Projects 2003 2006: Nordic Energy Research

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Projects 2003 2006 Nordic Energy Research
15 Projects

• Nordic CO2 Sequestration (NoCO2)
• Impacts of Climate Change on Renewable Energy
  Sources and their role in the Energy system
• Nordic Energy Market Integration, Energy
  Efficiency and Climate change
• Nordic Graduate School of Biofuel Science and
  Technology Biofuel GS
• Solar Electricity, from Materials to System
  Integration
• Competitive Solar Heating Systems for Residential
  Buildings
• Underground cold storage for hybrid cooling of
  buildings
• Large-scale integration of wind energy into the
  Nordic grid
• Comparison of Nordic Regulatory Models
• Bio Hydrogen
• NORSTORE
• New metal hydrides for hydrogen storage
• Nordic and Baltic Applied Fuel Cell Technology
  Research Network
• Hydrogen production - electrolysis
• Hydrogen Energy Foresight in the Nordic Countries
  2003 -2006

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Nordic CO2 Sequestration (NoCO2)
Arrangements
Scholars
2003 First meeting january Dr.and-kurs
29.sept.-1. okt. Dr.and-seminar 2. oktober 3.
nordiske minisymposium om CO2 2.-3.
okt. 2004 2005 2006

• 4 PhD - Nordic countries (DK,FIN,NO,SE)
• 3 PhD - Baltic countries

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Impacts of Climate Change on Renewable Energy
Sources an their role in the Energy system
Arrangements
Scholars
2003 29-30 April, start-up meeting,
Copenhagen 9-10 October, Plenary workshop,
Iceland 2004 2005 2006 Closing Workshop

• Sten Bergström, SE Markku Rummukainen, SE
• Tómas Jóhannesson, IS Hege Hisdal, NO
• Arve Holt, NO Petter Støa, NO
• Per Lundsager, DK and many others

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Impacts of Climate Change on Renewable Energy
Sources an their role in the Energy system
Organisational Chart
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Nordic Energy Market Integration, Energy
Efficiency and Climate Change 2003 -2006
Main Objective
Integration of the Energy Market -Studies of
effective energy markets in a socio-economic and
environmental context -Study of regulatory
mechanisms, including the deregulation of energy
markets and the regulation of the electricity
transmission and distribution monopolies -Study
of the energy market actors behaviour and the
effect of policy instruments -Uncertainty in
investments in energy production capacity and
managerial challenges -Analyses of foreign cable
connections Energy Efficiency -Analyses of
efficient policy instruments to promote energy
efficient processes and products The Effects of
Climate Changes on the Energy Sector -Analyses of
the effects of climate change on the energy
markets and the effectiveness of policy
instruments to combate emissions
Arrangements

Post-docs Matti Liski, HSE, FIN Pauli Murto,
HSE, FIN Klaus Skytte, Risø, DK Professors Fridri
k Mar Baldursson, University of Iceland Eirik
Amundsen, UiB/SNF, NO/HHS,SE Nils H. v.d. Fehr,
UiO, NO
Scholars
2003 Informasjonsseminar 9.4 Seminar uke
44/45 2004 Seminar i Island juni
2004 2005 2006

Petter Vegard Hansen, SSB, NO Marina Tsygankova,
SSB, NO/NV Russl. Charlotte Nilsson, SSE,
SE Frode Skjeret,SNF, NO Lise-Lotte P. Hansen,
DK Harri Juhani Nikula, Univ. of Tampere,
FIN Torgeir Ericson, NTNU/IFE, NO

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Nordic Graduate School of Biofuel Science and
Technology Biofuel GS
Arrangements
Scholars
2003 Project meeting January and
April 2004 2005 2006
8 PhD Nordic 4 PhD Baltic/NW Russia
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Solar Electricity, from Materials to System
Integration
Main Objective
The objective of the project is to strengthen
the commercial development of solar cells in the
Nordic countries. Keywords The thematic area
of this project will cover research and
development related to solar electricity. The
project will cover all aspects, from development
of solar grade materials to be used in production
of solar cells, research and developments of
different kinds of solar cells, and finally
system integration of solar cells.
Reference committee

