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Norway
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Who am I?
Trained sociologist
Ph. D. in science and technology studies,
specifically in electricity markets
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Why me?
Skill set
End user
attitudes/behaviour
Energy efficiency
policy
Mixedmethodologies
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Centre for energy and society
A strong research institution
30 researchers on energy
Official centre for excellence in research
20 year history of energy research
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Norways energy system
Hydro based
Cheap, clean and abundant
A problem for new renewables
(gold standard)
Centralised grid for production and
transmission
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Oil exports large part of
economy
Distorts labour market
Delays investments
But theres no denying...
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DSM agency: Enova
Huge budget, few people
Funds a lot of projects:
Direct investments in energy efficiency
Experimental projects
Information campaigns
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DSM work being done
Focus on two points:
Incentives
Funding schemes, subsidies, tax breaks
Information
Everyday activities
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DSM research
New comprehensive research effort into
energy efficiency:
Multidisciplinary, well-funded
Energy targeted as priority research area as
official policy
Efficiency with own national subtask
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And yet...
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Conditions
Norwegians use a lot of
electricity
Electric home heating
Electricity-intensive
industry
Clean energy
Less incentive to save
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Barriers
Economic
Electricity is
cheap,
installations arenot
Institutional
Suppliers haveresponsibility
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Barriers II
Structural
More single households,
bigger houses
Political
Reluctance to limit
individual freedom
Short-termism in
electoral politics
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Barriers III
Rebound effects
Energy intensity gone up
Behavourial
Habits die slowly Energy use = comfort
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Drivers
Strong interest in energy efficiency
Living clean as
status signal
Increased funding
Refurbishing boom
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Models/frameworks
Economics
Price
Equilibrium
Market
Engineering modelling
Potential
Techno-fix
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What does this mean for politics?
Regulation driven by economic/instrumentalrationalities
Boards filled with economists and engineers
Ministry of Finance has last word
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But there is hope...
Behaviour research increasingly important
Habits/practices/attitudes
Models being updated
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Hopes and aspirations
Learn from examples
Theories
Practices
Institutions
Good discussions
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Thanks!