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Nordic status for zero emission buses – Conference 28-29 of August, Oslo

In collaboration with Zero, the Norwegian Association for Public Transportation and Ruter, we invite to a two day conference on zero emission buses, including excursions with electric buses and trips to associated infrastructure. Over the next few months over 170 electric buses will be on the roads in Norwegian cities. Several cities across the Nordics are also getting ready for large scale implementation of electric buses. The goal of the conference is to share experiences on implementing zero emission buses…

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PPAs - Demand expenditure

PPAs could be the missing link to a reliable and renewable future

How can we ensure that future electricity markets attract enough investment, protect consumers from price spikes and provide the right incentives for flexibility? Energy systems based on renewables face a triple challenge: ensuring the bankability of projects under uncertainty and providing adequate signals for flexibility, all the while protecting consumers from extreme prices. Having power purchase agreements (PPAs) in parallel with the power exchange can contribute to all three. PPAs are bilateral contracts between a seller and a buyer of…

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The Nordic Energy Equality Network begins to take shape

Key members of the Nordic Energy Equality Network (NEEN) assembled for a two-day meeting in Oslo on April 2nd and 3rd, 2019.  The group was made up of women working in the energy sector across the Nordic region, as well as representatives from Nordic Energy Research. The purpose of the meeting was to gather a “task force” to define the mission of NEEN, decide on the organisational structure of the network and plan future activities. The group began by mapping…

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BENTE at Scenarios Forum 2019, Denver

Tomi Lindroos, project leader of Baltic Energy Technology Scenarios 2018 (BENTE), traveled to Denver recently to present findings from the study. The Scenarios Forum brings together researchers who model population, energy, emissions, and climate, among many other topics. The forum provides a place to exchange experiences, ideas, and lessons learned, as well as a platform to identify ideas and knowledge gaps for future research. "Our contribution was a session of renewable-based electrification where we wanted to improve scenarios for clean energy transition" says  Lindroos…

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Food waste – from trash to treasure?

What is the best way to utilize waste from food? The production of heat and power from food waste is standard practice in the Nordic countries today, but there is also growing need for organic material suitable for producing transport fuels. So what is the potential for producing biofuels from Nordic food waste? Food waste is gaining increased attention among consumers and policy makers globally. The European Commission has stated that wasting food is not only an ethical and economic…

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Strong link between charging infrastructure and adoption of electric vehicles

Municipal expansion of charging infrastructure is an effective instrument to increase the share of electric vehicles. This is confirmed in a recent Shift study. The number of electric vehicles is increasing in Sweden, but the adoption rate varies substantially across municipalities. In joint studies, financed by the Nordic Energy Research project Shift, researchers at IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute and University of Gothenburg have used panel data to estimate the effect of local policy instruments on the share of newly…

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The climate benefits of the Nordic forests

A brochure produced by Nordic Forest Research (SNS) and the Nordic Council of Ministers explains the climate benefits of the Nordic forests. These benefits can broken down into two main categories; carbon storage, and substitution. To find out more about how Nordic forests can help the climate and to download the brochure, visit the SNS website below. nordicforestresearch.org/climatebenefit/

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Norway still well in the lead in electric car adoption

The market share for electric cars in Norway could pass 50 per cent in 2019, according to calculations based on the survey Nordic Electric Car Barometer 2019. According to calculations based on the Electric car barometer 2019, an estimated 78,000 Norwegians are planning to buy a new electric car in the next 12 months. With estimated total sales of 150,000 passenger cars, the market share for electric cars could pass 50 per cent in Norway in 2019. Last year, 32…

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New report maps the development of transport innovations

Technologies may compete, complement or be neutral to one another. This report highlights how different technologies and fuels have developed in the Nordic countries. Several measures and initiatives to decarbonise transport have been introduced in Europe and in the Nordic countries. This report focuses particularly on new vehicle and fuel technologies but it also deals with other transport innovations which can contribute to a shift to cleaner modes of transport, such as mobility as a service (MaaS) and autonomous vehicles…

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Will electricity prices in Norway double?

Recently there has been some discussion in the Norwegian media, and online, about the likelihood of a doubling of electricity prices on Norway between 2020 and 2030.  A video posted by Industri Energi (an energy labour union in Norway) on their Facebook page in October of 2016 presents a misleading account of an analysis made in the report “Nordic Energy Technology Perspectives 2016 (NETP 2016)”, published by NER in collaboration with the IEA.  The video – which has received renewed…

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