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Per Ove Eikeland

Senior Researcher

+47 48074508 poeikeland@fni.no

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Institutional economics, political economy, industrial organisation and strategic management, innovation systems, policy analysis in the fields of energy, environment, industry and competition.
Studies of European Union politics.
Studies of national energy and climate policies.
Studies of environmental strategy and innovation in energy industries.
Studies of market diffusion of renewable energy.

Innovation and technology policy
International political economy
EU institutions and policymaking
EU climate and energy policy
Norwegian climate and energy policy
Energy markets and regulation

Energy market policies
Energy-sector innovation
Environmental policy integration in the energy sector
EU energy governance

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Climate and Energy Politics

Academic background

Cand.mag., Political Science, University of Oslo, 1987, with specialisation in International Economic Policy.
Cand.polit., Economics, University of Oslo, 1991, with specialisation in Environmental Economics and Socio-Economic planning.
Scholarship, Department of Innovation and Economic Organisation, Norwegian School of Management, 1999-2003.

Experience

Senior Research Fellow, the Fridtjof Nansen Institute (from 2013).
Research Fellow, the Fridtjof Nansen Institute (1994-2013).
Scholarship and research associate, Department of Innovation and Economic Organisation, Norwegian School of Management (1999-2003).
Lecturer in institutional resource economics, Norwegian University of Life Sciences (1994-1995).
Research Assistant, the Fridtjof Nansen Institute (1991-1994).

Projects

Project name	Status
Secure, resilient, and sustainable electricity distribution grids (SecurEL)	Ongoing
Batteries as flexibility provider for the Norwegian Electric Power System – drivers, opportunities and challenges (NORBAT)	Ongoing
Out of the shade? Solar development challenges in Norway (SOLNOR)	Ongoing
Norwegian Centre for Hydrogen Research (HyValue)	Ongoing
Land-use change and changing windpower governance: Process, practices and pressure (WINDGOV)	Ongoing
Include - Research centre for socially inclusive energy transitions	Ongoing

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In media

Landet som snudde kappa mot straumen (The Country That Went Against the Energy Current)
Dag og Tid, February 15, 2025. In Norwegian.
Arbeiderpartiet vil behandle kun tre EU-direktiver: – Kan ikke bare fortsette å si nei, sier forsker (Labour Party to Tackle Three EU Directives: 'Can't Keep Saying No')
Forskning.no, January 31, 2025. In Norwegian.
Misinformation and why-bother attitudes threaten Vancouver’s green reputation
The Narwahl, January 30, 2025.
Vind og sol sto for nesten 30 prosent av elektrisiteten i Europa i fjor (Wind and solar power accounted for nearly 30 percent of electricity in Europe last year)
Forskning.no, April 18, 2024. In Norwegian.
Hvordan blir strømprisen til? (How is the Electricity Price Determined?)
Forskning.no, 23 January 2024. In Norwegian.

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Books

Are Low-Carbon Futures Decentralised? The Governance of Collective Electricity Systems

The Politics of Low-Carbon Innovation - The EU Strategic Energy Technology Plan

Linking EU Climate and Energy Policies: Decision-making, Implementation and Reform

Peer-reviewed articles and chapters

Ten questions concerning decentralised energy systems governance

Conclusion: Three overarching themes for understanding decentralisation in future low-carbon electricity systems

Norway's Hydrogen Strategy: Unveiling Green Opportunities and Blue Export Ambitions

De Facto Rule-Making Below the Level of Implementing Acts: Double-Delegated Rule-Making in European Union Electricity Market Regulation

A wind of change in Norway: Explaining shifts in municipal stances on wind power by policy feedback and energy justice

Governing EU low-carbon innovation: from Strategic Energy Technology Plan to European Green Deal

Biofuelling the energy transition in Nordic countries: Explaining overachievement of EU renewable transport obligations

To facilitate a fair bioeconomy transition, stronger regional-level linkages are needed

The Politics of low-carbon innovation: Implementing the European Union’s Strategic Energy Technology Plan

Oil and power industries' responses to EU emissions trading:leaders or laggards?

