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Algebraic Theory of Information Quantities

Information theory is a discipline at the intersection of statistics, engineering and computer science. As the study of information quantities, such as compression or communication capacities, information content or measures of statistical dependency, it is one of the theoretical underpinnings of data science.

Computational problems in information theory are highly non-linear. The goal of this project is to transfer state-of-the-art methods of computational non-linear algebra to information theory, to study the inherent algebraic complexity of information-theoretical problems and to provide tools for solving them in practice. The algebraic point of view has proven to be fruitful in seemingly unrelated areas, as witnessed by a surge of recent work in algebraic statistics, in particular on likelihood geometry. However, maximizing the likelihood function is the same as minimizing relative entropy — a specific information quantity. Hence, this project also aims at generalizing the techniques developed in likelihood geometry.

One focus is on the practical computation of information quantities using numerical and differential algebraic geometry. Such quantities are defined via non-linear optimization problems and we aim to pinpoint the algebraic complexity of these problems in instances of general interest, such as common information measures. The final objective is finding fundamental laws and limits of data science imposed by non-linear inequalities constraining the entropic region. These inequalities provide, by duality, universal bounds for many of the optimization problems studied in information theory.

WHeelchair Activity Monitoring project (WHAM)

Wheelchair users (WCU) are three to five times more inactive than the general population, leading to a high risk of developing preventable secondary conditions. Although physical activity (PA) guidelines have been specifically developed for WCU, we lack systematic approaches to implement them in practice, as well as valid algorithms to monitor PA change in WCU through sensor-based solutions. Accordingly, the overall scientific aim of the WHeelchair Activity Monitoring project (WHAM) is to advance PA research and practice in WCU by developing valid digital markers for monitoring of and providing feedback on PA, paving the way for implementation and intervention. I will accomplish this through combining the complementary research fields of 1) behavioural intervention studies focusing on increasing PA in WCU (core competence University of British Columbia, UBC; outgoing phase) and 2) sensor-based PA monitoring (core competence Norwegian University of Science and Technology, NTNU; returning phase – consolidated by non-academic placement at Maastricht Instruments, which develop research prototypes including PA monitors). WHAM’s scientific aim is achieved through three objectives: 1) Measure the effect of a pragmatic exercise intervention trial on self-reported physical activity levels and cardio-respiratory fitness, 2) Develop valid algorithms for tracking PA markers in WCU, and 3) Co-create a framework that outlines how PA can be conjointly monitored and provided feedback on in WCU. This fellowship will enable me to become established as an internationally recognized researcher in the field of “physical activity and disability”, while bringing together ongoing national disjointed research activities in this field. Altogether, my overall ambition is to contribute to reducing inequalities in daily-life participation among WCU compared to the rest of the population.

EOSC Beyond: advancing innovation and collaboration for research

EOSC Beyond overall objective is to advance Open Science and innovation in research in the context of the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC) by providing new EOSC Core capabilities allowing scientific applications to find, compose and access multiple Open Science resources and offer them as integrated capabilities to researchers. To do so, EOSC Beyond supports a new concept of EOSC: a federated and integrated network of Nodes operated at different levels, national, regional, international and thematic, to serve the specific scientific missions of their stakeholders. Further specific objectives of the project are to accelerate ‘time to product’ of new scientific applications with software adapters, enable Open Science with machine composability and dynamic deployment of shared resources, support innovation in EOSC with a testing and integration environment, and align the EOSC Core architecture and specifications to integrate with European dataspaces. The project extends the state of the art of the EOSC Core and adopts a co-design methodology, including requirements elicitation, software development and validation in collaboration with different use cases from EOSC national and regional initiatives (e-Infra CZ, Czechia, NFDI, Germany, and NI4OS, South East Europe region), thematic research infrastructures from Social Sciences and Humanities (CESSDA), Life Sciences (CNB-CSIC and Instruct-ERIC), Environmental Science (ENES and LifeWatch), and Health and Food (METROFood-RI). EOSC Beyond builds on the capacities of prospective EOSC Nodes and partners with multi-annual experience in developing solutions for large-scale federated digital infrastructures and aligns with the technical architecture and requirements of data spaces from different business sectors. Ultimately, EOSC Beyond supports Open Science in modern, data-intensive, and multidisciplinary research, facilitating resource discovery, access, and reuse across scientific communities, organisations, and countries.


