Privacy-preserving Transactive Energy Management (PriTEM) - Sabita Maharjan (DIS/ND)
Transactive energy management (TEM) is a new concept for peer-to-peer (P2P) energy trade that has the potential to create a truly participatory and distributed energy market with increased deployment of sustainable energy through active participation and contribution from local prosumers as key stakeholders in the energy ecosystem. Understanding aspects related to prosumers is crucial for acceptance and adoption of the P2P energy trade paradigm. Regulatory and policy aspects also play a vital role in such a transition. There is however a clear knowledge gap as aspects related to users are less explored, and policies are mainly focused on the environmental agenda. In this convergence environment, we will development new knowledge at the intersection of Energy Systems, Energy Informatics, Social Psychology and Data and Energy legislation through a collaborative and a highly cross-disciplinary research synergy between the Department of Informatics (IFI), the Department of Technology Systems (ITS), the Department of Psychology (PSI), the Department of Energy and Resources Law, and the Department of Private Law/Norwegian Research Center for Computers and Law (SERI), at the University of Oslo, and other stakeholders including prosumers, regulatory bodies (NVE), operators (Nord Pool) and other industrial partners. Specifically, we will examine and characterize the socio-psychological aspects that can act as potential barriers in the transition towards a TEM framework. Leveraging that, our research will develop an understanding of the role of trust, transparency and prosumer empowerment in this context, and develop computation efficient and scalable privacy preserving and secure data sharing solutions to build and enhance digital trust to empower the prosumers. Finally, the project will integrate the socio-psychological and regulatory aspects into a holistic framework to optimize the TEM process incorporating technical challenges related to the energy system.
EMPOWER: Sustainable Batteries in Mobility - Maja van der Velden (DIG/RT) - Postponed
To reach the vision of a Norwegian net-zero energy system by 2050, the decarbonisation of all transport segments is crucial. While batteries represent a central technology for zero-carbon transportation, they also pose complex socio-ecological problems. An analysis of the role of batteries for sustainable transport in a net-zero energy system is of yet missing. EMPOWER will address this knowledge gap, proposing an interdisciplinary approach to address the diversity of challenges (social, environmental, material, market, legal) found in the design, production, use, re-use, and recycling of batteries. EMPOWER will focus on electric vehicle batteries and aims to i) develop a common definition of sustainable mobility batteries across industry and disciplines; ii) develop representations of this sustainability concept in EV production and consumption and energy systems; iii) determine how the inclusion of this interdisciplinary set of criteria for the sustainability of EV batteries impacts the design of net-zero energy systems; and iv) co-design educational materials for young people and early career researchers to further their interdisciplinary understanding of and potential participation in generating knowledge and practices and influencing policies of sustainable EV batteries.