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Description of the project
Nordic Energy Perspectives (NEP) is an interdisciplinary Nordic energy research project with the overall goal of demonstrating means for stronger and sustainable growth and development in the Nordic countries. Now we are starting the second phase of the project. The first phase (2005 – 2006) has recently been finalised..

Phase 1: April 2005 - September 2006
The first phase of the project was completed 2006.

Phase 2: 2007 - 2010
The second phase of the project will be completed during the period
2007-2010.

NEP analyses the national and international political goals, directives, and policy instruments within the energy area, as well as their influence on the Nordic energy markets and energy systems and the infrastructures and institutional structures. NEP aims at clarifying to decision-makers the consequences of political and strategic decisions for politicians, energy actors and the public. The project is to promote a constructive dialogue among researchers, politicians, authorities and actors on the energy markets.

For decision makers, the project will clarify the consequences of political and strategic decisions by politicians, energy actors and the public to make better and more well-balanced decisions between competing ends possible. The project will also present ways for the Nordic countries and their energy actors to act in order to meet the demands from the rest of the world regarding environmental adjustments and security of supply in a cost efficient manner.


  The project, Phase 2, shall work with four areas of research focus:
 
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Markets and structures
•   Lower CO2 emissions, more renewables and low-carbon alternatives
•   Security of supply and energy resources
•   Energy efficiency and resource management


The toolkit of the project
The research group of the project handles a number of professional models and tools for analysis, which will now be put at the project’s disposal. They will jointly constitute an advanced toolkit. The following models will be used in phase 2:
 Model   Research group
 
 MARKAL Nordic, Martes
Chalmers / Profu

 Balmorel		    
 RAM-løse edb

 ECON-Classic		  
ECON

 PoMo, DoS		    
EME Analys
 
  Energimarknads-
 modellen
VTT

 GTAP		    
VATT

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