Harmonization of Advanced Materials Ecosystems serving strategic Innovation Markets to pave the way to a Digital Materials & Product Passport

The overarching objective of DigiPass is to enhance the digital maturity of the European communities that develop materials and intermediate products. The project will develop recommendations and clear routes toward digitalized circular business models. The overarching key result of DigiPass is to create a sustainable platform which includes support for Digital Materials & Product Passport and for collaborative innovation-by-design processes in a circular economy served by advanced materials. A business model for operating such a platform completes the overarching objective.
DigiPass is harmonizing and synergizing collected materials data sources and digital infrastructures. This will enable interoperability of data exchange, and standardization of advanced materials knowledge representation at all maturity levels. Accelerating the design, development, and production of advanced, safe, and sustainable chemicals and materials, as they are necessary for innovative products, calls for a collaborative approach involving different stakeholders to support durability, repair and overhaul, reuse, and recyclability of products. DigiPass project impacts all materials development communities over the whole circular value chain. 


Enhanced X(cross)-disciplinary Community-driven Imaging Technologies for Earth and Environmental material research

The EXCITE² Network is revolutionizing Earth and environmental material science research by consolidating a critical mass of 18 research facilities in 12 European and associated partner countries into a unified infrastructure and providing transnational access to advanced imaging technologies. This enables scientists to decipher complex processes within Earth materials at scales from nanometres to hundreds of centimetres, gaining unparalleled insight into the chemical and physical processes that govern, among others, environmental toxicity and its impact on human health, critical metal extraction for renewable energies, and the utilisation of Earth materials as long-term storage for climate-altering gases. The consortium fosters knowledge-sharing and talent attraction, bolstering the problem-solving capacity of the European Research Area. Moreover, EXCITE² is driving interdisciplinary collaboration and cross-fertilisation across academic institutions, scientific disciplines, and industry, propelling Europe towards a sustainable future. The initiative offers dedicated training programmes to a new generation of researchers within the European open science landscape, paired with access to world-class imaging facilities and expertise for problem-solving research and innovation. EXCITE² is introducing innovative service developments, such as artificial intelligence and leading-edge imaging experiments, to increase the user's problem-solving capacity. In addition, the consortium is implementing customised project valorisation strategies to maximize the impact of research outcomes in academia, society, and the economy. Citizen science projects allow the public to participate directly within the EXCITE² Network, contributing to solving EU challenges. As such, EXCITE² is paving the way towards a sustainable future, driving scientific excellence, and creating positive societal impact.

Engineering carbon quantum dots for zinc ion hybrid capacitors

Zinc ion hybrid capacitors (ZIHCs) integrate two energy storage mechanisms of battery-type electrode and capacitive electrode, bearing the advantages in energy density, power density, and safety. Until now, the cycle retention rate of ZIHC's capacity reported is still not more than 80%, restricting its development and commercial application severely. Focusing on the issue, the project aims at overcoming the limitation of traditional electrode materials and re-defining the designing concept to construct Carbon Quantum Dots (C-QDs) for ZIHCs. Advanced methods will be used to harvest carbon quantum dots from coal tar pitch (a sort of industrial solid castoff). The bulk sp2-carbon network, innumerable edge sites, profuse surface functional groups, and regular size ensures that as-synthesis C-QDs have high electrical conductivity, sufficient ion transport channels and rich adsorption sites. Moreover, the new concept of dynamic evolution is introduced for insight into the structure and interface failure of ZIHC's electrode. The interface-reconstruction mechanism and the attenuation model of capacity will be established for the first time. Further, the methods to strengthen structures of C-QD electrode will be developed based on a trade-off strategy. The ultimate goal is to improve the energy storage efficiency of ZIHCs by 20% and to increase their cycle performance more than 95% unprecedentedly. This research will develop long-running high performance ZIHCs, for contributing European energy storage industry. The ER will achieve abundant research experience and scientific skills from the project and the capability to launch her own research group in future.

