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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.