{"id":740,"date":"2018-12-14T14:54:50","date_gmt":"2018-12-14T14:54:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newenergy.is\/?page_id=740"},"modified":"2019-01-16T11:38:09","modified_gmt":"2019-01-16T11:38:09","slug":"740-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/newenergy.is\/en\/740-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Research and demonstration projects"},"content":{"rendered":"[av_section min_height=’25’ min_height_px=’500px’ padding=’large’ shadow=’no-shadow’ bottom_border=’no-border-styling’ bottom_border_diagonal_color=’#333333′ bottom_border_diagonal_direction=” bottom_border_style=” custom_arrow_bg=” id=” color=’main_color’ background=’bg_color’ custom_bg=” background_gradient_color1=” background_gradient_color2=” background_gradient_direction=’vertical’ src=’https:\/\/newenergy.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Vetnisopnun-Sahara-71-minni.jpg’ attachment=’542′ attachment_size=’full’ attach=’scroll’ position=’center center’ repeat=’stretch’ video=” video_ratio=’16:9′ overlay_enable=’aviaTBoverlay_enable’ overlay_opacity=’0.4′ overlay_color=’#000000′ overlay_pattern=” overlay_custom_pattern=” av_element_hidden_in_editor=’0′ av_uid=’av-dntjw’]\n[av_heading heading=’Research and demonstration projects’ tag=’h1′ style=’blockquote modern-quote modern-centered’ size=’50’ subheading_active=’subheading_below’ subheading_size=’15’ margin=” margin_sync=’true’ padding=’0′ color=’custom-color-heading’ custom_font=’#ffffff’ av-medium-font-size-title=” av-small-font-size-title=” av-mini-font-size-title=” av-medium-font-size=” av-small-font-size=” av-mini-font-size=” av_uid=’av-jpo5mbxl’ admin_preview_bg=”][\/av_heading]\n[av_hr class=’short’ height=’50’ shadow=’no-shadow’ position=’center’ custom_border=’av-border-thin’ custom_width=’50px’ custom_border_color=” custom_margin_top=’30px’ custom_margin_bottom=’30px’ icon_select=’yes’ custom_icon_color=” icon=’ue808′ font=’entypo-fontello’ av_uid=’av-jle1en1k’ admin_preview_bg=”]\n[\/av_section]\n[av_submenu which_menu=” menu=’28’ position=’center’ color=’main_color’ sticky=’aviaTBsticky’ mobile=’disabled’ av_uid=’av-jpseuxkn’]\n[av_submenu_item title=’Overview’ link=’page,792′ linktarget=” button_style=” av_uid=’av-em88s’]\n[av_submenu_item title=’Research and demonstration projects’ link=’page,740′ linktarget=” button_style=” av_uid=’av-9qn98′]\n[av_submenu_item title=’Confrences’ link=’page,822′ linktarget=” button_style=” av_uid=’av-70e7w’]\n[\/av_submenu]\n[av_section min_height=” min_height_px=’500px’ padding=’default’ shadow=’no-border-styling’ bottom_border=’no-border-styling’ bottom_border_diagonal_color=’#333333′ bottom_border_diagonal_direction=’scroll’ bottom_border_style=’scroll’ scroll_down=” custom_arrow_bg=” id=” color=’main_color’ background=’bg_color’ custom_bg=” background_gradient_color1=” background_gradient_color2=” background_gradient_direction=’vertical’ src=” attach=’scroll’ position=’top left’ repeat=’no-repeat’ video=” video_ratio=’16:9′ video_mobile_disabled=” overlay_enable=” overlay_opacity=’0.5′ overlay_color=” overlay_pattern=” overlay_custom_pattern=” av-desktop-hide=” av-medium-hide=” av-small-hide=” av-mini-hide=” av_element_hidden_in_editor=’0′ av_uid=’av-97ebf’]\n[av_hr class=’invisible’ height=’50’ shadow=’no-shadow’ position=’center’ custom_border=’av-border-thin’ custom_width=’50px’ custom_border_color=” custom_margin_top=’30px’ custom_margin_bottom=’30px’ icon_select=’yes’ custom_icon_color=” icon=’ue808′ font=’entypo-fontello’ av_uid=’av-jpo43535′ admin_preview_bg=”]\n[av_one_full first min_height=” vertical_alignment=” space=” custom_margin=” margin=’0px’ link=” linktarget=” link_hover=” padding=’0px’ border=” border_color=” radius=’0px’ background=’bg_color’ background_color=” background_gradient_color1=” background_gradient_color2=” background_gradient_direction=’vertical’ src=” background_position=’top left’ background_repeat=’no-repeat’ animation=” mobile_breaking=” mobile_display=” av_uid=’av-qoq6j’]\n[av_heading tag=’h1′ padding=’10’ heading=’Research and demonstration projects’ color=” style=’blockquote modern-quote modern-centered’ custom_font=” size=” subheading_active=” subheading_size=’15’ custom_class=” admin_preview_bg=” av-desktop-hide=” av-medium-hide=” av-small-hide=” av-mini-hide=” av-medium-font-size-title=” av-small-font-size-title=” av-mini-font-size-title=” av-medium-font-size=” av-small-font-size=” av-mini-font-size=” margin=”][\/av_heading]\n[av_textblock size=” font_color=” color=” av-medium-font-size=” av-small-font-size=” av-mini-font-size=” av_uid=’av-jpo4j7ln’ admin_preview_bg=”]\n
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The demonstratinos in Iceland and elsewhere have given rise to a variety of research. The demonstrations have raised questions and research projects gain more substantiation when these are backed up with real data. Many students have worked on and completed their masters’ project within the company.<\/em><\/p>\n