IMProving User experience, Long-term sustainability and Services of EU-OPENSCREEN

EU-OPENSCREEN (EU-OS), the distributed European Research Infrastructure for Chemical Biology and early drug discovery, provides world-class services in high-throughput compound screening and medicinal chemistry to users from academia and industry. As one of the largest open-access initiative globally, EU-OPENSCREEN plays an increasingly important role in facilitating early stage drug discovery in Europe. It recently integrated fragment-based drug discovery and chemoproteomics as two new services, but the increasing complexity of modern drug discovery projects requires an even more comprehensive portfolio and integration of emerging technologies. To ensure that EU-OS continues to offer a comprehensive suite of relevant services and support a growing user community to conduct forefront research, IMPULSE will develop, validate and integrate new services in AI/ML, new chemical modalities, and innovative disease-relevant cell models combined with CRISPR-Cas9/RNAi-based genetic screening. IMPULSE will work towards the implementation of common operational and data standards to increase data reproducibility and FAIRness. Bespoke outreach and training activities will raise awareness among key user groups of its new services and advance operational excellence and reproducibility in pre-clinical drug discovery. New models for pre-competitive drug discovery with industry or charities, and growing ERIC member community will reinforce the sustainability and accessibility of EU-OPENSCREEN.

Aqua Research Infrastructure Services for the health and protection of our unique, oceans, seas and freshwater ecosystems

AQUARIUS will provide a highly comprehensive suite of integrated research infrastructures appropriate to addressing significant challenges for the long-term sustainability of our unique oceans, seas and freshwater ecosystems. For the first time, diverse research infrastructures will be combined to facilitate the work of researchers and key stakeholders focused on challenges and opportunities for both marine and freshwater systems. An impressive range of 57 research infrastructure services will be made available to include research vessels, mobile marine observation platforms, aircraft,  drones, satellite, sensors, fixed freshwater and marine observatories and test sites, experimental facilities, and sophisticated data infrastructures. AQUARIUS will support the development phase of the EU Mission to Restore our Ocean and waters by 2030, the Sustainable Blue Economy Partnership, the European Green Deal, and international climate initiatives. It will also be an essential component in achieving the European Digital Twin of the Ocean and the UN Decade for Ocean Sciences. The needs of researchers will be met through a robust and transparent system of transnational access funding Calls, facilitated by centralised user-friendly access portal. The Call programme will be informed through stakeholder engagement and brokerage events. Projects to be selected for Access must convincingly integrate multiple infrastructures and contribute to the core policy objectives of Mission Ocean, that is, to protect and restore marine and freshwater ecosystems and biodiversity; to prevent and eliminate pollution of our oceans, seas and waters; and to ensure a sustainable, carbon-neutral and circular blue economy. A thematic and geographic focus will be the hallmark of the proposed transnational Calls, aligning with the Lighthouse Regions, that is, the Baltic and the North Sea Basins, Black Sea, Atlantic/Arctic, and Mediterranean Sea along with their associated rivers.

