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CenSES annual report 2014
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User Cases and Position papers
The user cases in CenSES bring together researchers across
the de ned Research Areas to address speci c research
topics. The topics are decided upon in cooperation with the
user partners in CenSES, and all user partners can suggest
new user cases. The end result of the user cases will be a
Position Paper that will be made publicly available and
launched at open workshops.
There are currently three ongoing user cases in CenSES:
• Flexible Norwegian energy as a green service to
Europe
• Energy demand projections in Norway towards 2050
Energy policy instruments.
Additionally, three new user cases were decided upon in
2014:
• Decarbonization of the transport sector by large scale
electri cation
• The common Swedish - Norwegian elcerti cate market
• Nurturing new technologies.
These user cases will be started during 2015.
Flexible Norwegian energy as a green
service to Europe
Renewable power sources play a greater role in the European
energy mix, increasing the need for a stable but exible
source to counter the unpredictable nature of wind and
solar power. We investigate Norway’s capabilities to provide
such exible services and, in this way, to act as a green
battery for Europe. Our study includes both direct export
of energy and balancing services. The user case is done in
cooperation with FME CEDREN.
Contact person: Kjetil Midthun (SINTEF T&S)
Energy demand projections in Norway
towards 2050
The user case investigates Norwegian energy demand
towards 2050. We develop demand projections and analyse
various energy carriers and services. We examine both
stationary andmobile energy demand, including electricity
for oil and natural gas production. The case describes a
reference scenario for energy demand development as well
as several scenarios building on alternative assumptions or
developments such as population growth, industrial
development or political instruments.
Contact person: Kari Espegren (IFE)
Energy policy instruments
What do we know about energy policy instruments? They
are basically designed to address and achieve energy policy
goals. Energy policy objectives and priorities on their hand
are shaped by how resource policy and industrial policy are
balanced with climate policy considerations. Evidence
indicates that politicians must decide on a clearer energy
policy. This position paper wants to contribute to this
by addressing three main issues; 1) Which energy policy
instruments are available? 2) Which instruments actually
work? And 3) What instruments can be advantageously
developed and used?
Contact person: Jøran Solli (NTNU )