Click on the links below for those projects you find interesting<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n[\/av_textblock]\n[av_hr class=’invisible’ height=’50’ shadow=’no-shadow’ position=’center’ custom_border=’av-border-thin’ custom_width=’50px’ custom_border_color=” custom_margin_top=’30px’ custom_margin_bottom=’30px’ icon_select=’yes’ custom_icon_color=” icon=’ue808′ font=’entypo-fontello’ av_uid=’av-jpo4t38u’ admin_preview_bg=”]\n[av_toggle_container initial=’0′ mode=’accordion’ sort=’true’ styling=’av-minimal-toggle’ colors=’custom’ font_color=’#ffffff’ background_color=’#009c8f’ border_color=’#004c8a’ av_uid=’av-24kpf’]\n[av_toggle title=’ Create Acceptance – Tags: technology, energy, social acceptance’ tags=”]\n\"\"<\/p>\n

The project Create Acceptance contributes to facilitating the implementation of new and emerging sustainable energy technologies by assessing optimal conditions for the implementation of<\/div>\n
these new technologies in terms of socio-economic aspects, consumer preferences and citizen<\/div>\n
needs. The objectives of this project are to increase the competitiveness of RES (Renewable Energy Sources) and RUE (Rational Use of Energy) technologies by developing a tool that can<\/div>\n
measure, promote and improve social acceptance of these technologies.<\/div>\n

Create Acceptance: Assessing and promoting societal \u00a0acceptance of clean energy technologies.<\/p>\n

The project Create Acceptance contributes to facilitating the implementation of new and emerging sustainable energy technologies by assessing optimal conditions for the implementation of\u00a0these new technologies in terms of socio-economic aspects, consumer preferences and citizen\u00a0needs. The objectives of this project are to increase the competitiveness of RES (Renewable Energy Sources) and RUE (Rational Use of Energy) technologies by developing a tool that can\u00a0measure, promote and improve social acceptance of these technologies.<\/p>\n

The results are a stakeholder management tool:\u00a0ESTEEM\u00a0<\/a>which provides helpful guidance through the delicate work of interacting systematically all those who may be infliced by new projects.\u00a0Prjoect mangers can take steps to look into the project design and the social context and their interaction with stakeholders.\u00a0ESTEEM was formulated from former and current projects involving renewable energy technology. CreateAcceptance published introduction to the tool in the\u00a0final newsletter<\/a>\u00a0answering questions such as What is it? Who is it for? And a quick overview of the webisite.<\/p>\n