EOSC-ENTRUST: A European Network of TRUSTed research environments

The mission of EOSC-ENTRUST is to create a European network of trusted research environments for sensitive data and to drive European interoperability by joint development of a common blueprint for federated data access and analysis. 
Countries and institutions have made significant investments in secure and trusted data environments to meet the need for research and policy-driven analysis of sensitive datasets such as people's health and socio-economic status, the habitats of vulnerable species and geo-spatial locations of protected sites. There are now a large number of such secure environments in operation - linked to national centres, individual organisations or specific research communities. This fragmented landscape poses challenges for both users and providers: researchers are faced with a large number of different systems and access procedures; providers need to manage federated access across multiple, potentially incompatible, technology and governance frameworks.
EOSC-ENTRUST brings together providers of operational Trusted Research Environments from 15 European countries with a shared goal to implement, validate and promote their capabilities through a common European framework using shared standards and common legal, operational and technical language. This blueprint for interoperability is anchored in the EOSC Interoperability Framework spanning the four dimensions of Legal, Organisational, Technical and Semantic interoperability. EOSC-ENTRUST has identified four driver projects covering Genomics, Clinical trials, Social science, and public-private partnerships to benchmark capabilities, inform blueprint design and demonstrate secure  data analysis using federated workflows.
Targeted outreach activities will expand this open network with further providers and develop policy papers and guidelines for the full range of stakeholders to create a long-term operational TRE framework within the European Open Science Cloud.


Providing research infrastructure services to support Next Generation EU

This four-year project will harness outputs from key social science RIs in Europe and other reliable sources to support the aims of the ‘Next Generation EU’ programme and to inform EU youth policy. Virtual access will be provided to the outputs through special installations (portals) developed during the project. The core of the proposal is a set of existing research ‘services’, which will be re-purposed and customised to focus directly on the five themes: Make it Green; Make it Digital; Make it Healthy; Make it Strong; and Make it Equal. 

For each area, the consortium will work collaboratively to produce seven sets of resources:

i)	A searchable inventory of relevant variables drawn from multiple cross-national datasets; 

ii)	Analytical summaries, suitable for policy makers and analysts new to the field, as well as interactive resources available through the project portal;

iii)	Harmonised and merged extracts from these datasets that reduce the burden on analysts and increase sample sizes;

iv)	New data collected through the ESS’s established CRONOS web panel infrastructure. Eleven countries will field five waves of the panel, each one dedicated to a NextGenEU theme. Free and rapid access to the data will be available through the CRONOS portal alongside analytical summaries;

v)	In-person and virtual deliberative forums with young people (aged 18-34) in four countries covering the five Next Generation EU’ themes;

vi)	An educational tool (E-NextGen) channelling our data for use in classrooms and by the general public;

vii)	Comprehensive training materials related to all project outputs.


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Professor

Nielsen, Bjørn Fredrik DAADppp 2007 Tysk-norsk forskerutveksling

Prosjektets hovedmål er å bruke mulighetene som ligger i SINTEF ENERGI sine roller i European Energy Research Alliance (EERA) som henholdsvis styreleder (Nils Røkke: President EERA ExCo) og leder av EERA Policy WG (Petter Støa) til å fremme norske interesser og norsk deltagelse inn mot SET Plan relevant aktivitet under EUs Green Deal og i Horisont Europa. 
	Nytteverdien av arbeidet er i tillegg til å fremme norske synspunkt og interesser å fremme aktiv deltagelse fra bredden av norske forskningsinstitusjoner (RTO) innen SET Plan tematikk i startfasen av HEU. Dette gjennom aktivt å utnytte den arena og de nettverk som EERA representerer i samspill med relevante norske myndighetsaktører. 
EERA dekker hele spekteret av tema innenfor SET Planen og er EUs primære plattform for dialog mellom Kommisjon og Europeiske RTOer knyttet til energitransisjonen. Det er en god dialog med bredden av norske RTOer som er involvert i EERA, spesielt med Universitetet i Bergen som ble en del av ExCo i mai 2021. Alle de største norske aktørene deltar aktivt i EERAs JPer, og vi har en direkte dialog med de fleste angående muligheter som åpner seg, spesielt knytta til deltagelse i konsortier rundt partnerskap og prosjekter som formes.

