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CenSES annual report 2015
Day 2 started off with a session on the future power grid.
Velaug Mook from NVE presented the current status
about work on network tariffs, while Knut Hornnes from
Statnet gave insights in secure operations of the grid and
load management. This was supplemented by research
presentations on the demand side management, peak
management and Zero Emission Buildings (ZEB) pointing
out the relations to operations of the future power grid.
At the end of the conference, two parallel workshops
related to two of the position papers in work were arranged:
• Nurturing new technologies organized by Markus Steen
and
• Public engagement related to environmentally friendly
energy, organized by Knut Holtan Sørensen.
Annual conference
Måns Nilsson from Stockholm Environment Institute.
CenSES, as usual, organized its annual conference in early
December 2015. This years topic was climate and energy
policy. The key-note speaker was Måns Nilsson from
Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI), speaking about the
New Climate Economy related to green economic growth,
arguing that the transition to a more environmentally
friendly society also has an economical potential. A
number of talks about the Norwegian energy system with
focus on transition strategies, policy instruments and their
efficiency, rebound effects, as well as forward-looking
scenario studies supplemented this. One example are
studies that are looking at welfare distribution effects of
green certificates and cost efficient CO2-reductions in
Europe.
Dissemination
How can Norway contribute to making sure the world
population have access to sufficient energy resources in
the future? And how can Norway meet our environmental
and climate obligations, and at the same time make sure
we contribute to actual global reductions of climate gas
emissions?
The Norwegian Academy of Technological Sciences (NTVA)
published the debate book «Energi, teknologi og klima –
utfordringer og handlingsrom» in 2015. The book (written
in Norwegian) consist of 11 chapters where different
authors presents and discusses energy related challenges
from their point of view. The book does not aim to present
consensus, but is rather aiming to include and present
different opinions and perspectives to the public debate on
the topic. CenSES director Asgeir Tomasgard has written
the last chapter in the book, where he discusses different
political instruments for the energy system transition
and the possible actions for Norway using examples
such as energy efficiency actions, electrical vehicles and
electrification of the continental shelf.
New book: Energy Technology and Climate
Elin Økstad (Norwegian Environment Agency) (left), Kari Epsegren (IFE) and
Karen Byskov Lindberg (NVE/NTNU)