NILU – Making a difference for the environment Foto: Bjørn Faafeng, NIVA Kjeller Oslo (CIENS) Tromsø (The Fram Centre)
About NILU Founded in 1969 Independent foundation from 1986 Board members appointed by the - Norwegian Ministry of the Environment - The Research Council of Norway
Vision Research for a clean atmosphere
Our research Through research, NILU shall increase the understanding of processes and consequences related to atmospheric composition climate change air quality hazardous substances and their environmental effects.
Services and products Based on its research, NILU markets integrated services and products within the analytical, monitoring and consulting sectors
NILU’s work philosophy Research Products Money Qualifications Research needs Research based services Qualifications Publishing
Our research topics Atmospheric composition GHG and climate forcing agents Ozone layer depletion and UV radiation Long-range transport of air pollution Urban and industrial pollution Aerosol and particulate matter Environmental contaminants Health-effect studies Environmental Impacts and Economics
Monitoring Climate change Global air quality Air pollution transport pathways
Observatories from pole to pole Zeppelin (The Arctic) NILU is monitoring climate change and long-range transport of air pollutants at four observatories: Zeppelin in the Arctic Troll in Antarctica Birkenes and ALOMAR in Norway NILU contributes measurements to several monitoring programs from these observatories as well as from several regional monitoring stations. Troll Troll (Antarctica) Birkenes (Norway) Alomar (Norway)
International assignments Sept. 2014
Project portfolio 2013
Major international NILU clients The European Commission (EC) European Environmental Agency (EEA) European Space Agency (ESA) Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi (EAD) World Bank (IBRD) World Meteorological Organization (WMO) World Health Organization (WHO) United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)
International and innovative NILU – Norwegian Institute for Air Research Innovation nilu AS 100% PortsEYE AS 80% NILU Polska Ltd. 90% uMoya NILU Ltd. 34% WAG AS 33,33 %
Certifications and accreditations ISO certified in accordance with NS-EN ISO 9001:2008 – Quality management systems and NS-EN ISO 14001:2004 - Environmental management systems NILU’s field measurements and chemical laboratories are accredited in accordance with NS-EN ISO/IEC 17025
NILU’s organisation Managing Director Research Director HighNorth (Tromsø) Administration Innovation Communications EU Coordinator QA Manager Atmosphere and Climate Urban Environment and Industry Environmental Chemistry Environmental Impacts and Economics Monitoring and Instrumentation Technology Software and Hardware Development NILU’s Organisation sept. 2014
Thank you for your attention! Zeppelin Troll Birkenes Birkenes Alomar
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