The EERA-ExCo project main activities are: 
1) Activities of the EERA President
• Prepare ExCo Meetings together with the EERA Secretary General (SG) and the EERA ExCoop (a subset of the ExCo)
• Represent EERA in official business such as negotiations with the EU, other alliances or in workshops, seminars
• Set and implement EERAs strategic plan together with its members, management and SET Plan partners
These activities will be performed by Nils Røkke with the support of Petter Støa as his PR. The Exco typically meet have 4 meetings on a yearly basis, the ExCoop meets every 2nd month and short meetings with the EERA Secretary General is weekly. An annual strategy meeting is held early summer inviting MS and EU stakeholders to the events discussions. Communication with Norwegian stakeholder mainly through established meeting series and events.

2) EU Policy development relevant to the Research and Industrial community
•	Chair and lead the work in the EERA POL WG (Policy Working Group) 
o Track all EU Green Deal policy development relevant to SET Plan / Clean Energy Transition
o Respond to drafts by challenging the EERA community in a variable geometry
o Analyze the policies identifying Research Challenges and Industrial opportunities and communicate them to EERA Members, MS&ACs and Industry

These activities will be performed by Petter Støa in his role as EERA POL WG Chair. 

Discussions and communication with Norwegian stakeholders is mainly by
o	Norwegian members in EERA JPs as part of EERA SEC
o	The reference group for Horizon Europe – Cluster 5
o	Monthly meeting between SINTEF and NCPs (NRC and IN)
o	Through FME network
o	SINTEFs KS-EU

MVO: Participation in EERA ExCo (EERA-ExCo)

SINTEF deltok i helhetlig utforming av Strategic Energy Research and Innovation Agenda - SRIA for Clean Energy Transition Partnerskapet (CETP) på vedne av norske interesser og i tett samarbeid med representanter fra OED og Forskningsrådet. CETP er videreføringen av SET Plan aktiviteten inn i Horisont Europa. Komplett utkast til SRIA ble levert tidlig høst og ble i oktober/november lett justert og akseptert av medlemslandene som aktivt deltar i utformingen av CETP. Relevante norske aktører ble involvert i prosessen og norske interesser anses som godt reflektert i den endelige SRIAen.

EERA, hvor SINTEF er aktivt medlem både i ledelse og faggrupper, har etablert en ekspertgruppe som skrev et policy
dokument med forslag til en overordnet innfallsvinkel til CETs strategi. Fra Norge er Petter Støa – SINTEF, Asgeir
Thomasgard – NTNU og Michael Belsnes medlem. Petter Støa leder og koordinerer gruppen sammen med EERAs
leder Adel el Gammal, Asgeir Thomasgard har ansvar for delstrategien "Energy Transition", mens søker Michael
Belsnes har ansvar for delstrategi “Decarbonized Energy System” med søkelys på felles Europeisk forskning på
fornybar teknologienes rolle inn mot et felles energimarked.
EERAs policy dokument ble godt mottat, og EERA ble invitert inn i CET initiativet for å skrive Partnerskapet Strategic
Research and Innovation Agenda (SRIA). EERAs ekspertgruppe jobber nå tett sammen med de Østerrikske
initiativtakerne i å gjennomføre en serie med webinarer med alle eksisterende SET Plan aktører (ERANET, IWGer,
ETIPer) for å få innspill til ulike deler av SRIA. I tillegg skal EERAs ekspertgruppe sørge for at SRIAen blir flerfaglig

MVO: Strategisk plattform “Clean Energy Transition” Partnerskapet
– co-ansvarlig for utforming av totalstrategien (SRIA)

