The Future of Energy
The Future of Energy 2026
Vi vil gjerne takke alle foredragsholdere, paneldeltakere og moderatorer som bidro p? scenen, samt v?re partnere og alle deltakere for ? ha gjort denne Oslo Science City Arena konferansen p? Universitetet i Oslo til en vellykket konferanse.
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H?ydepunkter fra 2026
Energifronten: B?rekraft og Digitalisering, 澳门皇冠体育,皇冠足球比分 og Innovasjon
Her samles forskere, gründere, n?ringsliv, offentlige akt?rer og beslutningstakere for ? utforske hvordan gr?nn og digital omstilling kan forenes for ? skape morgendagens energil?sninger.
Med temaet ?Energifronten? setter vi s?kelyset p? ny forskning og innovasjon som former fremtidens energisystemer. Her m?tes eksperter som vil omsette kunnskap til handling og bidra til et mer effektivt, digitalisert og klimavennlig energisystem.
Som en Oslo Science City Arena-konferanse med Universitetet i Oslo som arrang?r er dette b?de en scene for forskningsformidling og en tverrfaglig m?teplass p? tvers av energi, milj?, b?rekraft og digitalisering. Sammen med partnerne v?re SINTEF, IFE, NGI, BI, Oslo kommune og innovasjonsdistriktet Kunnskapsbyen i Oslo er ambisjonen ? gj?re forskning tilgjengelig, styrke 澳门皇冠体育,皇冠足球比分 – og omsette idéer til l?sninger.
Program 14. januar, 2026: The Future of Energy is Green and Digital
09:00-10:45 ?pningssesjon: Gr?nn og digital omstilling
I denne sesjonen f?r vi en overordnet status og for energiomstillingen, nasjonalt og i Europa. Vi f?r ogs? l?re mer om regjeringens visjoner for digitaliseringens rolle i den gr?nne og digitale omstillingen, i tillegg til h?ydepunkter fra IEA sin siste "World Energy Outlook 2025".
Velkommen og ?pning ved:
- Bj?rn Jamtveit, Prorektor, Universitetet i Oslo, Velkomsttale
- Hallstein Bjercke, Byr?d for finans
- Karianne Tung, Digitaliserings og forvaltningsminister
Videre tar vi et dypdykk i det nye KI-senteret TRUST?– Norsk senter for p?litelig KI. Her f?r vi f?rst korte innlegg av:
- Morten D?hlen,?Professor, Institutt for Informatikk, Universitetet i Oslo, "When Machines Think the Planet Shouldn't Pay"
- Patrick Blomquist,?Seniorr?dgiver datavitenskap, Equinor, "Perspectives of Industrial AI"
Deretter en panelsamtale moderert av Ruth Astrid S?ter med:
- Karianne Tung, Digitaliserings og forvaltningsminister
- Morten D?hlen,?Professor, Institutt for Informatikk, Universitetet i Oslo
- Patrick Blomquist,?Seniorr?dgiver datavitenskap, Equinor
Keynote av Davide D’Ambrosio, leder for arbeidsgruppen Sustainability, Technology and Outlooks Data og hovedforfatter av World Energy Outlook, IEA
?pningssesjonen er moderert av Ruth Astrid S?ter.
10:45-11:15 Pause
11:15–12:30 Sesjon 1: Det globale kappl?pet for energisikkerhet og ressurser
Vi tar et helhetlig blikk p? forsyningssikkerhet og verdikjeder. Hvordan p?virker geopolitikk energiomstillingen, og hva betyr EU sine prioriteringer, sikkerhet, demokrati, og konkurransekraft, i praksis? Finnes det allerede l?sninger p? de globale utfordringene knyttet til energisikkerhet og ressurser? Det er p? tide ? tenke nytt om energisikkerhet.
Chair: Lars Huemer, Professor, BI
Introduserende innlegg ved:
- Miranda Schreurs, Professor, TUM, "European Energy and Climate Politics in Geopolitically Turbulent Times"
Innlegg om positive l?sninger p? globale utfordringer knyttet til energisikkerhet og ressurser:
- Josefine Selj, 澳门皇冠体育,皇冠足球比分sleder, IFE, "Hybrid Solar for Resilient Systems: Improving Capture Rates and Security"
- Ole Reistad, Seniorforsker i DNV og f?rsteamanuensis II ved UiO, "Every Nation for Itself – Or Be Serious About Nuclear Power?"
- Lars Huemer, Professor, BI: "From Competition to Cooperation: Rethinking Energy Security in the Global Resource Race”
12:30-13:15 Lunsj
13:15-14:55 Sesjon 2: Fra laboratoriet til marked - skalering av innovasjon
Hvordan g?r vi fra forskning til l?sninger i stor skala? Denne sesjonen f?lger reisen fra idé til impact, og ser p? hva som faktisk skal til for ? f? forskningsbaserte innovasjoner ut i markedet.
