1. Post Paris: Norwegian research priorities Implications of Paris workshop Oslo 8. March 2017
Fridtjof Unander, Executive Director
Division for Energy, Resources and the Environment

2. The Research Council’s roles
Research funding
Support basic research
Implement national thematic priorities
Support private R&D
Adviser to the government
Networking and dissemination
International collaboration

3. Annual budget NOK 9 billion (€ 1,1 billion) various instruments
Funding instruments
Annual budget NOK 9 billion (€ 1,1 billion) various instruments
Centers of Excellence
Centers for Research-based Innovation
Open arena
Innovation
Open arena
Basic research
Applied research programmes
Basic research programmes
Innovation programmes
National priorities
Large-scale programmes
Basic research
Innovation
Tax deduction scheme
Infrastructur

4. R&D in Norway - organisation
16 ministries
The Council is a national strategic and funding agency
Higher education
sector
Institutes
Industry

5. The Norwegian Energy research revolution Agreement on Climate policy 2008
600 mill. NOK increase in R&D for clean energy
2008
2010 5 5

6. Success criteria for research in the green transition Mobilising industrial research
230%
Private

7. Success criteria for research in the green transition Develop and deliver brain power

8. Success criteria for research in the green transition Successful international cooperation
Why?
Solving global challenges together
Enhance quality
Giving access to industry
Arenas
Bilateral/multilateral outside of EU
EU: Horizon2020

9. Success criteria for research in the green transition Targeted priority of basic research
Ambitious climate targets require ambitious solutions
But time is short
In the lab and then to the market
And working together

10. Mission Innovation
Double Governmental Investment in Clean Energy Innovation
Not just market-pull, but also technology-push

11. Research portfolio for reduced emissions 1.2 billion NOK
Resultat etter klimaforliket

12. Energy policy, society and economics
The ENERGIX programme
Energy use and conversion
Buildings
Industry
Hydrogen
Biofuels
Batteries
New energy concepts
Renewable energy
Hydropower
Wind and marine energy
Solar energy
Bioenergy
The energy system
Integration
Balancing services
and storage
Smart grid and components
Energy policy, society and economics
The agreement on climate policy has been very important for our large program for energy reseach - ENERGIX

13. The CLIMIT Programme The Norwegian RD&D Programme for CCS Vision:
Accelerate the commercialisation of CCS by financial stimulation of research, development and demonstration”
Administrated by Gassnova and the Research Council of Norway (RCN)
The CLIMIT programme is the Norwegian RD&D programme for CCS
The vision is to Accelerate the commercialisation of CCS by financial stimulation of research, development and demonstration”
The programme is administrated by Gassnova and the Research Council.
The Research Council is responsible for R&D activities, often referred to as CLIMIT-R&D, while Gassnova is responsible for pilots and demonstration activities in CLIMIT-Demo.
Norway has a very good budget for RD&D related to CCS, and the annual budget is 12.5 million euro for CLIMIT-RnD and 11.5 million euro for demonstration activities.

14. Centres for Environment-friendly Energy Research
Norwegian CCS
Research Centre
- NCCS
Norwegian Research Centre for Hydropower
Technology
- HydroCen
Centre for intelligent electricity distribution – CINELDI
Centre for an Energy
Efficient and Competitive
Industry for the Future
- HighEFF
The Research Centre on Zero Energy Neighbourhoods in Smart Cities – ZEN Centre
Mobility Zero Emission
Energy Systems
- MoZEES
Research Centre for
Sustainable Solar Cell Technology
Norwegian Centre for
Sustainable Bio-based
Fuels and Energy - Bio4Fuel
The Research Council of Norway has granted funding to eight new Centres for Environment-friendly Energy Research (FME). Each new centre is guaranteed an annual allocation of NOK 15‒25 million (2,5-4,5 mill Singapore Dollar) ( for up to eight years.)
The eight new FME centres will start up in The centres will work to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in Norway and internationally, utilise energy more efficiently, and increase the production of renewable energy. Another important task for the centres is to disseminate the results of their research and contribute to a knowledge-based debate on environment-friendly energy.
The FME centres span the areas of hydropower, smart grids, energy efficiency in trade and industry, environment-friendly transport, CO2 management (CCS), solar cells, biofuels and zero-emission urban zones.
The total annual allocations from the Research Council to the FME centres will be roughly NOK 160 million.
Several of these Research Centres are present here on this workshop.
The research centres are:
A targeted initiative where the best Norwegian communities participating Strengthening the efforts in areas where Norway has special advantages Strengthening cooperation between research, education and business Spearheads of international research

15. Petroleum research PETROMAKS 2 DEMO2000
From basic research, through collaborative and industrial research until demonstration and piloting. Two programs that fulfill each other in an optimal way.
Knowledge creation and industrial development to secure optimal management of Norwegian petroleum resources within an environmentally sustainable framework.
Most important targets: Reduce climate gas emissions, reduce costs and improve resource utilization (That implies improved recovery from existing fields and improved exploration)
Basic research
Collaborative and industrial research
Demonstration and piloting
PETROMAKS 2
DEMO2000

16. Research portfolio for reduced emissions 1.2 billion NOK
Resultat etter klimaforliket

17. The way forward from Paris

18. LOW EMISSION – none ETS 71,5 mill. NOK Transport Agriculture
EU negotiations on none ETS
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