Day 1 – 10 January 2024
This day develops our understanding of key challenges, the solutions to which enable the energy systems of the future.
08:20-09:00 Coffee and registration
Sessions start promptly - please be mindful to find your seat ahead of time.
09:00-10:40 The Green and Digital Energy Transition
Svein St?len, Rector, University of Oslo
Eirik Lae Solberg, Governing Mayor of Oslo
Andreas Bjelland Eriksen, Minister of Climate and the Environment, Norway
Liviu ?tirb??, Head of unit for Industry 5.0 and AI in Science, European Commission
Panel discussion
Andreas Bjelland Eriksen, Minister of Climate and the Environment, Norway
Liviu ?tirb??, Head of unit for Industry 5.0 and AI in Science, European Commission
Alexandra Bech Gj?rv, CEO, SINTEF
Opening Keynotes
Colin McKerracher, Head of Transport Sector, BloombergNEF:
Global Energy Transition: Accelerating Progress
Adel El Gammal, Secretary General, European Energy Research Alliance:
Climate, Energy and Geopolitics
Moderator: Ruth Astrid S?ter
10:40–11:10 Break
11:10–12:10 Challenge 1: Accelerating a Massive Scale-Up of Renewable Energy
Aiko Yamashita, Head of DNB’s ESG Data Hub:??????
?The role of cross-sectorial data connectivity for the green transition
Erik Marstein, Chief Scientist, Institute for Energy Technology (IFE); Centre director, FME SUSOLTECH:
The solar revolution
Ana Page, Head of Section Advanced Modelling, NGI - Norwegian Geotechnical Institute:
Offshore Wind: Navigating Opportunities and Challenges
Anne Maria Eikeset, Lead Researcher, Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM):
Energy transition, Complex Adaptive Systems & Investment Opportunities
Audience questions via Slido
Session chair: Victor Bj?rn Smith, Head of Marine Geotechnics, NGI - Norwegian Geotechnical Institute
12:10–13:00 Lunch and mingling
13:00-14:15 Challenge 2: Dealing with More Variability - Storage and Flexibility
Pernille Seljom, Senior Scientist, Energy Systems, Institute for Energy Technology (IFE):
The need and value of flexibility in the energy transition
Bent Vigeland, Chief Engineer, Yara Clean Ammonia:
Enabling the hydrogen economy
Marius Kluge Foss, Senior Director, Market Strategy, FREYR Battery:
Plan for the future: Continued cost decline solar and energy storage
Nils R?kke, Executive Vice President Sustainability, SINTEF/FME HYDROGENi:
Hydrogen providing system services
Audience questions via Slido
Pitches
- Christian Kj?lseth, Technology Director, CoorsTek Membrane Sciences:
Ceramic membranes for hydrogen production - Bj?rn Brandtz?g, CEO, Photoncycle:
A space-effective autonomous energy system powered by the sun - Ole Jakob S?rdalen, Chief Innovation Officer, Pixii:
Battery-based energy storage: experiences from a high-growth tech company
Session chair: Tine Uberg N?rland, Research Director Renewable Energy Systems, Institute for Energy Technology (IFE)
14:15–14:35 Break
14:35-15:30 Challenge 3: Increasingly Complex Grids - Balancing and Optimizing
Beate Krogstad, Executive Vice President Digital & IT, Statnett:
Grid and Digital enables the green transition
J?rgen Festervoll, CEO, Heimdall Power:
Solutions for the digital power grid
Catherine Banet, Professor, Scandinavian Institute of Maritime Law, UiO:
Privacy preserving Transactive Energy Management (PriTEM)
Audience questions via Slido
Pitches
- Jon Gravr?k, CEO and digital transformation leader, Bulk Infrastructure:
Developing Digital Infrastructure - Christer Hansen Eriksen, Senior Project Lead, StormGeo/GridEyeS:
GridEyes – Spatial Intelligence: Improved vegetation management and more resilient electric grids through space-level technology and artificial intelligence - Atle Riise, Senior Research Scientist, SINTEF Digital:
Digitalization in the quest for optimal decisions
Session chair: Morten Dalsmo, Executive Vice President, SINTEF
15:30-15:50 Break
15:50-16:50 Challenge 4: Building Systems For the People to Meet Societal Needs
Lars H. Gulbrandsen, Deputy Director/Research Director Climate and Energy, FNI:
A new windpower licensing system: Implications for local support and future developments
Beate Seibt, Tobias Verheugen Hvidsten, EMPOWER/UiO:
EMPOWER: Sustainable Batteries in Mobility – (Em)powering a Net-zero Energy Transition
Viktor E. Jakobsen, CEO, Energeia AS in conversation with Ruth Astrid S?ter - Background slides
J?rgen Randers, Professor emeritus, Department of Law and Governance, BI Norwegian Business School:
The Earth for All report - What will it take to save the world?
Moderator: Ruth Astrid S?ter
18:00-19:30 Evening reception, Oslo City Hall
End of Day 1 the City of Oslo invites all conference attendees to a reception in Oslo City Hall. The reception starts promptly - doors open 17:30.
Anne Lindboe, Mayor, City of Oslo
Christine Wergeland S?rbye, CEO, Oslo Science City
This is an Oslo Science City Arena event developed with SINTEF, the Norwegian Geotechnical Institute, the Institute for Energy Technology and the City of Oslo.
