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CenSES annual report 2014

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Education

Master students

In 2014 approximately 50 master students wrote their thesis

on environmentally friendly energy systems and markets in

CenSES. Key researchers, post docs and phd students from

the center supervised the master students.

PhD students

There were 24 PhD students funded by CenSES in 2014.

Two of these students nished their thesis during the year,

Patrick Narbel, NHH and Daniel Haugstvedt, NTNU.

Further to this, an additional 27 PhD students were

employed in related projects with funding from other

sources. These students were invited to participate in events

organized by CenSES, and some of them presented their

work at the annual conference in December. Three of these

students nished their thesis during the year, Aleksandra

Klimek, NTNU, Sara Heidenreich, NTNU and Åsne Lund

Godbolt, NTNU.

Examples of PhD courses given in 2014

• Stochastic programming with applications in energy,

nance and insurance (Georg Pflug and

Asgeir Tomasgard)

• Complementarity Models and Equilibrium with Discrete

Decisions (Steven Gabriel)

• Implenting and integrating renewables in the energy

system-focusing on consumer behavior and energy

storage, NorRen Summer School (Ann Mari Svensson)

Master thesis: Commercialization of

Norwegian Wind Energy Technologies

This master thesis by Abhijit Banik aims to

contribute to research on renewable technology

commercialization, by addressing how Norwegian

companies can successfully commercialize new wind

energy technologies. A multiple case study investigating

six di erent Norwegian B2B wind technology providers

through several in-depth interviews is used as a basis for

the analysis and discussion in this paper.

The research shows that wind technology providers should

create a whole product to overcome the chasm between

early innovators and mass-market customers. Decision-

makers should be aware of external factors such as compet-

itors, the government and the fact that the wind industry is

dynamic and immature.

This master thesis by Emil Johan Oliver and Hans Christian

Toftesund aims to answer how knowledge intensive rms

bene t from collaborating in research centres, which is

based on theirs desire to study Norwegian Centres for Envi-

ronmentally Friendly Energy Research (CEER) where several

research institutions and rms are involved.

Their conclusion is that large rms with funds for R&D

have the research partners develop rm-speci c com-

petence wich is later applied in binary research projects.

Smaller rms with lower R&D capacity conduct research

that advanced their technological development within the

research centre. Supporting industry parterns primarily

bene t by gaining insight into the state-of-the-art as well

as customer insight. Thus, all industry partners bene t from

di erent kinds of knowledge creation.

Master thesis: Collaborating in Research

Centres – How knowledge intensive rms

bene t from collaborating in research

centres.