Workshops 2018

Workshops 2018

About

26 February:

This workshop brings together academics and industry to define a research agenda on the future of natural gas.

We would like to involve partners to identify research questions that can lay the fundament for a multi-national project on the role of natural gas in the future energy system.

The workshop will be a mix of 10-15 minutes long keynotes, prepared introductions, and discussion. The outcome will be a draft for a natural gas research agenda. Some of the topics of interest are:

  • Technological capabilities of natural gas as a flexibility option
  • the use of line pack for storage services and demand for these,
  • the flexibility characteristics of gas powered generators with/without CCS
  • The role of hydrogen and CCS in natural gas value chains.
  • New services and market design for flexibility provision in the gas sector.
  • What role will natural gas have in the 1.5 and 2 degree scenarios – in Europe and globally

The workshop will be used to introduce and develop further topics that are critical for the future of natural gas.

This meeting employs a modified Chatham House Rule.  Participants are free to use the information received during the meeting, but specific positions taken by individuals should not be attributed without expressed permission. However, formal presentations, the meeting agenda and the meeting participation list will become part of the public meeting record unless participants request anonymity.

Agenda

The workshop agenda is designed to encourage discussion among the participants. We have incorporated a number of different roles for participants, but first and foremost, we view all participants as equal contributors for each session. The workshop will include  2-3 introductions (10-15 minutes long) for each session, some prepared initial comments (3-4 minutes without slides), and the most important part; plenary discussion. A chair will help focus on what we can do to inform the process.

 8:30 Bus Transport from Hotel to Statoil

9:00 Session 1 Welcome, Context and Objectives for workshop 

Chair:  Asgeir Tomasgard (NTNU) / Per Ivar Karstad (Statoil)

Welcome (10 min) Johan Hustad, NTNU / Henriette Undrum, Statoil

The Role of Natural Gas in the Future Energy System – possibilities and challenges, Asgeir Tomasgard, NTNU  (15 minutes)

The role of natural gas in climate gas mitigation, Jae Edmonds, Chief Scientist, Joint Global Change Research Institute (15 minutes)

Discussion (25 min)

10:10 Session 2: Technological capabilities – What new development is needed for natural gas to play a role in a sustainable energy system?

Chair: Henriette Undrum, Statoil

Introductions (45 min)

  • The value chain perspective: Natural gas, hydrogen and CCS, Mona Mølnvik, Research Director, SINTEF 
  • Technological capabilities for power plants with CCS, Lars Nord, Associate Professor, NTNU
  • Hydrogen value chain, Per Ivar Karstad, Statoil

Initial comments (15min; ~5 minutes each)

  • The US Hydrogen perspective, Katrina Groth, Assistant Professor, University of Maryland
  • The Norwegian perspective on CCS, Ståle Aakenes, Gassnova.
  • The European perspective, Oliver Massol, IFP

Open Discussion (30 minutes)

11:40 Lunch - 1 hour

12:40 Session 3: Global gas markets and climate mitigation 

Introduction

Chair:  Magnus Korpås, NTNU

Introductions  (30 min)

  • The global role of natural gas in a climate strategy perspective, Sergey Paltsev, Deputy Director, MIT
  • Shale gas and LNG - effects on global markets, Steven Gabriel, University of Maryland 
  • Global natural gas markets - perspectives from the World Energy Outlook, Johannes Trueby, Senior Energy Analyst, IEA

Initial comments (15 min ~5 minutes each)

  • Christian von Hirschhausen, DIW Berlin
  • Impact of an Ice-Free Northeastan Passage, Reinhard Madlener, RWTH Aachen
  • Europe and the future of Norwegian natural gas, Morten Anker, Deputy Director General, Ministry og Petrolium and Energy

Open Discussion (40 minutes)

14:10 Break

14:40 Session 4: Policy and acceptance, new services and regulation: What new development is needed for natural gas to play a role. (90 min)

Chair:  Volker krey, IIASA

Introductions (20 minutes)

  • The role of natural gas in the Energiwende, Franizika Holz, DIW Berlin
  • Flexibility from natural gas pipelines, Kjetil Midthun, Senior Research Scientist, SINTEF

Initial comments (20 min)

  • Homeowner satisfaction with low-carbon heating technologies, Richard Mndlener, RWTH Aachen
  • Perspective from the gas transport industry, Daniel Muthmann, Head of Corporate Development, Open Grid Europe
  • The economies of shared CCS infrastructure, Oliver Massol, IFP

Open Discussion (35 minutes)

16:00 Break 

16:30 Session 5: Research Needs and Future Directions 

Chair: Asgeir Tomasgard 

What Research Needs Have We Identified? (30 minutes)

  • Observation— Capabilities and technology research needs, TBA, industry
  • Observation—Policy, regulation and new services needs—Robert Ritz, Assistant Director,University of Cambridge
  • Observatio— Global gas markets and mitigation needs—Christian von Hirschhausen, TU Berlin

Reflections (45 minutes)

Discussion of key findings from workshop and the most important research questions going forward. Each participant gets up to 1 minutes for remarks.