Vi starter med eksempler som viser hvordan ny teknologi utvikles, testes og forberedes for utrulling. Deretter f?r vi korte pitcher fra oppstartsbedrifter som jobber med konkrete l?sninger, f?r vi avslutter med en moderert samtale om erfaringer og l?rdommer fra skalering av innovasjon.
Chair: Tine Uberg N?rland, 澳门皇冠体育,皇冠足球比分sdirekt?r, IFE, "Innovation performance relative to economic development"
Introduserende innlegg ved:
- Tuukka M?kitie, Forsker, Sintef Digital, "From lab to impact - the innovation processes of upscaling"
Presentasjoner fra:
- ?yvind Blaker, Seniorspesialist Geoteknisk testing, NGI, "ProWind - Advancing multi-scale physical modelling and bespoke monitoring for offshore wind foundations"
- Atle Jensen, Professor, UiO, "Water wave experiments and applications"
Pitcher fra:
- Trygve Mongstad, CEO, Over Easy, "Over Easy Solar - A 5-years journey from prototype to 20000 square meters in 15 countries"
- Amalie Melsom, Head of Investor Relations & Strategy, Hystar, "Hystar - capturing market share as the new kid on the block"
- Martin Kirkengen, CTO, Cenate, "Cenate – hvordan finne sin plass i en global verdikjede"
Pitcherne deltar deretter i den avsluttende panelsamtalen hvor de deler erfaringer og l?rdommer fra skalering av innovasjon.
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14:55-15:25 Pause
15:25-16:30 Sesjon 3: Lokale, nyskapende l?sninger for framtidens by
Byer spiller en avgj?rende rolle for ? n? m?l om kliman?ytralitet innen 2050. Selv om teknologisk innovasjon er viktig, er det samspillet mellom styring, planlegging, digitale verkt?y og involvering som kan skape reell framgang.
I denne sesjonen f?r vi h?re om prosjekter som kombinerer infrastruktur, atferd og styring, og som viser fram innovative l?sninger for str?mnett, bygg, transport og fremtidens by.
Chair: Hicham Johra, Forsker, Sintef Community
Presentasjoner ved:
- Sabita Maharjan, Professor, UiO, "Energy Edge Intelligence for Sustainable Cities"
- Astrid Landstad, Klima- og energir?dgiver, Oslo kommune, "Oslo: Energy transition towards a Zero emission transport"
- Kamilla Heimar Andersen, Forsker, Sintef Community, "From building data to city action: enabling smarter and greener cities with detailed building data”
16:30-17:00 Avsluttende sesjon med keynote
K?ring av vinneren av beste poster
- Med Vebj?rn Bakken, Direkt?r, UiO:Energi og milj?
Avsluttende keynote av Benjamin Sovacool,?Direkt?r ved Boston University, Institutt for Global B?rekraft (IGS), "Critically reviewing smart home technology applications and energy digitalization trends in Europe"
Den avsluttende sesjonen er moderert av Ruth Astrid S?ter.
Bli kjent med poster deltakerne
Maaike Oude Veldhuis: Going back to the roots – Embodied ways of food production at Kvitnes gard in Northern Norway
Maaike is a second-year master student in social anthropology at the University of Oslo, operating in the field of sustainability within anthropology. Her research is about multispecies life-worlds in times of climate change and changing landscapes, and specifically about food and what kind of energy is needed to grow food in post-capitalistic places of rural abandonment.
Abhijai Velluva: New generation catalysts for sustainable alkaline water electrolysis
?Abhijai Velluva is a second-year PhD student at the Centre for Materials Science and Nanotechnology (SMN) within the Department of Chemistry at the University of Oslo. His research focuses on electrochemistry, specifically the development of novel catalysts for electrochemical water splitting aimed at green hydrogen production. He has a keen interest in the renewable energy transition and is dedicated to developing innovative and efficient solutions to tackle challenges related to energy and the environment. Abhijai will be presenting a poster titled "New Generation Catalysts for Sustainable Alkaline Water Electrolysis" in the "Energy Transition and the Environment" section at the conference, The Future of Energy is Green and Digital.
Josef Hisanawi: Breaking the SMR Burnup Barrier: A Hybrid Fuel Cycle for Advanced Pebble Bed Reactors
Josef Hisanawi is a final-semester Master’s student in Nuclear Physics at the Institute of Physics, University of Oslo, conducting his thesis in collaboration with the Department of Nuclear Engineering at UC Berkeley. His research focuses on advanced reactor physics and fuel-cycle performance using high-fidelity neutronics and depletion simulations. This poster presents results on hybrid fuel operation in fluoride-salt-cooled high-temperature reactor concepts, emphasizing how transfer timing affects achievable burnup and overall fuel utilization.
Lutfullah Mucahit Dogdu: An Investigation of Self-Healing Polymer Coating on Silicon Nanoparticles
I am Lutfullah Mucahit Dogdu, a fourth year Bachelor’s student in Materials Science and Engineering at Gebze Technical University, Turkey. I am currently conducting my Erasmus+ internship at the Institute for Energy Technology (IFE) in Norway, within the Battery Department. My work is part of the Horizon Europe project SALAMANDER. The theme of my poster focuses on the methodology, material characterization, and electrochemical evaluation of polymer-coated silicon nanoparticle anodes for lithium-ion batteries. I present the solution-based polymer coating process applied to silicon nanoparticles and discuss how this approach influences material properties and electrochemical behavior.
