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CenSES annual report 2011
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Main Research Objective
CenSES main research objective is to conduct research that supports public and private decision makers
in strategic decisions and policies that will promote environment-friendly energy technologies and lead
to a sustainable energy system. The research will result in new policy recommendations, tools and mod-
els, strategies and scenarios supporting the transition to a sustainable energy system.
Main Research Areas
RA1. Policy making and transition strategies
RA2. Energy systems and markets
RA3. Economic analysis
RA4. Innovaton, commercialization and public
engagement
RA5. Scenario development
Scenario development is an arena of integration
where policy and framework conditions, technol-
ogy strategies, investment strategies and impacts
are to be coupled in a consistent way.
In addition, selected user cases will be implement-
ed across the research areas.
CenSES Research Areas
Objectives
Objectives for education and recruitment
- Develop master courses and a PhD school in
social scientific energy studies
- Supervise at least 20-30 master students every
year
- Educate 40 PhD candidates and post docs under
the FME budget
Relevance objectives
- CenSES will perform a number of scenario
studies and user cases in cooperartion with the
user partners