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A NNUA L R EPORT 2008
NVE’s Participation in International Research and
Cooperation with International Institutions
ENERGY
International Energy Agency (IEA)
Wind Energy: Member of Executive Committee for
the Implementing Agreement in the research and
development of wind turbine systems. Participate in
Annex for wind and hydro systems and Annex for wind
system integration.
IEA Hydropower technologies
Participate in Annex for small hydro
The Council of European Energy Regulators (CEER)
The overall aim of the Council of European Energy
Regulators (CEER) is to facilitate the creation of a single
competitive, efficient and sustainable internal market for
gas and electricity in Europe.
The European Regulators’ Group for Electricity and
Gas (ERGEG)
ERGEG is an advisory group of independent national
regulatory authorities to assist the European Commission
in consolidating the Internal Market for electricity and gas.
International Council on Large Electric Systems (CIGRÉ)
CIGRE (International Council on Large Electric Systems)
is one of the leading worldwide Organizations on Electric
Power Systems, covering their technical, economic,
environmental, organisational and regulatory aspects.
NVE participates, inter alia, as a member of the Board
in the Norwegian national committee and a as member
of the study committee on System Environmental
Performance.
European Committee for Electrotechnical
Standardization (CENELEC)
CENELEC’s mission is to prepare voluntary
electrotechnical standards that help develop the Single
European Market/European Economic Area for electrical
and electronic goods and services removing barriers to
trade, creating new markets and cutting compliance costs.
The Union of the Electricity Industry (EURELECTRIC)
Its mission is to contribute to the development and
competitiveness of the electricity industry and to promote
the role of electricity in the advancement of society.
CIRED – International Conference on Electricity
Distribution
CIRED works for the purpose of increasing the business
relevant competencies, skills and knowledge of
those who see themselves as a part of the electricity
distribution community. CIRED is dedicated to the design,
construction and operation of public distribution systems
and of large installations using electrical energy in
industry, services and transport. CIRED covers the
whole field of Electricity Distribution Systems and
associated services, including dispersed and embedded
generation issues, the technical aspects of Electricity
Supply and related aspects such as cost reduction,
environment, regulation, organisation and related IT
systems.
The Nordic Energy Regulators (NordREG)
NordREG is a cooperative organization for Nordic
regulatory authorities in the energy field. Their mission
is to actively promote legal and institutional framework
and conditions necessary for developing the Nordic and
European electricity markets.
Nordic Project on Distributed Energy for Remote Areas
The objective of the project is to identify renewable
technologies and new energy technologies suitable for
remote areas in Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Norway,
Iceland, and Greenland.
Climate and Energy: International project. The project
comprises several institutions representing Nordic and
Baltic countries.
NATO; Industrial Planning Committee (IPC)
Ad Hoc Working Group on the Protection of Energy-
Related Critical Infrastructure (AHWG), subgroup
electricity. The aim of the working group is to examine
the electricity infrastructure and resulting vulnerabilities
and discuss potential preventive and/or consequence
management measures, and develop a catalogue of best
practices for the protection of electricity-related critical
infrastructure.
Nordisk Beredskapsforum (NordBER)
The objective of the forum is to conduct a dialogue between
the involved parties concerning contingency planning and
crisis management in the power sector. NordBER deals
with issues which are not managed by TSO cooperation
through Nordel. The forum consists of the Nordic energy
authorities, TSOs and other relevant parties from the
Nordic countries.