Project - NTNU Energy HUB
NTNU Energy HUB
Our project mission is Energy Forecasting and Utilization across temporal, professional and organizational boundaries for Norwegian Continental Shelf core areas.
The objective of the pre-project in 2023 is to define an NTNU PhD programme from 2024.
Traditionally, oil and gas installations have controlled their own power supply with gas turbine generated energy. We now move into a situation where the energy is increasingly coming from the onshore grid or from offshore wind.
On the one hand, Utsira High is powering up offshore installations from a 200 MW cable via Johan Sverdrup. On the other hand, in Hywind Tampen, wind energy will provide renewable energy to Gullfaks and Snorre. This will supply for as much as 20-30 % of the energy demand depending on the wind conditions.
All in all, the energy system is becoming more integrated into the larger electricity system in Norway. Since there is scarcity of energy and the price of CO2 emissions are high, forecasting, utilization and sharing of energy and information becomes important. Such an energy system must be just and transparent not only for the energy companies but also for the larger Norwegian society.
Report for the proposed PhD programme:
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PhD Programme on Integrated Energy Systems on the Norwegian Continental Shelf Read more
Project timeline and Funding
NTNU Energy HUB is funded through the Memorandum of Understanding between NTNU and Equinor concerning their cooperation on the development of sustainable solutions enabling the transition of Equinor to a net-zero emission company by 2050.
The one-year project will run until the end of 2023.
Want to be involved?
NTNU Energy HUB is looking for partners, and is always looking for good discussions with others. Drop us a line if you have something to discuss.
Affiliations
4 Faculties and 8 Departments are involved at NTNU:
- Faculty of Engineering
- Faculty of Economics and Management
- Faculty of Humanities
- Faculty of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering
- Department of Energy and Process Engineering
- Department of Computer Science
- Department of Engineering Cybernetics
- Department of Electric Energy
- Department of Mathematical Sciences
- Department of Geoscience and Petroleum
- Department of Interdisciplinary Studies of Culture
- Department of Industrial Economics and Technology Management
Project owner
People at NTNU Energy HUB
Core Management Team
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Sebastien Nicolas Gros
Head of Department -
Magnus Korpås
Professor -
Trond Kvamsdal
Professor -
Eric Monteiro
Professor -
Lars O. Nord
Professor Thermal Energy -
Alexey Pavlov
Professor in Petroleum Cybernetics -
Tomas Moe Skjølsvold
Professor of STS and Director of FME NTRANS -
Asgeir Tomasgard
Professor, Director NTNU Energy, Director NTNU Energy Transition Initiative