The CreateAcceptance approach was tested on four European case – projects, and one from South Africa,- one of them being the SMART-H2 project.\u00a0The\u00a0linked report\u00a0<\/a>gives an overview of how the management tool ESTEEM (from the CreateAcceptance project) was used within SMART-H2<\/p>\n

Other cases are described in another\u00a0create acceptance newsletter.<\/a><\/div>\n

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A workshop was also thrown by the University of Iceland, dempartment of sustainable development\u00a0in Janyary 2008. The University and INE ran a broader stakeholder workshop with the goal of setting a frame or outline a vision for new fuel types for the Icelandic market. The workshop was highly successful and the outcomes will be used to outline a future vision of an integrated alternative-fuel roadmap. Students at the University are processing the material that was collected on paper and tape recorder. The scenarioes will set a frame for various research projects in context with the SMART-H2 project where drivers, filling station operator and cooperating agents are collecting actual performance data on various new vehicles and disrtibution systems 2010.\u00a0Icelandic New Energy is proud of having been on the team for the development of this tool, and will use it in future projects.<\/p>\n

It has been very valuable to widen the scope of public discourse in Iceland, inviting interrested parties to put INE’s experience of replying to critique and setting hydrogen into context with other fuel options. Students will be involded in work that can give answers to complicated problems for each type of scenarioe. The ulimate goals is to find steeping stones that can support an eventual shift of fuel in Iceland.<\/p>\n

Here is the report from\u00a0Work Package 2<\/a>
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The ECTOS was a 4 year project sponsored by the European commission’s 5th framwork programme, attached to the\u00a0DG Research (Mr Eric Ponthieu). The buses were used from 2003 to 2007, but the ECTOS started with a two year preparation phase during which the hydrogen station and buses underwent a detailed design. A hydrogen production – compression, storage and dispensing station was ingaugurated in 2003 only using fresh water and electricity to produce the hydrogen. Three fuel cell buses of the type CITARO were test driven within the public transport system of Reykjavik. In Jan 2006 it was decided to prolong the\u00a0Hydrogen bus demonstration using the same busses, the same fuel cells, the same\u00a0hydrogen station but partially with a new agenda; Hy-FLEET:CUTE (see also\u00a0www.global-hydrogen-bus-platform.com<\/a>)<\/p>\n

\"\"The test driving in ECTOS and the CUTE projects were partially run simultainously where ECTOS started and ended earlier. During the demonstration surveys were carried out, technology was monitored and data was sampled.\u00a0The outcome was then integrated in further work with this type of transportation systems in the HyFLEET:CUTE project. In Reykajvik there was no\u00a0detailed efficinecy study made, but if you are interested in looking into\u00a0the performance of\u00a0subsystems and total fuel consumption on board this first generation of Hydrogen busses then please enjoy the outcome of the\u00a0study made in Stockholm<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The overall objective of ECTOS was\u00a0to demonstrate\u00a0the state-of-the-art hydrogen technology by running part of the public transport system with fuel cell busses within Reykjav\u00edk, Iceland. The energy chain is nearly CO2 free, because domestic geothermal and hydro-powered energy sources\u00a0feed the national\u00a0electricity grid and this is used to\u00a0produce hydrogen. A hydrogen fuel station\u00a0has been in operation since its inauguration\u00a0and makes pure hydrogen for the ECTOS fuel cell buses and other vehicles that have been shown in Reykjavik on special occasions. The fuel cell busses are refuelled daily at the hydrogen station, therefore all transportation and extra handling is minimized and safety measures optimal. An emergency responce plan is in place and routine proceedures establised to minimize any risks.<\/p>\n

The main research objectives for these hydrogen fuel cell buss projects is to find a safe, logical and clean way to integrate hydrogen into the current energy system.\u00a0They are formulated\u00a0because of\u00a0concern\u00a0for the socio-economic and environmental aspects for an eventual\u00a0shift to a hydrogen based modern society. The goals of ECTOS are to learn from doing – and gaining real experience from using hydrogen as a fuel.<\/p>\n

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Annual Newsletters.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Enjoy the\u00a0short news flashes\u00a0about the various aspects of the ECTOS buss project\u00a0from the beginning. Four newsletters are attached in pdf format –\u00a0a good starter for those who are interested in understanding how a demonstration project unfolds.<\/p>\n