Future Directions (10 minutes)
Follow up Asgeir Tomasgard

17:40 Adjourn

18:00 Bus to hotel

19:00 Dinner

 

About

1 March

In this workshop, we will focus on the need for radical innovation with a particular focus on climate mitigation and the energy sector. We will have 4 sessions. Each session will consist of 2-3 introductions (10-15 minutes long), some prepared initial comments (3-4 minutes without slides), and the most important part; an open, plenary discussion. A chair will help focus on what we can do to inform the process. 

The purpose will be to identify central research challenges and to give input to policy makers on research and innovation strategies. Some questions of interest are:

  • What is needed in the energy sector to keep it an engine for economic growth but approaching zero emissions?
  • How will that be driven by change in markets and business models?
  • What affects the decisions of individuals and institutions?
  • The role of innovation and learning in mitigation and adaptation
  • How can we best facilitate radical innovation form research and how should that affect the way we design the innovation system?

Agenda 

08:30 Bus Transport from Hotel

09:00 Welcome, Context and challenges for workshop 

Welcome
Asgeir Tomasgard, NTNU & Tor Ulleberg, Statoil (5 min)

Background and objectives
Roger Sørheim, NTNU  (5 min)

Research institutions as drivers of radical innovation? 
Ellen Williams, Professor,  University of Maryland (20 min)

Discussion 20 min

09:50 The roles of radical innovation and their interaction: Community, firm level and individual views

Chair: Jae Edmonds, Chief scientist, JGCRI

Introductions (15 min each)

  • Accelerating future energy transitions, Benjamin Sovacool, Professor, University of Sussex
  • How can the emergence of new technologies  contribute to larger societal transformation?  Jochen Markard, Professor, ETH
  • Individual behaviour and implementations of radical innovation, Erica Löfström, NTNU
  • From student idea to implementation - the story of Connect LNG, Miriam Emilie Wennberg, CFO Connect LNG

Short comments (5 minutes each):

  • Radical innovation – an industry perspective, Aidan Cronin, ETIP Chair/ Siemens
  • The perspective of an energy company, Daniel Muthman, Head of Corporate Development, Open Grid Europe.

Discussion (30 minutes)

11:30 Lunch 

12.30 Challenge-based work session "The Ducky experience"

The world faces huge challenges and we need radical innovations to solve them. Such innovations will disrupt existing business models and ways of thinking, and special structures are therefore needed to lead such innovations.

In this workshop you will be challenged to rethink how organizations and teams can be optimized. During a couple of hours we will form teams and explore how you best can collaborate in order to achieve radical innovations.

In this practical part of the workshop where participants are divided into teams, working on several of the challenges presented during the day. Each group will be facilitated by a chosen participant, enabling different perspectives and background being represented. The groups are given the opportunity to present the outcome at the end of the day.

16.20 Break

16.30 Co-creation of a research agenda

Presentation of team results

Each group will have three minutes to briefly present the results from the team session.

17.30 Closing remarks 

Asgeir Tomasgaard 

Tapas directly after the workshop

19.00 Bus to hotel

About

2 March

This workshop addresses the role of the transport system in reducing GHG emissions and explores pathways towards zero emission transport systems. We will have 4 sessions. Each session will consist of 2-3 introductions (10-15 minutes long), some prepared initial comments (3-4 minutes without slides), and the most important part; an open, plenary discussion. A chair will help focus on what we can do to inform the process. 

The purpose is to identify central research challenges and to shape a number of new research projects. Some questions of interest to drive the discussion are:

  • What would be the effects of the transition if other countries would follow Norways example on transport sector policy, both in terms of GHG reductions, welfare and development of global commodity markets
  • What would be the most efficient ways for the rest of the world to implement policies towards the 2-degree target, and in particular what role would the transport sector play in different pathways
  • What is the role of batteries, hydrogen, biofuels in the transition. Are they competitors or do they complement each other.
  • Deep interventions for a low-carbon future: going beyond technological solutions
  • The future of the car, shared mobility, practice changes and the role of users in the transition to future transport systems
  • The mobility transition in China

Agenda

08:00 Bus from Clarion Hotel Brattøra to NTNU

08:30 Session 1: Climate Change Mitigation in the Transport Sector – The big picture

Chair:  Anders Hammer Strømman - NTNU

Welcome (5 min)