Henrik Petlund: Stability and Selectivity of Pd-fixated UiO-67 Metal-Organic Framework (Pre)Catalysts During Gas-Phase Electrocatalytic CO2 Reduction With Changing Relative Humidity
Henrik Petlund is a 4th year Ph.D Research Fellow currently working on gas-phase electrocatalytic CO? reduction in the research group for electrochemistry (ELKM) at the University of Oslo. He aims at developing novel and earth-abundant electrocatalysts and reactor designs, effectively converting CO? into value-added chemicals. In his poster presentation he shows how Pd-incorporated UiO-67 metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) perform as a precatalysts towards gas-phase electrocatalytic CO? reduction.
Tian Dai: Role of Dual-Redox Couples in Antiperovskite Li2FeSeO Cathodes
Tian Dai is a third year PhD research fellow at the Department of Chemistry and Centre for Materials Science and Nanotechnology. His interests are synthesis and advanced characterization of new electrode materials, and his current work is revolving around operando study of anti-perovskite (AP) cathode materials.
Polina Malinina: The Role of Flow-Based Market Coupling and Renewable Energy Integration in the Nordic Electricity Market
Polina Malinina holds a master’s in economics and is currently studying informatics at the University of Oslo. Her research interests include electricity market studies, and she presents a poster titled “The Role of Flow-Based Market Coupling in the Nordic Electricity Market”.
Rigas Karampasis: Tuvalu e-scapes: An Island Nation’s Digital Journey in the Face of Climate Change ?
Rigas Karampasis is an MPhil graduate in Social Anthropology from the University of Oslo, where his studies and thesis research were supported by the Onassis Foundation. His work lies at the intersection of digital and environmental anthropology, focusing on climate change, sovereignty, migration, everyday life and the digitizing aspirations of Tuvalu amid rising sea levels. His poster, “Tuvalu e-scapes: An Island Nation’s Digital Journey in the Face of Climate Change,” directly presents the findings of his completed MPhil thesis, drawing on ethnographic fieldwork in Tuvalu, Fiji, and Australia.
Muhammad Shahzad Javed: Land-based wind siting in Norway: biodiversity-energy trade-offs
Muhammad Shahzad Javed is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Oslo. His research focuses on energy systems modeling with emphasis on integrating social and environmental considerations into clean energy transitions. His poster examines how different environmental priorities affect wind power siting and zero-carbon electricity system outcomes in Norway.
Naveen Ragu Ramalingam: The future of energy is green and digital – But is it safe from submarine landslides and the tsunamis they might trigger?
Naveen Ragu Ramalingam is a postdoctoral researcher in the People-Centred Tsunami Early Warning for the Indian Coastlines (PCTWIN) project, following the completion of his PhD in understanding and Managing Extremes at University School of Advanced Studies at Pavia, Italy. He is affiliated with the Norwegian Geotechnical Institute, Oslo and specialises in probabilistic hazard/risk assessment and ML emulation. His poster focuses on understanding and modelling submarine landslides and also their tsunami potential, with the aim of improving hazard and risk assessment for offshore energy systems and coastal regions under the cross cutting themes of “Energy transition and the environment” and “Digitalisation”.
Iris van Dort: From Polymer Films to Functional Electrodes: A Self-Healing Binder for Silicon Anodes
Iris van Dort is a Master student and temporary researcher at the Institute for Energy Technology (IFE), continuing her research from her internship at IFE on self-healing polymers in silicon-based anodes for lithium-ion batteries.
18:00-19:30 Kveldsmottakelse Oslo r?dhus
D?rene ?pner klokken 17:20. Arrangementet starter presis klokken 18:00 og avsluttes klokken 19:30.
Med bidrag fra:
- Marthe Scharning Lund, Nestleder av Finansutvalget, Oslo kommune
- Christine Wergeland S?rbye, Administrerende direkt?r, Oslo Science City - Kunnskapsbyen i Oslo
Praktisk informasjon
- Dato: 14. januar 2026
- Moderator: Ruth Astrid S?ther
- Tid:
- Registrering fra 08:20-09:00.
- Konferansen starter kl. 09:00 og slutter kl. 17:00.
- Kveldsmottakelsen i r?dhuset starter kl. 18:00, d?rene ?pner kl. 17:20, og er ferdig kl. 19:30.
- Sted:
- Konferansen foreg?r i Aud. 1 i?Georg Sverdrups hus, Universitetsbiblioteket
- Kveldsmottakelse i Oslo r?dhus
- Arrang?rer: UiO:Energi og milj? og Kunnskapsbyen i Oslo
Kontaktinformasjon
For sp?rsm?l om konferansen eller kveldsmottakelsen, vennligst ta kontakt med Ingvild Budal Jacobsen?i.b.jacobsen@energi.uio.no
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