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ENERGIFORSKNING-ENERGIFORSKNING

The Nordic Energy Systems Programme - WP 2 – Energy System modelling and Socioeconomic models

This project addresses the Nordic region’s fossil-free transition by developing an advanced modelling framework that links the energy system model GENeSYS-MOD with the macroeconomic model REMES-EU. Traditionally, energy models assume fixed demand, limiting insight into economic feedbacks. By maki...

Awarded: Hidden

Project Period: 2026-2027

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

ENERGIFORSKNING-ENERGIFORSKNING

WP2 – Energy System modelling and Socioeconomic models

This work package will focus on addressing the complementarity aspects of using bottom-up technology-rich energy system modelling approaches in tandem with macro-economic analysis with CGE modelling. Namely, we will utilize results and data from the IFE-TIMES-Norway model, using socio-technical t...

Awarded: Hidden

Project Period: 2026-2027

Location: Akershus

ENERGIFORSKNING-ENERGIFORSKNING

CETP - Sustainable Criteria and Overall Renewable Evaluation for Offshore Wind Energy

Offshore wind is crucial for Europe’s green energy future. It can deliver large amounts of clean electricity, but offshore wind development also faces many challenges: protecting the marine environment, ensuring public acceptance, managing risks, and securing stable energy prices. Today, most off...

Awarded: NOK 4.5 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2028

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

ENERGIFORSKNING-ENERGIFORSKNING

Enhanced Reactive Power and Voltage Coordination in the Nordic Power System (CoordQ)

Coordinated voltage control and reactive power management are among the most critical safeguards for keeping modern power systems stable. On April 28th, the Iberian Peninsula experienced one of Europe’s largest blackouts in recent history. The event highlighted a critical weakness in modern power...

Awarded: NOK 13.9 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2029

Location: Vestfold

ENERGIFORSKNING-ENERGIFORSKNING

Nature-Integrated Norwegian energy system transition - Opportunities, Trade-offs and Strategies

Harmony is about identifying political feasible solutions that ensures that the Norwegian energy transition jointly minimize climate gas emissions and undesired nature impacts. Cutting greenhouse gas emissions is crucial to limiting the impacts of climate change. But there is a challenge. The ...

Awarded: NOK 9.6 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2029

Location: Akershus

ENERGIFORSKNING-ENERGIFORSKNING

Capacities for Energy Transition Governance

The CAPACITIES project examines how the energy transition is governed at state and municipal levels. In the decades when the administration and institutions in the energy sector were developed, their mandate was more limited and focused than it is today, where complex societal challenges must be ...

Awarded: NOK 11.6 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2029

Location: Oslo - Oslove

ENERGIFORSKNING-ENERGIFORSKNING

Batteries as flexibility provider for the Norwegian Electric Power System – drivers, opportunities and challenges

How Can Batteries Support Norway’s Green Energy Transition? Rapid cuts in emissions through electrification based on renewable energy is one of the biggest challenges of our time. But Norway’s electricity grid lacks the capacity needed – and that makes the transition harder. To balance electrici...

Awarded: NOK 12.8 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2029

Location: Akershus

ENERGIFORSKNING-ENERGIFORSKNING

Transforming the Norwegian Continental Shelf on the pathway towards net-zero global emissions

The petroleum activity on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS) holds an exceptional position in the Norwegian economy with a share of 60% of Norway’s total export, 10% of the private workforce in employment (direct and indirect), 25% of the national tax income and 25% of Norway’s total greenhous...

Awarded: NOK 11.8 mill.

Project Period: 2025-2029

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

ENERGIFORSKNING-ENERGIFORSKNING

RENOVATE: Regional Energy Transition Vulnerabilities and Adaptation Strategies in Norway

RENOVATE: How Norway's oil and gas regions can meet the energy transition The effects of the energy transition in Norway will be wide-ranging, it will reshape jobs, communities, and local economies. Coastal regions that rely heavily on oil and gas, now face profound structural change. RENOVATE de...

Awarded: NOK 11.8 mill.

Project Period: 2025-2029

Location: Rogaland

ENERGIFORSKNING-ENERGIFORSKNING

Sustainable Norwegian Data Center Industry

In our increasingly digitalised society, data centers are fundamental service providers for key sectors such as health care, energy and transport. Norway needs a robust digital infrastructure to function effectively and is well positioned for data center establishments due to cold climate and ava...

Awarded: NOK 13.9 mill.

