Finnish energy consumption by sector
Finland used 1 117 PJ of energy in 2010, accounting for about a quarter of the energy used in the Nordic countries. 41% of energy is used in industry – a higher share than all other Nordic countries...
View ArticleIncreasingly energy efficient economies
Over the last 20 years, the major economies have gradually reduced their energy intensities. That is to say that they now use less energy to produce one unit of GDP than they did before. The only...
View ArticleHow energy efficient are the Nordic economies?
Energy intensity is a measure of how energy efficient an economy is – it indicates how much energy it takes to create one unit of GDP. In the figure above, an energy intensity of one means that energy...
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Given an energy intensity of 0,15ktoe/GDP(mUSD) in the Nordic region, it takes 175 ml of oil-equivalent to earn one U.S. dollar of GDP. The 175 ml represents many diverse energy sources, as 35% of the...
View ArticleClean Energy Research Programmes in Denmark
Energy research in Denmark is organised under several ministries and institutions. The Danish Energy Agency funds two research programmes with significant demonstration activities, GreenLabs DK and...
View ArticleClean Energy Research Programmes in Iceland
Organised under the Ministry of Finance & Economic Affairs, the Icelandic Research Fund (RANNIS) administers two energy-related funds. The Research Fund allocates € 5 M annually in competitive...
View ArticleClean Energy Research Programmes in Finland
The majority of energy research in Finland is allocated by TEKES, the Funding Agency for Technology & Innovation, with € 200 M annually. Within TEKES, there are many energy programs of comparable...
View ArticleClean Energy Research Programmes in Sweden
The Swedish Energy Agency (SEA) distributes the bulk of energy research funds in Sweden, allocating them within six areas to a range of research performers. Energy research is also funded by VINNOVA,...
View ArticleClean Energy Research Programmes in Norway
In Norway, energy research funds are mainly allocated through the Norwegian Research Council (NRC). From here, funds separate into large programmes, namely ENERGIX, FME, NANO2021 and BIA. ENERGIX, the...
View ArticleClean Energy Research Programmes within the Nordic countries
Nordic Energy Research (NER) administers the majority of Nordic RD&D programmes in clean energy topics. NER is funded directly from national energy authorities and from the Nordic Council of...
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