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Arrangements
2003Workshop with industry representatives 24
March Workshop 27-29 August, Drøbak,
NO 2004Workshop Aug/Sept. 2005Workshop
Aug/Sept. 2006 Workshop Aug/Sept.
Scholars
5 PhD Nordic 3 Post-doc. students
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Competitive Solar Heating Systems for Residential
Buildings
Main Objective
The project has two major aims The RD part,
which aims to develop solar thermal systems that
can compete with conventional energy sources on a
commercial basis. The educational part aims to
transfer the accumulated experiences on design,
construction and implementation to students and
actors in the field. The project focuses on
combined solar heating systems. The scientific
standard, the position in the market and the
access to new technology make the participants to
a unique team for the task to develop and
implement combined solar heating systems that are
competitive with systems utilizing conventional
fossil energy sources. The project is mainly an
innovation project, but it includes also some
activities listed for the scientific programs.
These are Ph.D. and post-doctoral fellowships and
network activities for research training.
Reference committee
Arrangements
Scholars
2003Project meeting June 15 PhD-course Solar
heating June 2-27 2004 2005 2006

• 3 PhD students
• 1,5 Post-doc. students

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Underground cold storage for hybrid cooling of
buildings
Main Objective
The purpose of this project is to create a Nordic
network named ReKyl, with the task of sharing,
expanding, exploiting and disseminating knowledge
within design and optimisation of underground
cold storages (A-TES), using computerised tools
and methods as well as total system design and
practical experience. The topic of the project is
based on actual projects to collect, exchange,
use and develop information, experience and
simulation models for designing active cooling
storage in connection with cooling of buildings,
including possible interaction with thermo-active
building structures (hydraulic surface
cooling/heating systems) and absorption
cooling/heat pumps. The goals are to enhance the
design of cooling systems, which can reduce the
energy consumption and CO2 emission related to
cooling by 75-80, integrate use of district
heating and renewable energy for cooling and
utilise re-cooling energy for heating purpose.
Arrangements
Scholars
2003Workshop 1 7 April Workshop 2 15
September Workshop 3 Dec. /Jan. 2005 Workshop
4 May/June

• Open

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Large-scale integration of wind energy into the
Nordic grid (The project is not yet started)
Main Objective

• The overall objective of this proposal is to
  assist the planning and design of Renewable
  Energy Sources, especial wind farms by
  facilitating a coordinated effort to develop wind
  farm models suitable for design of wind farms,
  their grid connection and energy distribution,
  and evaluating power system dynamic and transient
  stability. The effort comprises the following
  immediate objectives
• Establishment of a Nordic forum for exchanging
  knowledge and experience within the field of wind
  farm modelling for power system studies.
• Establishing and providing models of wind
  turbines and wind farms
• Highlight important design issues through case
  studies

Reference committee
will be established with wind energy companies,
manufacturers, utilities and the researches
within the project to guide the project in the
most efficient direction
Arrangements
2003 2004 March, Conference Wind
Power 2005 2006
Scholars
4 Phd students 3 senior researchers

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Comparison of Nordic Regulatory Models
Main Objective

• The objective of the project, is to describe,
  compare and evaluate the different regulatory
  models for grid companies in the four Nordic
  countries (Finland, Sweden, Denmarkand Norway),
  and to assess their structure of incentives.
• The project will consist of the following
  activities
• Description of the four different models
• Evaluate the structure of incentives embedded in
  the different models
• Describe and evaluate the different benchmark
  models used in the four countries, and what
• role this models play in the regulatory regimes
  in each country
• Compare four different model companies (one for
  each country) to each of the four models.

Reference committee
The project is financed by EBL Kompetanse and
its partners, which are Nordic Energy Research,
Fortum Distribution (Finland), Elforsk
(Sweden),BKK Nett , Bodø Energi, Lyse Nett ,
Sunnhordland Kraftlag, Viken Nett , Røros Everk,
Dalane Energi , TEV Nett
Arrangements
2003 2004 2005 2006
Scholars

The project was started in June 2002, and will
be finished at the end of 2003. The project is
carried out by the research institutions Econ
and Sintef Energy Research.
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BioHydrogen
Main Objective

• Develop a strong Nordic (including Baltic)
  research network with significant graduate
  student training,
• Encourage and support mobility and interactions
  between Nordic and Baltic scientists,
• Demonstrate, and further improve, significant
  production of renewable bio hydrogen using both
  photobiological and fermentative pathways,
• Inititate system analyses on biological systems
  producing H2,
• Offer shorter, focussed workshops etc to students
  and younger researcher in the Nordic/Baltic
  region,
• Position Nordic bio hydrogen research on both the
  European and the international arenas.