  • Round around the table (10 min)
  • Setting the stage: Anders Hammer Strømman – NTNU (5 min)

Introductions (45 min)

  • Transport and Mitigation over the past decades – Jae Edmonds (10 min)
  • Technology choice and climate mitigation effects, Andreas Schäfer, UCL, (10min)
  • Global Mobility Scenarios, Sonia Yeh, (10 min)
  • The relevance of Short Lived Climate Forces on Mitigation in the Transport Sector, Helene Muri, NTNU (5 min)
  • The land nexus: Climate, Biofuels, Food and Biodiversity, Francesco Cherubini, NTNU (5 min)

Initial comments (10min; ~5 minutes each)

  • Rosetta Steeneveldt, Statoil
  • Onus Özgün, DNV GL

Discussion (40 min)

10.30 Break

10:40 Session 2: Key Technologies - Status and Prospects (60 min)

This session focuses on the impact that technology choice will have on sustainable transition and on climate mitigation.  Hydrogen, battery electric vehicles and biofuels have different technological characteristics and different emission footprints. Technology choices also has other sustainability impacts beyond emissions.  Here we focus mainly on the role different technologies can play in the transition and other effects like the land nexus addressing effects on climate, biofuels, food and biodiversity. 

We also address the role of maritime transportation and aviation. The central question is what roles technologies will play in different scenarios and what policy would be needed to support transition. Wil there be a mix of technologies playing together, and if so how should that affect transition strategies and policy measures 

 Chair: Fride Vullum-Bruer, NTNU

Introductions (10 minutes each)

  • Hydrogen, Øystein Ulleberg (10 min)
  • Batteri, Brent Perry (10 min)
  • Tom Nørbech, Statens vegvesen (10 min)

Initial comment (5 min)

  • Research for TRAN Committee - Lifecycle GHG emissions of battery-powered electric vehicles, Linda Ager-Wick Ellingsen, NTNU 

Open Discussion (30 min)

11:40 Lunch 

12:40 Session 3: Mobility transitions: Practice change, the role of users and innovations in urban transport

Deep interventions for a low-carbon future requires going beyond technological solutions. This session focuses on radical changes and low carbon transition by looking at the overlapping roles of technological innovation, practice change and policy frameworks in the transport sector. Sharing, electrification and autonomous driving are set to reshape the way people and goods move over the coming decades, raising issues such as the future of the car and implications for the world’s commodity markets providing fuel for cars. But, none of the outcomes are guaranteed, and nor is the speed of progress.

In this session we aim to conceptualize further how to accelerate the low carbon mobility transition and analyze different actors and processes that will have to be aligned in order for it to happen. We highlighting the place-specific, geopolitical and cultural sensitivities of low carbon transitions at national, regional and local scales. Thus, relevant questions are, but not limited to:

  • What is the role of users in the energy and mobility transition? Who will benefit from innovation in urban transport?
  • What is the role of transnationally complex knowledge and finance flows? What are the reasons for geographic variation in disruption processes currently underway? The role of China in fostering low carbon change in the transport sector?
  • How can governments, industry and researchers collaborate to develop competitive opportunities and foster innovations and change? What is the role of incumbents in such a system transformation?
  • What measures needs to be taken to speed up the transition and how can we imagine the futures of sustainable transport to evolve?

Chair:  Marianne Ryghaug, NTNU

Introductions 

  •    Beyond technology: Deep interventions for a low-carbon future, Debbie Hopskins, Oxford University
  •    The role of users in a transition perspective, Laur Kanger, Sussex University 
  •    Urban mobility transitions in China (Via Skype), David Tyfield, Lancaster University

Initial comments (15 min, ~5 min each)

  • Andreas Enge, ATB
  • Erik Figenbaum, TØI

Open Discussion (40 min)

14:10 Break 

14:40 Session 4: Research Needs and Future Directions 

This asks the question, what are the most urgent research needs to ensure that transport will play a role climate mitigation, focusing both on technological needs, policy and regulation as well as the role of the consumer.

Chair: Asgeir Tomasgard

What Research Needs Have We Identified? (30 minutes)

  • Intervention: Capabilities and technology research needs
  • Intervention: Policy, regulation and new services needs
  • Intervention: The role of the consumer

Intervention/observation

  • Markus Steen, SINTEF Teknologi og samfunn 

Reflections (45 min)

Discussion of key findings from workshop and the most important research questions going forward. Each participant gets up to 1 minutes for remarks.

Future Directions (10 min)

Chair: Asgeir Tomasgaard

Energy Transition Week

Facts

Energy Transition Week

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The Energy Transition Conference is an annual conference held in Trondheim, Norway.

The conference is a key meeting point to debate challenges and solutions for the transition to a future sustainable energy system.