{"id":2613,"date":"2019-04-02T17:10:16","date_gmt":"2019-04-02T17:10:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hrncet.jfn.ac.lk\/?page_id=2613"},"modified":"2025-01-22T11:02:42","modified_gmt":"2025-01-22T11:02:42","slug":"research-consortium","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hrncet.jfn.ac.lk\/index.php\/research-consortium\/","title":{"rendered":"Research Consortium"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-gb2613-69e15a3099c0f\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-gb2613-69e15a3099c0f-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-gb2613-69e15a3099c0f-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-gb2613-69e15a3099c0f-0-0-0\" class=\"widget_text so-panel widget widget_custom_html panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div class=\"textwidget custom-html-widget\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"su-spoiler su-spoiler-style-fancy su-spoiler-icon-arrow su-spoiler-closed\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\" data-anchor-in-url=\"no\"><div class=\"su-spoiler-title\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"su-spoiler-icon\"><\/span>Norwegian delegation\u2019s visit to Sri Lanka<\/div><div class=\"su-spoiler-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n<span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>Norwegian delegation\u2019s visit to Sri Lanka<\/strong> <\/span>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/hrncet.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/CleanEnergySeminarPresentationA5_siste_utkast.pdf\" class=\"su-button su-button-style-flat\" style=\"color:#FFFFFF;background-color:#2D89EF;border-color:#246ec0;border-radius:5px\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color:#FFFFFF;padding:0px 16px;font-size:13px;line-height:26px;border-color:#6cadf4;border-radius:5px;text-shadow:none\"> PDF File<\/span><\/a>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"su-spoiler su-spoiler-style-fancy su-spoiler-icon-arrow su-spoiler-closed\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\" data-anchor-in-url=\"no\"><div class=\"su-spoiler-title\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"su-spoiler-icon\"><\/span>Concept note on the Clean energy seminar<\/div><div class=\"su-spoiler-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n<strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Concept note on the Clean energy seminar<\/span><\/strong> \u2013 <span lang=\"EN-US\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrncet.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/CleanEnergySeminarProgramA5_lav.pdf\" class=\"su-button su-button-style-flat\" style=\"color:#FFFFFF;background-color:#2D89EF;border-color:#246ec0;border-radius:5px\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color:#FFFFFF;padding:0px 16px;font-size:13px;line-height:26px;border-color:#6cadf4;border-radius:5px;text-shadow:none\"> PDF File<\/span><\/a>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"su-spoiler su-spoiler-style-fancy su-spoiler-icon-arrow su-spoiler-closed\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\" data-anchor-in-url=\"no\"><div class=\"su-spoiler-title\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"su-spoiler-icon\"><\/span>Meetings with different higher authorities in the country<\/div><div class=\"su-spoiler-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n<strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Meetings with different authorities (CEB, PUCSL, Sustainable Energy Authority etc)<\/span> <\/strong>on the 8<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0of May-2018\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"su-spoiler su-spoiler-style-fancy su-spoiler-icon-arrow su-spoiler-closed\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\" data-anchor-in-url=\"no\"><div class=\"su-spoiler-title\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"su-spoiler-icon\"><\/span>Report on the Clean Energy Seminar in Colombo <\/div><div class=\"su-spoiler-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n\n<strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Report on the Clean Energy Seminar<\/span>\u00a0<\/strong>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A record breaking big delegation of 30 academics and representatives from the private sector from Norway visited this week Colombo and Jaffna under the collaborative projects between my Western Norway University of Applied Science (HVL) and University of Jaffna (UoJ). Several tasks were accomplished. A seminar on Clean Energy was arranged in Colombo on the 9th of May. Over 120 dignitaries in the field participat<span class=\"text_exposed_show\">ed and high Level discussions were carried out to initiate joint activities in Clean Energy Technologies.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2438\" src=\"https:\/\/hrncet.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Energy-Seminar-4-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hrncet.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Energy-Seminar-4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hrncet.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Energy-Seminar-4-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hrncet.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Energy-Seminar-4.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2439\" src=\"https:\/\/hrncet.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Energy-Seminar-3-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hrncet.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Energy-Seminar-3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hrncet.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Energy-Seminar-3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hrncet.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Energy-Seminar-3.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2440\" src=\"https:\/\/hrncet.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Energy-Seminar-2-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hrncet.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Energy-Seminar-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hrncet.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Energy-Seminar-2-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hrncet.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Energy-Seminar-2.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2441\" src=\"https:\/\/hrncet.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Energy-Seminar-1-300x162.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"162\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hrncet.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Energy-Seminar-1-300x162.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hrncet.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Energy-Seminar-1-768x414.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hrncet.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Energy-Seminar-1.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"su-spoiler su-spoiler-style-fancy su-spoiler-icon-arrow su-spoiler-closed\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\" data-anchor-in-url=\"no\"><div class=\"su-spoiler-title\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"su-spoiler-icon\"><\/span>A note on the visit of Norwegian delegates to the Faculty of Engineering<\/div><div class=\"su-spoiler-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n\n<span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>Visit of Norwegian delegates to the Faculty of Engineering\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>\n\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2443\" src=\"https:\/\/hrncet.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kili-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hrncet.