Other publications

EUs ren energi-pakke kan begrense strømflyten fra Norge (EU’s Clean Energy Package may limit power flows from Norway)

Skjebnetid for Europas hydrogensatsing (Pivotal Time for Europe’s Hydrogen Initiative)

The role of the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators: Evolving through energy crisis and energy transition

Norway's Internal and External Hydrogen Strategy

EU pålegger ikke Norge å bruke inntekter fra utenlandskabler til å bygge nye kabler (EU will not force Norway to spend revenue from interconnectors to build new cables)

Tatt av vinden? Endring i norske kommuners holdninger til vindkraft ('Gone with the Wind? Norwegian Municipalities' Changing Attitudes Towards Windpower')

Stocktaking of the adopted TCMs: Towards harmonization or diversity?

Mer kontroll til forbrukerne er en vei ut av strømpriskrisen (Power to the people is a way out of the electricity electricity price crisis)

Mer kontroll til forbrukerne er en vei ut av strømpriskrisen (More control to the consumers is a way out of the electricity price crises)

Hvorfor gjør krigen i Ukraina at strømmen blir dyr i Norge? (Why does the war in Ukraine make electricity more expensive in Norway?)

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Academic background

Experience

Projects

Publications

Books

Are Low-Carbon Futures Decentralised? The Governance of Collective Electricity Systems

The Politics of Low-Carbon Innovation - The EU Strategic Energy Technology Plan

Linking EU Climate and Energy Policies: Decision-making, Implementation and Reform

Peer-reviewed articles and chapters

Ten questions concerning decentralised energy systems governance

Conclusion: Three overarching themes for understanding decentralisation in future low-carbon electricity systems

Norway's Hydrogen Strategy: Unveiling Green Opportunities and Blue Export Ambitions

De Facto Rule-Making Below the Level of Implementing Acts: Double-Delegated Rule-Making in European Union Electricity Market Regulation

A wind of change in Norway: Explaining shifts in municipal stances on wind power by policy feedback and energy justice

Governing EU low-carbon innovation: from Strategic Energy Technology Plan to European Green Deal

Biofuelling the energy transition in Nordic countries: Explaining overachievement of EU renewable transport obligations

To facilitate a fair bioeconomy transition, stronger regional-level linkages are needed

The Politics of low-carbon innovation: Implementing the European Union’s Strategic Energy Technology Plan

Oil and power industries' responses to EU emissions trading:leaders or laggards?

Other publications

EUs ren energi-pakke kan begrense strømflyten fra Norge (EU’s Clean Energy Package may limit power flows from Norway)

Skjebnetid for Europas hydrogensatsing (Pivotal Time for Europe’s Hydrogen Initiative)

The role of the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators: Evolving through energy crisis and energy transition

Norway's Internal and External Hydrogen Strategy

EU pålegger ikke Norge å bruke inntekter fra utenlandskabler til å bygge nye kabler (EU will not force Norway to spend revenue from interconnectors to build new cables)

Tatt av vinden? Endring i norske kommuners holdninger til vindkraft ('Gone with the Wind? Norwegian Municipalities' Changing Attitudes Towards Windpower')

Stocktaking of the adopted TCMs: Towards harmonization or diversity?

Mer kontroll til forbruk­­erne er en vei ut av strømpris­krisen (Power to the people is a way out of the electricity electricity price crisis)

Mer kontroll til forbrukerne er en vei ut av strømpriskrisen (More control to the consumers is a way out of the electricity price crises)

Hvorfor gjør krigen i Ukraina at strømmen blir dyr i Norge? (Why does the war in Ukraine make electricity more expensive in Norway?)

News

In media

Mer kontroll til forbrukerne er en vei ut av strømpriskrisen (Power to the people is a way out of the electricity electricity price crisis)