Watch The World in Crisis

Speakers

• Detlef van Vuuren - Challenging the planetary boundaries
• Brigitte Knopf - From climate targets to policies: the global, European and German perspective

Expert panel

• Volker Krey, Professor IIASA and NTNU
• Anders Strømman, Professor NTNU
• Jae Edmonds, Chief scientist Joint Global Change Research Institute
• Toril A. Nagelhus Hernes, Pro-Rector for Innovation and Professor Medical Technology NTNU
• Franziska Holz, DIW Berlin

Enerwe.no has made a podcast on this webinar, interviewing Asgeir Tomasgard, Brigitte Knopf and Detlef van Vuuren.

Listen to the podcast

Watch Is there a future for fossil energy?

Speakers 

Marie Bysveen, Chief Market Developer, Sintef Energy Research - Is there a future for fossil energy?

Anders Opedal, Executive Vice President, Equinor

Therese Hugstmyr Woie, Head of Nature and Youth - Is there a future for fossil energy?

Laszlo Varro, Chief Economist, International Energy Agency - Is there a future for fossil energy?

Xavier Chen, President of the Beijing Energy Club - Is there a future for fossil fuels?

David Daniels, Chief Energy Modeler at the U.S. Energy Information Administration 

Expert panel

Reinhard Madlener, Institute leader, Institute for Future Energy Consumer Needs and Behavior at the RWTH Aachen University

Franziska Holz, Head of the Research Area “Resource and Environmental Markets” at the German Institute of Economic Research (DIW Berlin)

Watch Game-changers in the energy transition

Speakers

David Aikman, King´s College London - The role of Finance

Hege Skryseth, Kongsberg Digital - The digital transformation

Jim Watson, University College London - Interfaces between social sciences and technology 

Sammy Van Den Broeck, Yara - Value chains in industry and agriculture.

Arild Gustavsen, NTNU - Smart and emission free cities

Expert panel

Tomas Moe Skjølsvold, NTNU

Asgeir Tomasgard, NTNU

Watch Visions of the Future

Speakers

Edgar Hertwich - International Chair in Industrial Ecology at NTNU and professor at the Department of Energy and Process Engineering

Chandra Bhushan - CEO of International Forum for Environment, Sustainability and Technology (iFOREST)

Tony Christian Tiller - State Secretary, Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy

Julie Wedege - Vice President Politics, Ownership and Climate, Statkraft

Expert panel

Johan Einar Hustad, Director of NTNU Energy

Annemie Wyckmans, Professor and head of NTNU Smart Sustainable Cities

Watch Radical Social and Technological Innovation

Speakers

Gareth Burns - Vice President, Equinor Ventures

Diego Pavía - Chief Executive Officer, EIT InnoEnergy

Eva Heiskanen - Professor, University of Helsinki

Knut Johansen - CEO and founder, eSmart Systems AS

Expert panel

Marianne Thellersen - Senior Vice President, Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Roger Sørheim - Professor, Industrial Economics and Technology Management, NTNU

Workshop | 23 March 10:15 am - 3:45 pm | Web Meeting

Organized by Johan Berg Pettersen, Kathrine Næss,
Asgeir Thomasgard og Øystein Ihler

This workshop is by invitation only and will be in Norwegian.

Sirkulær økonomi, fremtidsbilder for prosessindustrien

I 2030 er Oslo kommune verdens første klimanøytrale storby som har gått foran i det grønne sirkulærøkonomiske skiftet. Vi er i 2020 under 8,6% sirkulær, og det er et gap mellom hvor storsamfunnet vil være om kun 10 år og hvor norsk prosessindustri er i dag.
Denne workshopen backcaster fra 2030 til 2020 og identifiserer hvilke tiltak som må gjennomføres for å lukke dette gapet.

Prosessindustrien skal bidra til økt norsk verdiskaping. Hvordan må den omstille seg for å møte markedenes krav om nullutslipp og ressurseffektivitet?

Stikkord for workshopen:

• Få innsikt i og svar på spørsmål rundt fremtidens markeder for prosessindustrien. Hva er de store bykommunenes behov, med Oslo kommune som eksempel.
• Hva trenger storsamfunnet fra prosessindustrien i 2030?
• Hvordan skal norsk prosessindustri bli mest relevant i 2030?
• Hva er prosessindustriens rolle, utfordringer og muligheter innenfor dette, for å oppnå deres miljøambisjoner?
• Hva må prosessindustrien gjøre nå for å sikre relevans i 2030?
• Hvordan skal vi få til samspillet mellom sluttkunde (det offentlige), leverandører (verdikjedene) og prosessindustrien?
• Muligheter: Ny teknologi, digitalisering, sporbarhet, sortering
• Nye behov: Økodesign, merkeordninger for hele verdikjeden etc.