Project Period: 2025-2029

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

ENERGIFORSKNING-ENERGIFORSKNING

Energy Systems modelling under uncertainty applied to analyze the resilience of energy transition scenarios

The Nordic countries are leaders in the global energy transition, yet critical uncertainties—such as geopolitical instability, technological disruption, and shifting societal values—pose significant risks to achieving net-zero emissions by 2050. This project addresses two key gaps: (A) the lack o...

Awarded: NOK 0.50 mill.

Project Period: 2025-2026

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

REKRUTTERING-REKRUTTERING

Energy management system (EMS) for offshore platforms and onshore grids

This project aims to develop a comprehensive and intelligent Energy Management System (EMS) that enables the seamless integration of offshore wind power and energy storage technologies into both offshore oil and gas platforms and the onshore power grid. By leveraging advanced control strategies a...

Awarded: NOK 2.2 mill.

Project Period: 2025-2029

Location: Rogaland

ENERGIFORSKNING-ENERGIFORSKNING

WP1 – Managing Uncertainty in the Nordic Energy System

This work package examines the role of uncertainty in the Nordic energy system and its impact on results. WP1 will therefore implement established methodologies for incorporating structural and parametric uncertainty into a long-term energy system model of the Norwegian energy system. WP1 will ex...

Awarded: NOK 0.50 mill.

Project Period: 2025-2026

Location: Akershus

ENERGIFORSKNING-ENERGIFORSKNING

WP1 – Managing Uncertainty in the Nordic Energy System

Research strategies and methods Part 1: General component Task 1.1 Literature Review Task 1.2 Interviews Task 1.3 Assessment of methods Research Question 1: What are the most important uncertainties and risks to consider for planning and investments in the Nordic energy system? Research Question...

Awarded: NOK 0.50 mill.

Project Period: 2025-2026

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

ENERGIFORSKNING-ENERGIFORSKNING

Europe’s evolving market design towards 2040: Electricity Market Reform and decision-making during its implementation

EVOLVE will uncover the impact of the EU Electricity Market Reform and its implementation on the evolution of the European electricity market towards 2040. The reform leaves several important issues to be resolved through follow-up decisions at national and European levels. The content of these d...

Awarded: NOK 13.0 mill.

Project Period: 2025-2029

Location: Oslo - Oslove

ENERGIFORSKNING-ENERGIFORSKNING

Robust og Effektiv Magasindisponering

The power system in Norway is undergoing rapid changes due to increased exchange capacity with neighboring countries and the introduction of new technologies on both the production and consumption sides. Additionally, there are already plans for extensive capacity and pumped-storage developments ...

Awarded: NOK 5.4 mill.

Project Period: 2025-2028

Location: Agder

ENERGIFORSKNING-ENERGIFORSKNING

FME InterPlay - Integrated Hub for Energy System Analyses

InterPlay aims to contribute to holistic and long-term planning of the energy system, in order to meet our climate goals while conserving nature and biodiversity. In order to prevent global warming, emissions must be reduced. Emissions reductions from sectors such as industry and transport requi...

Awarded: NOK 120.0 mill.

Project Period: 2025-2032

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

ENERGIFORSKNING-ENERGIFORSKNING

Bærekraftig kraftdistribusjon i Norge

As society moves towards electrification and combats climate change, minimizing other environmental impacts is also crucial. Developing Norway’s power grid—building new lines and maintaining existing infrastructure—poses challenges like biodiversity loss and other environmental effects. The Sust...

Awarded: NOK 7.1 mill.

Project Period: 2025-2028

Location: Innlandet

ENERGIFORSKNING-ENERGIFORSKNING

Deep integration between machine learning approaches and renewable energy optimization

Over the decades, numerous optimization models have been developed to maximize the use of limited resources in power systems. With the rapid advancement of machine learning (ML) technologies, integrating ML with these optimization models has emerged as a promising trend. Unlike traditional optimi...

Awarded: NOK 9.6 mill.

Project Period: 2024-2028

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

ENERGIFORSKNING-ENERGIFORSKNING

CETP - Optimal operation and decentralized control of offshore DC grid with RES / electrolyzer and hybrid energy storage system

This project focuses on the design, control, and energy management of an offshore MVDC grid dedicated to green hydrogen production. The proposed MVDC grid integrates renewable energy sources (e.g., offshore wind turbines), electrolyzer stacks, and a hybrid supercapacitor–battery storage system. E...

Awarded: NOK 5.9 mill.

