Annual Conference 2020

Conference programme

Conference Programme

Conference programme
09.00-09.20	Welcome. Highlights from the centre’s first year. NTRANS Director Asgeir Tomasgard
09.20-11.00	Thematic block 1: The Energy year 2020 and the road ahead 2020 has been an extraordinary energy year. Covid-19 has affected all sectors massively. At the same time, we have seen protests against wind power and a new investment decision for CCS. We have had low electricity prices and have also seen exciting developments in green investments. What kind of year have we actually been through, and where does the road ahead towards the low emission society lead us?
09.20-09.45	Keynote: 2020: A stress test for sustainable investments Anne Therese Gullberg, Senior Adviser, Sustainability in Kruse Larsen
09.45-10.15	NTRANS user partners: Experiences and the way forward This session provides short reflections on how the events of 2020 have affected different actors and sectors, and how they see the pathway from this year to a low carbon, sustainable future. Toril Christensen, Head of Analysis at BKK Andreas K. Enge, Director of strategy and development, AtB Simon James Loveland, Climate and Society, Trondheim Municipality Marita Jarstad, Hydrogen Project Manager, Saga Fjordbase Svein-Erik Losnegård, Program Manager Sustainable Development, Gassco
10.15-11.15	Researchers' perspectives
10.15	2020: A Covid-story. Implications for research, work and everyday-life Ivana Suboticki, Gisle Solbu, Ruth Woods (NTNU-KULT)
10.30	2020: The year of controversy. Headwinds, climate lawsuits and the way forward Ragnhild Freng Dale (Vestlandsforskning)
10.45	2020: Too much of a good thing? What do we do about surplus power production? Stefan Jaehnert (SINTEF Energy)
11.00	Discussion: What have we been through and where do we go from here?
11.15	Break
11.30-12.00	Fresh ideas: contributions from PhDs and Postdocs Research directions bridging people, place and policy for widespread societal change Bradley Loewen, Postdoc, (NTNU-KULT) Pathways to sustainable mobility systems Davood Qorbani, PhD (NTNU-IØT) Organisational perspective to electrification processes Jakoba Sraml Gonzalez, Postdoc (UiO-TIK) Renewable energy and electricity prices: A panel approach Kyriaki Tselika, PhD (NHH)
12.00-12.15	NTRANS research sprint and policy brief: From knowledge to action Researchers Pernille Seljom (IFE) and Marius Korsnes (NTNU-KULT)
12.15-12.30	Comments from user partner. Philip Mortensen from Oslo Municipality, Climate dep.
12.30-13.00	Lunch break
*13-14.30*	*Thematic block 2: The energy transition in the coastal and maritime Norway, looking towards the outside world.*
13.00	Offshore wind Hanne Wigum, Manager Wind & Solar Technology Equinor
13.10	Coastal towns' role in the restructuring Ola Teigen, Mayor of Kinn municipality
13.20	Energy supply for near coastal maritime transport - opportunities and challenges Kevin Gould, Business Development Manager, New Business Hydrogen at Statkraft
13.30	Ports as zero emission energy hubs. Opportunities and challenges Sigrid Damman (Sintef Digital)
13.40	What national port infrastructure means for the transition to zero emission shipping Senior Adviser Einar Bjørshol, The Norwegian Coastal Administration.
13.50	Electricity at sea Øyvind Leistad, Marketing Director Enova SF
14.00-14.30	Discussion: The maritime nation of Norway and the great decarbonisation. Opportunities and challenges.
14.30	Break
14.45	Financing the energy transition Idar Kreutzer, CEO of Finance Norway
15.15	What have we learned and where does the road continue? Gunnar S. Eskeland (NHH)
15.30	End