Seminar: Emerging technologies and their impact on the society

9th March 2017, 10:00-14:15, coffee and tea from 9:15

Auditorium 2, Faculty of Law, Magnus Lagabøtes plass 1

The purpose is to present emerging renewable energy technology and their impact on the society. Both current technology and technology on a very early stage/concept stage will be presented, together with the challenges and opportunities posed by the technological development.

10:00-10:20 Introduction

• Responsible energy transition, Kjetil Rommetveit, Associate Professor, Senter for Vitenskapsteori, UiB

10:20-11:20 Current technology

• Wind turbines for urban use, Kristin Guldbrandsen Frøysa, director NORCOWE and associate professor II UiB
• Solar, Simona Petroncini, CEO Solbære
• Small hydropower, Halle Aslaksen, CEO Småkraft

11:20-12:00 Lunch

12:00-13:00 10 years down the line

• Electric production from raindrops, professor Lars Egil Helset, Institutt for fysikk og teknologi, UiB
• New generation of solar cell technologies, professor Dhayalan Velauthapillai, Høgskulen på Vestlandet
• Introduction of next generation wind power, Thomas Hårklau, Kitemill

13:00-13:15 Coffee break

13:15-14:15 Social and legal impacts

• Social science perspectives on the commercialization of green technologies, Helge Lea Tvedt, PhD student, Department of Geography, UiB
• Law, market and technology – on the transformation of energy law, professor Ernst Nordtveit, Faculty of Law, UiB
• Summarizing: Impact on the society, Marin Larsen Hirth, Green Energy Analyst, Greensight

The seminar is free of charge, but registration is mandatory.