EERA Bioenergy JP samler over 30 europeiske institusjoner hvorav 26 deltar i SP Stasjonær bioenergi.
EERA fokuserer på samarbeid, utveksling og felles aktiviteter og samtidig synergi mellom medlemmene for å kunne øke kvalitet, kvantitet, relevans og effektivitet til forskning på europeisk nivå. 
Dette skal bidra til at bioenergi løsninger utvikles, spres og tas i bruk i enda større grad enn i dag i hele Europa.
SINTEF har tatt ansvar for å lede SP på stasjonær bioenergi, som dekker  1) ildsteder/mikro-CHP (WP1 "Residential/domestic heating and cooling, including micro-CHP"); (2) medium til storskala CHPC (WP2 "Medium to large scale CHPC") og (3) omsetning av fossilt-drevet anlegg og bioraffineri energiøy (WP3 "Transformation of fossil-fuel plants and biorefinery energy islands").
Arbeidet består av koordinering og oppfølging av årlige aktiviteter (definert i såkalt Description of Work, DoW) med fokus på SP workshoper og søknadsmuligheter, deltagelse i management board møter, samt andre EERA begivenheter (Annual Congress, osv.).
I tillegg til faglige aktiviteter, dette arbeidet sikrer en påvirkning på EU utlysninger og prioriteringer mot norske interesser.

SET 11: Ledelse av "Stasjonær Bioenergi" i EERA JP Bioenergy

Det overordnede målet for EERA ExCo-deltakelse er å sikre norsk representasjon i EERA ExCo (gjennom SINTEF) og tilhørende SET-plan styringssamhandling, for å fremme norske energifokuserte forskningsinteresser i Europa og deltagelse av norske forskningsaktører, særlig nå i en avgjørende fase i SET (Strategic Energy Technology) Plan, som går over fra planleggingsfasen til implementeringsfasen og fra H2020 til Horisont Europe.

The main activities of the EERA Chair and PR are listed below:

1.	Preparing and leading ExCo meetings 
2.	A yearly Summer strategy meeting (SSM) with ExCo, Joint Program Coordinators (JPC), and SEC
3.	Preparing and leading ExCoop meetings
4.	Attending SET Plan Steering Group Meeting (SG) as observer and reporting EERA progress
5.	Attending and presenting EERA at the yearly SET Plan Conference
6.	Meeting High Level Com leaders in DG RTD, ENERGY and CONNECT to discuss and agree on EERA role, actions and expectations
7.	Tour of EERA Joint Programmes to get to know the strategic relevance of each programme and to facilitate cross-cutting projects, especially in response to the Mission Oriented Policy (MOP) of the coming FP9.
8.	PR meetings in advance of ExCo meetings to prepare agenda priorities

The main activities linking the EERA Chair and PR work to Norwegian actors regarding sharing information and windows of opportunities. The information shared is mainly on a strategy and policy level, the interaction with the JPs and Norwegian actors participating in them handles the project level:

1.	Regular information sharing and discussions with NorCore 
2.	Information sharing and discussion with Norwegian leaders of the international and renewable energy field
3.	Regular information sharing and discussions with the Norwegian Industry representatives in Brussel 
4.	Dedicated Webinars on EERA between the SINTEF's Brussels office and Norwegian actors based in Norway.  
5.	Participation in the Norwegian network for research and innovation' actors in Brussels co-led by NorCore 
6.	Participation in the Norwegian Reference Group for SET-Plan and the H2020 Working Programme on Energy 
7.	Contribution to the H2020 newsletters distributed regularly by the Research Council

SET 11: EERA Chair and Personal Representative (PR) in EERA ExCo 2018 - 2020

Det overordnede målet for prosjektet er å sikre norsk representasjon i EERA SEC (gjennom SINTEF) og tilhørende SET Plan- aktiviteter, for å fremme norske fornybar energi forskningsinteresser i Europa og deltagelse av norske forskningsaktører, særlig nå i en avgjørende fase av SET (Strategic Energy Technology) Plan, som går over fra planleggingsfasen til implementeringsfasen og fra Horisont 2020 til Horisont Europa.

The purpose of EERA is to strengthen and expand Europe’s capabilities in sustainable energy research by connecting and
joining European energy research activities. EERA’s efforts take place in the context of and contribute to the targets
formulated in the Strategic Energy Technology (SET) Plan, being an important part of Europe's energy research backbone.
With the ultimate objective of coordinating energy research for a low carbon Europe, EERA supports Member States/Associated Countires, the European Commission and industry in realizing this great ambition.

