Cooperate to Innovate

29th of October 2024

at Meet Ullevaal Panorama, Oslo, Norway

At this conference, we will discuss challenges and solutions necessary for the green transition, and how innovation and cooperation can ensure safe and robust power supply as foundation for good lives and sustainable value creation.

The future power system must be developed at a high pace. We need to accelerate innovation and collaboration to meet the expectations for a greener future for the generations to come. 

We are inviting representatives from TSOs, DSOs, academia, public authorities, and technology providers to discuss what the future might look like, what we as an industry are doing and how we can cooperate to find the best solutions and increase the pace of innovation necessary to reach the ambitious goals.

Please contact us at fou@statnett.no if you have any questions.

Program (subject to changes). 

Statnett's Research, Development and Innovation Conference - Oslo, 29 October 2024 - Cooperate to Innovate
08:30 09:00 Registration and Coffee

The Urgency of Research and Technology Development
09:00 09:15 Opening Address from the Chair Nils Kristian Nakstad ENOVA Chair of the Board of Statnett
09:15 09:30 Technology and Transformation - Key Enablers for the Transition Ingeborg Øfsthus Statnett EVP Technology & Transformation
09:30 09:45 Accelerating Change: Innovation for a Sustainable Green Future Uroš Salobir ELES Chairman of RDIC/ENTSO-E
09:45 10:00 Norway's RD& I Strategy to Reach a Sustainable, Secure and Competitive Energy Supply Lene Mostue Energi 21  Director, Energy21
10:00 10:30 Panel Discussion Ingeborg Øfsthus, Jan Bråten, Uroš Salobir, Lene Mostue    
10:30 11:00 Coffee and Networking Break      

Integrating Circular Economy and Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) in TSO Strategies
11:00 11:15 Foundations, Applications and Regulatory Frameworks for Ecodesign and LCA  Rodrigo Lopez Statnett Senior Advisor
11:15 11:30 Implementing Ecodesign & LCA in Tennet's Strategy Development Ronald Hendriks Tennet CSR Advisor Large Projects Offshore
11:30 11:45 The MISSION Project: Developing SF6-free Switchgear Nina Sasaki Støa-Aanensen  SINTEF Senior Researcher 
11:45 13:00 Lunch Break      
Integration of Renewable Energy Sources in Power Systems: Challenges and Solutions
Part 1: Secure Operation of Integrated AC/DC Grids
13:00 13:15 Expected Development of the Power System in Norway and Nordics Martine Moe Winsnes Statnett SVP Long Term System Development
13:15 13:30 Ensuring System Stability in a European Integrated AC/DC Grid Knut Styve Hornnes RDIC/Statnett Special Advisor
13:30 13:45 Wide Area Monitoring and Control of the Future Nordic System Kjetil Uhlen NTNU Professor, Dept. of Electric Energy
13:45 14:00 Cross-sector Integration and Market Solutions Robert Eriksson SVK R&D Coordinator
14:00 14:30 Coffee and Networking Break      
Part 2: Offshore Development
14:30 14:45 Development of offshore grid for Norway Amund Ljønes Statnett SVP Offshore Planning
14:45 15:00 Leading the Change to Renewable Energy, Fixed & Floating Offshore Concepts    Stig Olav Settemsdal Siemens Energy Sollutions Manager DC Grids
15:00 15:15 Technical possibilities - Grid connection floating offshore wind Carl Erik Hillesund Statnett Engineering and Design Manager
15:15 15:45 Panel Discussion

Håkon Borgen, Robert Eriksson, Truls Nordmann, Stig Settemsdal

    
15:45 16:15 Coffee and Networking Break      

Innovation Perspectives 
16:15 16:30 Innovation and R&D in Elia Group  Eva Schramm Elia Group  Head of Innovation 
16:30 16:45 Corporate Venture Capital in R&D at National Grid Christine Coonick National Grid Partners Innovation Mgt. Office Director
16:45 17:00 WTF? Yngvar Ugland DNB Bank ASA Head of DNB NewTechLab
17:00 17:30 Panel talk and closure of the conference

John Olav Tande, Eva Schramm, Yngvar Ugland, Christine Coonick

    

17:45 Networking Reception Dinner