Seminar on the energy transition held in Norway as part of Oslo Innovation Week

(ANSA) - OSLO, 22 OTT - The seminar “Powering, Pricing, Proving: The Innovation Stack of the Energy Transition” was held at the Italian Cultural Institute in Oslo. The event was part of the official program of Oslo Innovation Week, an international festival that brings together more than 80 initiatives each year, including conferences, seminars, workshops, and events where incubators, scientific institutions, investors, companies, and startups present innovative solutions aimed at achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. The result of a collaboration between the Italian Embassy in Oslo, the Nordic Carbon Removal Association, and the startup ForestSync, the seminar brought together a select group of experts and professionals from the energy and environmental sectors, who discussed the current state of the energy transition, analyzed through three key components: clean energy production; the creation of the market infrastructure needed to assign economic value to CO₂ removal; and systems for analyzing the results of emissions reduction efforts using reliable methodologies and verifiable data. The event, moderated by green transition and sustainability expert Giulia Marzetti, was organized into three panel discussions, the first of which was led by Anders Ystad of Equinor Power, Christian Andresen of SINTEF Energy, Ingvald Straume of Hydrakraft, and Laura Serri of RSE - Ricerca sul Sistema Energetico, who discussed the current state and future prospects of offshore wind and marine energy from a Northern European and Mediterranean perspective. The second panel, featuring Sean Cappone of ForestSync / Carbonomex, Per Richard Olsen of Removr, Kenneth Juul of Carbon Centric, and June Snemyr of the law firm Advokatfirmaet Thommessen, delved into the role of procurement mechanisms, price transparency, and regulatory frameworks in fostering investment in CO₂ removal technologies and capacities. In the third and final panel, Timothy Lucie-Smith of Fondazione Sorella Natura and Prof. Riccardo Valentini—one of the leading experts in ecology and the management of agroforestry systems, and a former member of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)—which was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007—analyzed how to measure and demonstrate the impacts of climate change, and how to translate scientific evidence into concrete policies and collective awareness. The Italian Ambassador to Norway, Andrea Cavallari, who opened the event, emphasized “the importance and relevance of the topics that were presented and discussed during the seminar, before a knowledgeable and diverse audience of professionals and experts in the environment and the green transition. With COP31 in Antalya just a few weeks away, we sought to stimulate reflection on how to make the energy transition not only technologically feasible, but also economically sustainable and scientifically verifiable. This was not only an important opportunity for technical exploration but also a chance to foster relationships, share expertise, and develop collaborations between the Italian and Norwegian energy and innovation sectors.”
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