By actively participating in the EERA Secretariat SINTEF, on behalf of the Norwegian community, has the opportunity to ensure that Norwegian interests at the core of EERA are heard and discussed and at the same time ensure an efficient, high-quality implementation of such interests. This is particularly important now that Norway, through SINTEF, chairs EERA.

Major activities of the EERA Secretariat include:
1) Alignment of European energy research by supporting the 17 EERA Joint Programmes in the development of their activities, research agendas, coordination actions, as well as facilitating synergies and exchange of best practices in line with the SET-Plan Priorities. Besides, the EERA Secretariat is currently taking the lead in drafting a strategy for fostering European alignment
2) Monitoring, assessment and development of EERA
3) Collaboration with stakeholders and knowledge transfer by supporting external collaboration with key stakeholders - particularly universities and industry - on specific joint activities to be implemented. Further, the EERA Secreatriat supports international collaboration, and facilitates transfer of knowledge
4) Communication and dissemination, ensuring that updated information about EERA and its results are available to stakeholders and wider audiences, and continuously engage to influence the policy framework on national and EU level

SET 11: Participation at the EERA Secretariat

SINTEF's participation in EERA with roles in both the Executive Committee (ExCo/PR) and the Secretariat during the period 2016-2017 has clearly provided added-value for Norway. With the recruitment of a Secretary General and the renewed Chair team, led by Norway through Nils Røkke (SINTEF), EERA's level of activity and quality has increased significantly. The EERA Joint Programs (JP), most of them with Norwegian researchers as part of the management teams, all in close collaboration with government representatives and industry, have become a key factor in the SET Plan strategy process. All JPs have contributed to defining R&I needs in the 14 SET Plan areas and often their participation in this process has strengthened interaction with the industry, primarily through the European Technology and Innovation Platforms (ETIPs), Members States (MS)/Associated Countries (AC) and the European Commission (EC). As usual the participation in this process has taken place through the management teams, several Norwegian researchers have had a strong voice in the SET Plan process. In key energy areas for Norway, such as carbon capture and storage (CCS), the Norwegian government in close interaction with the Norwegian representatives of EERA JP CCS have committed to contribute to the realization of the SET Plan Implementation Plan. This will have an obvious positive effect on the Norwegian community working on this field at all levels, i.e. R&I, industry and the public sector.
Further on the strategic front, EERA has established two internal Working Groups (WG), both led by Norway (SINTEF). One WG defines EERA's strategy for the coming years and the second one addresses policy issues. This second group has, for instance, worked intensively on influencing the next R&I Framework Program "Horizon Europe" and linked to that, on the definition of energy-driven "missions". Also in this case the Norwegian community has had an active role, positioning Norwegian interests at the core of the European future energy system.
As for scientific developments/project generation, the JPs, supported by the EERA Secretariat, have facilitated the development of H2020 projects through workshops, brokerage-events, etc., with participation of researchers, NCPs, EC and industry. Several Norwegian institutions have benefit from such events, with participation in several H2020 projects originating from the EERA research community. Further on the scientific frame, it is worth highlighting the First EERA Scientific Conference organized by the Secretariat (SINTEF) in Birmingham in November 2016. The conference attracted more than 200 EERA members to discuss four cross-thematic energy topics, all relevant to Norway (energy materials, energy systems, standardization and Earth undergrown energies). The conference, including a combination of oral presentations, poster presentations and panel debates was well received, and several concrete strategic key messages and project initiatives were formulated and established.