Backcasting
«En metode hvor du identifiserer ønsket fremtidig tilstand - en overbevisende, dristig visjon for en fremtid der et problem løses - og jobber bakover derfra for å bli enige om et sett på kort sikt, håndfaste handlinger som driver mot visjonen.»

Workshop | 26 March Time: 09.45 - 14.30 | Web Meeting

Organized by Pedro Crespo del Granado, Mark O'Malley,
Henrik Madsen and Asgeir Tomasgard

Virtual Workshop

Flexibility in integrated energy systems

How will a decarbonized energy system balance supply-demand operation to reach at least 60-70% of renewable energy sources (i.e., solar and wind) by 2050? Flexibility will be at the centre to integrate renewables, support efficient system operations, and ensure security of supply. However, incentivizing and raising flexibility touches upon multiple technological and structural challenges (e.g. market and regulatory). To this end, the objective of the workshop is to discuss:

• How to characterize flexibility (and what services)? From demand-to- supply side options.

• What market designs will provide the right investment signals to guarantee a business case (long term perspective) for flexibility providers (from aggregators to gas power plants)?

• What new technological developments (e.g. electricity storage or hydrogen) will deliver short-term flexibility?

• Which digitization tools or setups are needed for unlocking the flexibility needed for the low-carbon society? Are smart grids still a thing in providing meaningful flexibility?

• Is the current regulatory framework setup (tariffs, energy taxes, sector coupling, etc.) incentivizing or blocking the use of flexibility?

Speakers and panel discussants: Confirmed international speakers will present and discuss up-to-date research and challenges on flexibility in integrated energy systems.

Workshop format: The workshop will be entirely online and follow webinar style format. The registered participants (by invitation only) will receive an invitation link the day prior to the workshop in order to login to the webinar telco tool. For inquiries or further details contact: pedro@ntnu.no

Programme:

The workshop covers multiple aspects of Flexibility in Integrated Energy Systems. Three main sessions will be part of the workshop, which is as follows in the program:

09:55 - 10:55 

Part 1: Flexibility characterization, value, use cases and enablers Chair: Asgeir Tomasgard    - Presenters and panel discussion: Asgeir Tomasgard (NTNU), Igor Sartori (SINTEF), Henrik Madsen (DTU) and Goran Strbac (Imperial)

10:55 - 11:05 Stretch your legs break

11:05 - 12:15

Part 2: Energy systems integration, key flexibility technologies and industry perspective
Chair: Henrik Madsen

- Presenters and panel discussion: Henrik Madsen (DTU), Vibeke Norstebo (SINTEF), Christian Skar (Powel), and Hannele Holttinen (IEA Wind/ Recognis)

12:15-13:00 Lunch break

13:00-14:10

Part 3: Market design, regulation and barriers. Chair: Mark O'Malley                                            -Presenters and panel discussion: Charlie Smith (ESIG), Gerard Doorman (Stattnet), Mark O'Malley (NREL), Goran Strbac (Imperial) and Magnus Korpas (NTNU).

14:10-14:30 

Conclusions and wrap up, Dr. Pedro Crespo del Granado

Workshop | 27 March 9 am - 2 pm | Web Meeting


Organized by Asgeir Tomasgaard and Per Ivar Karlstad

CCS - decarbonizing industry and waste

Workshop topics include:

Decarbonization pathways 

This session investigates and discusses alternative pathways towards the zero emission society and the measures required to make the industry and waste sector active players in this context. Both benefits for society and added costs are discussed.

Technology alternatives

A number of options are relevant for decarbonizing mechanical work, low temperature heat, high temperature heat, industrial processes and more. This includes CCS, energy efficiency, electrification, fuel switching (such as biofuels and blue or green hydrogen) and new processes and materials. Compensatory measures like bioCCS and DACCS may also be considered as a part of the overall solution. A central component is sector coupling and the interfaces between the energy system and other sectors in order to exploit synergies and flexibility across the economy.  Both timing, public acceptance and other technical and commercial challenges for the different options are relevant to discuss.

Barriers and needs

Central aspects in long-term strategies is to identify the barriers and gaps and measures to deal with them. Long-term research should be linked to short-term transition measures and the acceptability of such measures in the society. Today one of the central challenges is the adaptability of existing fossil-based business models when deep decarbonization strategies are expected to be developed. Such challenges are especially visible in respect to CCS when looking at how to share risk, cost and income.   Climate and market risk will also affect these. The purpose is to identify measures and their timing.

The workshop: We would like to involve the participants to identify and discuss the central questions and  view all participants as equal contributors for each session. This meeting employs a modified Chatham House Rule.  Participants are free to use the information received during the meeting, but specific positions taken by individuals should not be attributed without expressed permission.  However, formal presentations, the meeting agenda, and the meeting participation list will become part of the public meeting record unless participants request anonymity.