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Area of research focus, Phase 2:
Lower carbon dioxide emissions, more
renewables and low-carbon alternatives
Nordic Energy Perspectives is to
indicate ways in which we can meet the demands for lower carbon
dioxide emissions, and to describe the consequences for the
Nordic energy system. We will analyse both the existing
requirements and more long-term ones. In particular NEP is to
clarify the consequences of increased use of renewable energy
and energy solutions with low CO2 emissions, both for
CO2 reduction in a Nordic and a global perspective,
and for the development of the energy markets and other
industrial progress in a Nordic and a European perspective.
This is to be done through impact analyses
with NEP’s comprehensive model toolbox, supplemented with more
traditional qualitative analyses. We will demonstrate the
consequences of both current and alternative political goals and
controls for CO2 reduction and greater use of
renewable energy, as well as clarifying how the development can
benefit the Nordic countries. Moreover, we will elucidate the
roles of the different kinds of energy in future development, as
well as how greater use of these kinds in the energy sector
influences and competes with other sectors/activities, and
identify opportunities for industrial development in the Nordic
countries.
CO2 reduction – before and after 2012
(Kyoto)
The EU energy
policy is an important point of departure for NEP2. What does
the EU’s CO2 goal imply for the development of the
Nordic energy system? How can the goal be reached in the Nordic
region? Ambitious climate goals in the EU indicate a
continuation of EU ETS. What are the consequences for the Nordic
region? What will follow 2012 (after Kyoto)? It is important to
describe possible paths of development. Which global paths
forward exist, and how do they influence the Nordic region?
Broadened system analysis with a wider
perspective
It is important
that we in NEP keep the Nordic dimension in the work. But this
does not lessen the value for specific issues of broadening the
analysis to study the Nordic region’s place in a larger context.
Renewable energy and energy with low CO2
emissions
The Nordic region
has large resources of renewable energy. How can we best utilise
these in a European perspective?
• An important question
from a Nordic perspective is whether we should use our renewable
energy here or sell it to others. Is renewable energy more
cost-efficient in the Nordic region than in the rest of the EU,
and how can possible competitive advantages be exploited?
• The coupling of wind
and hydro power is valuable. Nordic hydro power has a high value
for balancing intermittent power, e.g. wind power – in the
Nordic region and in the rest of Europe. Which "collaboration
strategies" can be identified?
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How can the goals, e.g. those of the EU, be reached in the
Nordic region? Do Nordic actors have a special role?
Business development
Business
development is an important part of this phase of NEP. What are
our competitive advantages today and in the future (wind power
in Denmark, biofuels in Sweden, CO2 separation in
Norway, nuclear power in Finland)?
• The point of
departure for business development – Nordic technology for
export?
• What is needed for the Nordic region
to be able to translate good conditions for e.g. renewable
energy into business development?
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