To help you navigate the event, we have organized the program into five sections: a high-level overview of the entire conference in our “Program at a Glance,” followed by agendas for Day 0, Day 1, Day 2, and Day 3. Whether you’re planning your days around specific sessions or just getting a feel for what’s in store, these resources will ensure you make the most of your experience. This event is open to students, professionals from the energy and transport industries, government representatives, and anyone passionate about sustainable transport solutions.
Program at a glance
Day 0 – MoZEES Competence Building
How have the the PhDs and early career researchers impacted the development of Norway’s leading research centre on Zero Emission Energy Systems for Transport? Interested to know more about this? Please join us for an open meeting at Domus Bibliotheca the day before the FME MoZEES Final Conference.
| Coffee and light refreshments 09:00 – 09:30 | ||||
| 09:30 | Welcome and introduction Katinka Grønli, UiO and Øystein Ulleberg, IFE |
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| 09:45 | Pitches from MoZEES alumni and active young researchers:
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| 10:50 – 11:15 Coffee Break | ||||
| 11:00 | Why researcher training is key to achieving FME Goals Åse Slagtern, Research Council of Norway |
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| 11:15 | Panel discussion with selected alumni and representatives from the Research Council of Norway, Industry and Governmental bodies | |||
Day 1 – Research Activities & Results
Day 2 – Innovation Activities & Results
| Arrival & Registration 08:30 – 09:00 | |||
| Session 3 – From Materials to Market: Prototyping, Fabrication, and Manufacturing | Session 4 – Zero Emission Transport Systems: Heavy-Duty Applications (Road, Rail, and Sea) | ||
| 09:00 | Introduction to MoZEES Battery Innovation Activities Kenneth Friestad, MoZEES Innovation Committee |
Introduction to MoZEES Hydrogen Innovation Activities Geir Brekke, MoZEES Innovation Committee |
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| 09:15 | Driving Carbon Neutrality: R&D insights of Nissan (keynote) Eishi Endo, Nissan, Japan |
Decarbonising Heavy-Duty Road Transports Kjetil Bergflødt, Volvo |
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| 09:45 | Nanostructured Silicon Materials for Lithium-ion Batteries Eric Sauar, Cenate |
Operation of Battery Electric Buses in Cold and Winter Conditions Lena Wendelborg, Unibuss |
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| Coffee Break 10:00 – 10:30 | |||
| 10:30 | Solving the Battery Anode Problem Andreas Forfang, Vianode |
Zero Emissions Trains Armando Anson, CAF, Spain |
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| 10:50 | Battery Cell Production (title TBD) Halvor Høen Hval, Morrow Batteries |
Lessons Learned from the Marine Batteries on Vessels Wei He, Equinor |
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| 11:10 | Battery recycling at Hydro: from Hydrovolt and beyond Johan Fridner, Hydro |
Development of Safety Requirements for Large Lithium-Ion Battery Installations on Trains Henrik Helgesen, DNV |
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| 11:30 | End of Session 3 | End of Session 4 | |
| Lunch 11:30 – 13:00 | |||
| Conclusions, Recommendations & Future Work | |||
| 13:00 | Panel Discussion: Battery Technologies & Systems Chair: Egil Mollestad, ZEM Energy Co-chair: Kenneth Friestad, Elkem Panelists: Andreas Forfang, Vianode Erik Sauar, Cenate Eishi Endo, Nissan Lars Ole Valøen, Corvus Energy Hanne Flåten Andersen, IFE |
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| 13:45 | Panel Discussion: Hydrogen Technologies & Systems Chair: Ingo Machenbach, Statkraft Co-chair: Ahmed Abdelhakim, ABB Panelists: Magnus Thomassen, Hystar Egil Rasten, Nel Hydrogen Roger Sæther, ASKO Maria Brandsøy, Ocean Hyway Cluster Sigrid Lædre, SINTEF |
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| Coffee Break 14:30 – 15:00 | |||
| 15:00 | FME Battery – Next-Generation and Improved Circular Sustainable Battery Technology Value Chain Hanne Andersen, IFE |
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| 15:15 | FME HYDROGENi – Norwegian Research and Innovation Centre for Hydrogen and Ammonia Sigrid Lædre, SINTEF |
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| 15:30 | FME MarTrans – Norwegian R&D Centre for Maritime Energy Transitions Agathe Rialland, SINTEF |
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| 15:45 | Final Remarks Åse Slagtern, Research Council of Norway |
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| End of Conference at 16:00 | |||
Day 3 – Technical Tours
Technical tours will be arranged on Day 3 of the conference. Please register to join one of the tours here after you have registered for the conference.
Description of tours:
Option 1: Visit to NEL at Herøya
NEL is scaling up production of their alkaline electrolyser products and have constructed the world’s first fully automated electrolyser production facility at Herøya in Porsgrunn. The tour will start in Oslo and a bus will transport the participants to Herøya and back to Oslo.
Option 2: Visit to Cenate/Dynatec SMV
Cenate started out from research activity among MoZEES partners and is producing silicon anode materials with high energy density at Holter, near Spydeberg in collaboration with some of the leading battery producers in the world. The visit will be to Cenate’s facilities along with their parent company Dynatec SMV next door.
The tour will start in Oslo and a bus will transport the participants to Holter and back to Oslo.
Option 3: Visit to ASKO
ASKO operates a central distribution hub at Vestby with a focus on making the whole operation zero-emission and fully run on renewable energy. The hub integrates solar energy production on-site with their storage along with charging infrastructure for trucks.
The tour will start at Aker Brygge before a bus will transport participants to Vestby and back to Oslo after the tour.
Option 4: Visit to SINTEF Oslo and IFE
SINTEF’s laboratories in Forskningsveien 1 in Oslo contains state-of-the-art infrastructure for fabrication and testing of materials and components for hydrogen and battery technologies. The visit will cover advanced materials characterization labs, clean rooms for fabrication and thin film deposition (from the outside), the high temperature lab of the Norwegian Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Centre and the ammonia lab.
IFE’s new battery line commissioned in 2024 represents key infrastructure towards large-scale battery production in Norway. The visit will show the new pilot line and generally about the research ongoing on battery materials at IFE.
The tour will start at Forskningsparken and lunch will be served there before a bus will transport the participants to IFE.