Project Period: 2024-2027

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

ENERGIFORSKNING-ENERGIFORSKNING

Maksimal utnyttelse av strømnettet

MaksGrid increases the utilization of the power grid by 25%: The new Pilot-E project MaksGrid will test solutions that collectively will enable increased utilization of the power grid by 25%. The project will focus on measures that grid companies can implement and control themselves, in anticipat...

Awarded: NOK 9.0 mill.

Project Period: 2024-2027

Location: Oslo - Oslove

INNO-NAERING-Inno-naering brukerstyrte prosjekter

6365 Intelligent hydropower control using digital twin technology

The DIGITEC-Hydro project introduces the "Equivalent Power Plant" (EPP) concept to enable small-scale hydropower plants to participate in grid balancing services. By aggregating multiple plants and using digital twin simulations, the project calculates energy output, even for run-of-river (RoR) p...

Awarded: NOK 6.0 mill.

Project Period: 2024-2027

Location: Telemark

ENERGIFORSKNING-ENERGIFORSKNING

FME SecurEL - Secure, resilient, and sustainable electricity distribution grids

SecurEL facilitates a secure, resilient, and sustainable electricity distribution grid that ensures both the security of electricity supply and a path to a net-zero emissions society. Accelerating large-scale electrification to replace fossil fuels is one of the most effective strategies for red...

Awarded: NOK 180.0 mill.

Project Period: 2024-2032

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

ENERGIFORSKNING-ENERGIFORSKNING

Økt kapasitet i kabelnett

INCA – Increased Capacity in New and Existing Power Grids The INCA project aims to develop software and new technology to increase utilization of existing cable networks and increase transmission capacity by 20 to 70%. By modeling time-varying current , available capacity in the grid will be id...

Awarded: NOK 11.5 mill.

Project Period: 2024-2027

Location: Vestland

PES-HORISONT-EU-PES Horisont Europa

New power electronic system based on solid state transformer technology for medium voltage operating vessels

The overall objective of this project is to design, develop, digitally demonstrate, and implement highly efficient innovative power electronics system, i.e., solid-state transformer (SST) in relevant environment that enables efficient integration of renewables and energy storage devices. The tech...

Awarded: NOK 0.44 mill.

Project Period: 2024-2024

Location: Vestland

ENERGIFORSKNING-ENERGIFORSKNING

Sanntidsprekvalifisering av FCR

One of the main responsibilites of a Transmission System Operator (TSO) is to balance produced and consumed power. Failure to maintain this balance may necessitate actions such as disconnecting customers from the grid, and in extreme cases, there is a risk of blackout. The green transition makes ...

Awarded: NOK 6.2 mill.

Project Period: 2024-2026

Location: Oslo - Oslove

ENERGIFORSKNING-ENERGIFORSKNING

Prognosering av fremtidig etterspørsel etter energi og effekt

The power grid in Norway is owned and operated by grid companies. They build the Norwegian power grid line with the demand – but in recent years, government reports have found at we have insufficient capacity in the grid. Why haven't the grid companies been able to anticipate the need? An increa...

Awarded: NOK 6.0 mill.

Project Period: 2024-2027

Location: Nordland - Nordlánnda

ENERGIFORSKNING-ENERGIFORSKNING

Energy System Modelling for Transition to a net-Zero 2050 for EU via REPowerEU

Man0EUvRE is a project within the EU partnership Clean Energy Transition (CETP) that works to ensure that "piecewise and divided will be whole" within energy system analysis. The national energy and climate plans (NECP) are the EU commission's tools to follow-up on the European climate targets an...

Awarded: NOK 6.0 mill.

Project Period: 2023-2026

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

ENERGIFORSKNING-ENERGIFORSKNING

EnergyWise: Integrated modelling of efficient and acceptable expansion of renewable energy in times of nature and climate crises

The energy transition to reduce greenhouse gas emissions will require a massive expansion of renewable energy production in Norway; at the same time, the nature crisis must be considered on par with the climate crisis. In addition, attempts at renewable energy expansion have stalled due to confl...

Awarded: NOK 10.8 mill.

Project Period: 2023-2027

Location: Oslo - Oslove

ENERGIFORSKNING-ENERGIFORSKNING

Multi-storage systems for multi-markets under multi-time horizons

The power grid has traditionally been operated using large production plants from which the electric power is being dispersed to the end-users. However, the integration of variable renewable energy sources (VRES) is happening at an accelerated rate, largely facilitated by the drop in prices for w...

Awarded: NOK 8.0 mill.

Project Period: 2023-2027

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

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