Reference committee
Arrangements
2003 Kick-off meeting 16-17 January 2004 2005
2006
Scholars

5 PhD students 5 MSc students 2 Post-docs.
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NORSTORE
Main Objective

• This project is focused on fundamental and
  applied aspects of the development of advanced
  hydrogen storage materials and their integration
  into the infrastructure of the growing hydrogen
  society. The project covers research efforts on
• Advanced materials for the efficient Hydrogen
  storage
• Mechanisms of hydrogen diffusion.
• Hydrogen systems including Hydrogen storage
  units, MH compressors and reversible fuel cells
• System integration with use of metal hydrides

Steering committee
V.A. Yartys (N), R.G. Delaplane (SE), I.E. Gabis
(RU), J. Kleperis (LV), P. Lund (FIN), A.
Schroeder Pedersen (DK) T.I. Sigfusson (IS)
Arrangements
2003Seminar 3-5 April,St. Petersburg, RU
Scholars

4 PhD students (Iceland, 2 Russia, Latvia) 5
Post-docs (2 Norway, Finland, Sweden,
Denmark)
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New metal hydrides for hydrogen storage
Main Objective

• To develop new metal hydrides (mainly based on
  light metals but also materials with efficient
  hydrogen packing) for hydrogen storage satisfying
  the IEA goal.
• To involve the leading Nordic groups involved in
  research on materials for hydrogen storage. In
  particular the object is to strengthen the Nordic
  collaboration. This joint effort will
  significantly increase the total capability in
  this field in the Nordic countries.
• To increase the number of research tools
  available to the participating groups. This
  involves both experiment methods (synthesis and
  characterisation) and modelling.
• To train and educate doctoral students in
  experimental and theoretical work in the field.
  The wide range of expertise will be important for
  recruiting doctoral students.

Reference committee
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Arrangements
2003 June Kick-off meeting, Iceland
2004 2005 2006
Scholars
3 Post-docs. 1 PhD-student (partly)
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Nordic and Baltic Applied Fuel Cell Technology
Research Network
Main Objective
This Nordic and Baltic network aims at
strengthening the cooperation within the field of
applied fuel cell technology research and
development. The tools to achieve this objective
are workshops and a mobility programme for
PhD-students and younger scientists. Our goal is
to include all relevant and interested Nordic and
Baltic organisations in the network.
Reference committee
A reference committee will be established.

Arrangements
First meeting October 2002 2003 2004 2005 200
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Scholars

Nordic/Baltic mobility scholarships
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Hydrogen production - electrolysis
Main Objective

• Development of
• Alkalisk (vandig),
• Polymermembran (PEM)
• Højtemperatur (SOEC/SOFC)

Reference committee
Arrangements
2003 2004 2005 2006
Scholars

1 post.doc
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Hydrogen Energy Foresight in the Nordic Countries
2003 -2005
Project Group
Main Objective
To identity, select and present a number of
scenarios illustrating the prospects for a future
hydrogen society with respect to technology,
application and market issues for a broad
spectrum of socio-technical conditions in a
timeframe of 2003 to 2030. To explore the roads
to commercialisation, from identifying potential
socio-technical scenarios to developing solutions
all along the value chain (production, transport,
storage, and utilisation), including the
identification of unique market opportunities
where hydrogen based systems are competitive in
the short term and with growth potential towards
longer-term goals. To contribute as decision
support for companies and research institutes in
order to prioritise research, development and
commercialisation of hydrogen technologies,
including the required infrastructure
technologies. To maintain and develop the
scientific and industrial networks within
hydrogen technologies as a necessary step towards
gaining critical mass where national resources
are not sufficient to achieve top results. To
analyse the implementation and implications of
the hydrogen technology in the Nordic countries
and assist governmental decision-makers in making
effective framework policies for the hydrogen
society, including science, technology,
innovation, environment and energy policies.
Project Manager Denmark Per Dannemand
Andersen, Risoe National Laboratory
(e-mailper.dannemand_at_risoe.dk), together with
Senior Scientist Birte Holst Jørgensen (e-mail
birte.holst.joergensen_at_risoe.dk) Risoe
National Laboratory (DK) VTT Technical Research
Center of Finland (FIN) FOI, Swedish Defence
Research Agency (S) NTNU/SINTEF (N) Iceland
University (IS) Hydro Energy (N) H2 Forum
(S) Fortum Oil (FIN) Wärtsilä (FIN) Society of
Danish Engineers (DK) Energi 2E (DK) Aga (S) IRD
Fuel Cells A/S (DK) Vattenfall (S) ABB
(FIN) Dansk Gasteknisk Center (DK) Steering
committee consists of one representative from
each of the member institutions and has the
overall responsibility of the project. It will
meet three times during the project, preferably
in relation to seminars and workshops in the
different Nordic countries. Meetings are foreseen
in Iceland, Finland and Sweden.
Arrangements
Scholars
2003 March committee meeting/work- shop,
Reykjavik August Workshop, Stockholm October
Workshop, Risø 2004 Jan/Feb workshop/committee
meeting, FIN 2005 Jan/Feb Nordic conference