The report "Impact assessment of emergency market intervention measures to tackle high energy prices" describes the implementation of emergency intervention measures introduced by the Council of the EU, in Denmark, Finland, and Sweden. 

During the winter of 2022–2023, electricity consumption in the Nordic countries witnessed a reduction, both during peak hours and in total. However, the report highlights that the decrease in energy consumption cannot be solely attributed to the emergency measures. Other factors, such as high prices, a mild winter, and heightened awareness of the power market situation, likely played significant roles in influencing the reduced demand.

Nordic Energy Research invites applicants to apply for the tender "Evaluation of Nordic Energy Research Impact and Strategy for Vision 2030", which aims to evaluate Nordic Energy Research's Strategy 2022–2024 with respect to the priorities of Our Vision 2030 and Det nordiske energipolitiske samarbejdsprogram 2022–2024. The evaluation will be part of the decision-making basis for assessing a revised Strategy 2025–2030. It includes identifying potentials for strengthened and more targeted cooperation in relation to prioritization of thematic areas and to the principle and structure of the work.

The final deadline for applying is 18 August at 13:00 (CEST).

Access the full tender text on Doffin and on TED

On 30 June, Nordic Energy Research organized a seminar on the Nordic Energy Solutions for the Green Transition call in the Faroe Islands, in collaboration with Umhvørvisstovan – The Faroese Environment Agency. 

Nordic Energy Solutions for the Green Transition is the first call for proposals conducted by Nordic Energy Research where the Faroe Islands are participating on the same level as the other Nordic countries. The seminar participants were a mixed group of researchers and business professionals who work with innovative green energy solutions and showed great interest in joining Nordic projects on future energy solutions. 

Read more and apply for the call

On 4–5 October, the Nordic Hydrogen Valleys Conference will take place in Reykjavík, Iceland, building on the five projects supported through the call "Nordic hydrogen valleys as energy hubs – by 2030 and 2040" within the Joint Nordic Hydrogen Research Programme. One of the projects to be addressed at the conference is Nordic Hydrogen Hubs – Roadmaps towards 2030 and 2040 (NordicH2hubs). Sigrid Lædre is Project Lead of NordH2ubs and Senior Research Scientist within hydrogen technologies at SINTEF. 

"Out of the five projects, NordicH2ubs is the only one where all five Nordic countries are involved, which will provide a great opportunity to the see the Nordics as a whole," says Lædre. 

Register for the conference here

Nordic Energy Research is pleased to announce that Big2Great has been selected for a study investigating the impact of energy-labelling and eco-design in the Nordic countries. The project will be conducted in close collaboration with the Nordsyn group, which is the initiator of the project funded by the Nordic Council of Ministers. 

The next step is for the participants to submit their final proposals by 10 August. More information will follow about the other applicants.

"The panel debate enlightened us on the rapidly evolving landscape of hydrogen and green shipping in a Nordic context and how we can use those insights as a foundation for further research co-operation and policy formation," says Skytte.