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CenBio description
The overall objectives and principal work plan
are explained in the Centre description prepared
during the application phase. The original de-
scription is referred to in the R&D Agreement be-
tween the Research Council of Norway (RCN) and
the host institution NMBU. A new version of the
description was submitted in November 2012,
as requested by RCN. More detailed plan for the
shorter term research activities is required, and
an Annual Work Plan is to be submitted for RCN
approval at the latest by 31 December each year.
The Annual Work Plans will have to be based on
the initial and less decisive description, but the
course of the research may have to be changed
due to external conditions.
Annual Work Plan 2015
The Annual Work Plan (AWP) 2015 was deliv-
ered to the RCN on 31 December 2014. The re-
daction of the document started at the SP level
in September/October 2014, involving meetings
with individual User partners to seek for the
most relevant research topics. On 29–30 October
2014, a strategicmeeting (CenBio Strategic Days)
was organized to gather all CenBio researchers
and User partners in order to discuss the various
topics of interest for 2015 and beyond. This pro-
vided a strong basis for the redaction of the full
document, which was first improved internally
by the researchers and User partners, and then
approved by the Executive Board (EB).
Joint laboratories
CenBio conducts most of its experiments in four
dedicated laboratories, partly funded by RCN.
The laboratories are:
•
Lab. 1:
Biochemical conversion
laboratory
(Ås)
•
Lab. 2:
Biogas
laboratory (Ås)
•
Lab. 3:
Thermochemical conversion
laboratory
(Trondheim)
•
Lab. 4:
Forest biomass
laboratory (Ås)
Biochemical conversion lab
Biogas lab
Torrefaction unit in Trondheim
Figure 2: Joint laboratories.
Photos: NMBU and SINTEF
Research plan