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CEDREN in
2015
The main objective of CEDREN is to develop and communicate design solutions for renewable energy production that
address environmental and societal challenges at local, regional, national and global levels. The research is focused
on hydro and wind power production and power transmission systems. CEDREN is an interdisciplinary research centre,
building integrated knowledge from the technical, environmental and social science into better policies and solutions.
One important task is to finance PhDs and Master students,
and to include them in the CEDREN research teams. In 2015,
3 PhDs and more than 11 master students obtained their
degree. Hopefully, they will be recruited to work within the
field of renewable energy bringing the most updated knowl-
edge to their employers.
CEDREN has produced many results, methods, models and solu-
tions that are available to other researchers as well as to industry,
consultants, the authorities and other stakeholders. In 2015, we
documented 17 new innovations and solutions that are ready for
application also outside CEDREN, transforming knowledge into
work. Several tools and models were also upgraded to be able
to communicate with each other, allowing more holistic analysis.
Handbooks, text books and popular science documents
from CEDREN are warmly welcomed by the industry and
the authorities. Results and methods from several main topics
within CEDREN are being published this way.
In 2015, CEDREN obtained funding to start two new projects;
SafePass which deals with safe two-way migration of fish past
power plants and other barriers, and SusWater focusing on
both regulatory and natural science aspects related to the
EU Water Framework Directive. These projects have a strong
focus on case studies, and we are happy to see that end
users are engaging in the activities.
Dialogue, discussions and information exchange between
CEDREN researchers and its user partners and stakehold-
ers are vital parts of our core business. Consequently, meet-
ings and seminars between researchers and user partners in
CEDREN are highly prioritised activities. In 2015, CEDREN
organised five such meetings. In 2016, CEDREN wish to
increase this activity, hoping also to be able to engage user
partners and other stakeholder in bringing the knowledge to
work.
CEDREN has now entered the final year with funding from
the FME scheme, and will put a strong focus on dissemina-
tion and implementation of results. Even though the funding
of the centre will end, the concept of environmental design of
renewable energy will survive and the research partners will
continue to work within environmental design together with the
industry and the authorities.
Atle Harby
CEDREN Director