Energidelen av det europeiske forskningsprogrammet Horisont 2020, SET Planen, er under revisjon både styrings- og innholdsmessig. En viktig ny driver for denne utviklingen er Energy Union Package som den Junker lanserte da han tiltrådte som leder for den nye kommisjonen i 2014.
EERA er forskningsinstituttenes arena for direkte dialog med EU kommisjonene, medlemslandene og industrien for å utvikle den nye styringsstrukturen, velge tematisk fokus og trekke i gang prosjektene som skal realisere ambisjonene. 
Gjennom styret for i EERA, ExCo, og aktiv deltagelse i EERA sekretariatet er SINTEF på vegne av norske aktører sentralt plassert i denne prosessen for å ivarte ta norske interesser og øke norske muligheter for deltagelse. Dette skjer i tett samarbeid med norske myndighetsaktører.

SET 9: Deltagelse i EERA ExCo, PR og Sekretariat

Europas forsknings og innovasjons instrumenter er i endring. Under Horizon 2020 er SET Planen hovedprosessen knyttet til energifeltet. Det er viktig at norske miljøer deltar i utformingen av disse instrumenetene for å sikre norske interesser og et best mu lig utgangspunt for norkse miljøers deltagelse.

Prosjektet vil gjennom aktiv deltagelse i EERA ExCo og tilhørende PR gruppe å sette norske forskningsinstitutt i en posisjon hvor de kan være med og utforme rammer og modell for den kommende Joint Programming (JP) - i denne sammenheng direkte rettet mot S ET Planens måloppnåelse. Detter er spesielt viktig i den formative fasen Horizon 2020 er inne i nå, hvor SET Planen er gitt fornyet tillit som EU's energisatsing samtidig som den gjennomgår en revisjon med hensyn til tematisk organisering og instrumenter. 

Posisjonen i ExCo og PR gruppen vil bli brukt aktivt for å fremme involveringen av norske forskningsmiljø i disse programmene. Dette gjøres gjennom NERA. som samler alle de større universitetene og forskningsinstituttene i Norge som jobber med energiomr ådet. NERA drives i samarbeid med universitetenes allianse innen energi EPUE, hvor NTNU for tiden har lederrollen. NERA skal i tillegg til involvering av norske aktører fungere som en sparringspartner for norske myndigheter på strategiske spørsmål knyttet  til norsk involvering i Horizon 2020/ SET Planen.

SET 7: Norsk deltagelse i EERA ExCo under Horizon 2020/ SET Planen og drift av NERA 2014-2015

Prosjektet vil gjennom aktiv deltagelse i EERA ExCo søke å sette norske forskningsinstitutt i en posisjon hvor de kan være med og utforme rammer og modell for den kommende Joint Programming (JP) - i denne sammenheng direkte rettet mot SET Planens måloppnå else. Samtidig skal posisjonen brukes til proaktivt å fremme involveringen av norske forskningsmiljø i disse programmene. Dette skal styrkes gjennom å etablere en norsk "skyggegruppe" for EERA i samarbeid med IFE, samt opprette og drifte et E-rom hvor inf ormasjon og erfaringer deles mellom norske aktører og interesserte.

SET2: Norsk deltagelse i EERA ExCo under SET Planen og opprettelse/drift av en norsk EERA skyggegruppe 2011 - 2013

Prosjektet vil gjennom aktiv deltagelse i EERA ExCo søke å sette norske forskningsinstitutt i en posisjon hvor de kan være med utforme rammer og modell for den kommende Joint Programming (JP) - i denne sammenheng direkte rettet mot SET Planens måloppnåels e. Samtidig skal posisjonen brukes til proaktivt å fremme involveringen av norske forskningsmiljø i disse programmene. Dette skal styrkes gjennom å etablere en norsk "skyggegruppe" for EERA i samarbeid med IFE, samt opprette og drifte et E-rom hvor inform asjon og erfaringer deles mellom norske aktører og interesserte.

IS-DAAD-Forskerutveksl. Norge-Tyskland

Nielsen, Bjørn Fredrik DAADppp 2007 Tysk-norsk forskerutveksling

Awarded: NOK 35,000

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IS-DAAD-Forskerutveksl. Norge-Tyskland

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