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kili-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hrncet.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kili-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hrncet.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kili.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2448\" src=\"https:\/\/hrncet.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/aDSC_0660-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hrncet.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/aDSC_0660-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hrncet.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/aDSC_0660-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hrncet.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/aDSC_0660-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2449\" src=\"https:\/\/hrncet.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/aDSC_0669-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hrncet.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/aDSC_0669-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hrncet.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/aDSC_0669-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hrncet.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/aDSC_0669-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2450\" src=\"https:\/\/hrncet.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/aDSC_0677-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hrncet.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/aDSC_0677-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hrncet.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/aDSC_0677-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hrncet.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/aDSC_0677-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2451\" src=\"https:\/\/hrncet.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/aDSC_0686a-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hrncet.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/aDSC_0686a-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hrncet.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/aDSC_0686a-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hrncet.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/aDSC_0686a-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2453\" src=\"https:\/\/hrncet.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/aDSC_0716-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hrncet.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/aDSC_0716-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hrncet.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/aDSC_0716-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hrncet.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/aDSC_0716-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2454\" src=\"https:\/\/hrncet.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/aDSC_0738-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hrncet.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/aDSC_0738-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hrncet.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/aDSC_0738-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hrncet.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/aDSC_0738-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><div class=\"su-spoiler su-spoiler-style-fancy su-spoiler-icon-arrow su-spoiler-closed\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\" data-anchor-in-url=\"no\"><div class=\"su-spoiler-title\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"su-spoiler-icon\"><\/span>Opening of Clean Energy Research Laboratory (CERL)<\/div><div class=\"su-spoiler-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\"><\/div><\/div><br>\n<span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>Opening of CERL<\/strong><\/span><br>\nA new Clean Energy Research Laboratory was officially opened by the Hon. Ambassador Thorbj\u00f8rn Gaustads\u00e6ter and Rector Berit Rokne on the 11th of May 2018 under a collaborative project between Western Norway University of Applied Sciences (HVL) and University of Jaffna. University of Peradheniya, Sri Lanka, University of Bergen, University of Agder, Norway and Coimbatore Institute of Technology (CIT), India are Our network partners.Thanks to Ministry of Higher Education the Royal Norwegian Embassy for their financial assistance towards building research laboratory and installing sophisticated equipment worth of 30 million rupees, respectively.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" data-id=\"2429\" src=\"https:\/\/hrncet.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/CERL-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2429\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hrncet.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/CERL-1.jpg 960w, https:\/\/hrncet.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/CERL-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hrncet.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/CERL-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" data-id=\"2428\" src=\"https:\/\/hrncet.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/CERL-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2428\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hrncet.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/CERL-2.jpg 960w, https:\/\/hrncet.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/CERL-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hrncet.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/CERL-2-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" data-id=\"2444\" src=\"https:\/\/hrncet.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/CERL-8.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2444\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hrncet.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/CERL-8.jpg 960w, https:\/\/hrncet.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/CERL-8-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hrncet.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/CERL-8-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" data-id=\"2427\" src=\"https:\/\/hrncet.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/CERL-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hrncet.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/CERL-3.jpg 960w, https:\/\/hrncet.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/CERL-3-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hrncet.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/CERL-3-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" data-id=\"2426\" src=\"https:\/\/hrncet.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/CERL-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hrncet.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/CERL-4.jpg 960w, https:\/\/hrncet.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/CERL-4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hrncet.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/CERL-4-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" data-id=\"2425\" src=\"https:\/\/hrncet.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/CERL-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hrncet.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/CERL-5.jpg 960w, https:\/\/hrncet.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/CERL-5-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hrncet.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/CERL-5-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Opening Ceremony of CERL-UOJ\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TZtoN4suu5E?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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