for BIOrefineries

Biotechnology

2023

GeoSmart

Flexible and efficient geothermal heat and power systems.

ICELAND - ON, ICELAND - University of Iceland +17

Chemical processesCircular economyMaterials scienceIndustry

Aluminum in circle economy

From waste through hydrogen energy to alumina.

ICELAND - University of Iceland, LATVIA - The Institute of Solid State Physics (ISSP) at the University of Latvia +1

GeoHex

Coatings for heat exchangers in ORC geothermal power plants.