Background

The mission of the project  is to

• Help consumers compare electricity from different sources in a transparent and trustworthy way.
• Help suppliers use a harmonized electricity disclosure as a tool for informing energy consumers about the origin of electricity.
• Help producers show the environmental footprint from renewable energy production.

 

 

 

 

Research Challenges

The most important R&D challenges of the project are to:

• Develop a holistic methodology for documenting environmental performance of energy systems and resources
• Implementing and use of data for sustainability of energy systems in energy trading systems
• Develop new ICT based technologies and services that improve efficient flow of information along the value chain of energy systems

Project Goals

 
Reduction of greenhouse gas emission from energy production and consumption, as a result of:

• Making it more profitable to invest in new, renewable energy by using environmental information
• Increased competitiveness and value added in Norwegian energy companies related to sale of sustainable energy resources
• Increased value added in the Norwegian supply industry related to products and services within energy trading
• Creation of new knowledge within the fields of R&D – and higher education as a platform for research-based education.

Results

The main results from the project are expected to be:

• More harmonised and holistic methodologies for documentation of environmental and resource performance of renewable energy systems, with main focus on wind and hydro power
• Environmental Product Declarations from a number of specific energy systems from participating companies, preferable developed through the International Type III EPD system according to ISO 14025
• Evaluations of the potential impacts of regulations and trading mechanisms on climate gas emissions in the energy sector
• Develop platforms for new ICT solutions in energy trading systems
• Develop input to new courses in energy trading and renewable energy on MSc and BSc levels
• Educate one PhD candidate and publish at least 4 scientific papers in international journals

Date of initiation

2009-01-01

Date of conclusion

2012-12-31