Håvard Bærug

Research Scientist, SINTEF Energi


Håvard Bærug is a research scientist at SINTEF Energi at the Department of Electric Power Technology. He holds a M.Sc. in Materials Science from NTNU and has experience with experimental testing and numerical modelling of electrical insulation systems, digitalisation of electric components and evaluation of charging solutions. Since 2020, Håvard has worked as a researcher and project manager at SINTEF and is currently work package leader in the Sea Zero project.

Energy infrastructure for high power charging of electric vessels


Electrification of shipping will greatly reduce the emissions from the maritime sector, but requires extensive development of port side infrastructure. This presentation will present ongoing work from the Sea Zero project on the energy infrastructure needed for operation of fully electric cruise ships along the Norwegian coast.