Lithuanian Energy Institute and Nordic countries

Eugenijus Ušpuras

Lithuanian Energy Institute

Brief history of Lithuanian Energy Institute

• Institute was founded in 1956 as the Institute of Energy and Power Engineering of the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences.

• In 1967-1991 it became known among local and foreign scientific society interested in fundamental research in hydrodynamics, thermal physics, material science, simulation and control of power supply systems, hydrology as the Institute for Physical and Engineering Problems of Energy Research.

• In January 1992 the Government of Republic of Lithuania granted the state science institution status to the institute which became independent from the Academy of Sciences and was named the Lithuanian Energy Institute.

Institute is certificated on ISO 9001:2001 and ISO 14000:2005 – quality management system

Research activities

• Security of energy supply and risk assessment• Nuclear energy and radioactive waste management• Metrology• Hydrology • Fuel cells and hydrogen• Renewable energy (mainly wind)• Energy efficiency• Combustion and plasma engineering• Energy strategy planning at various levels• Construction elements aging and new

multifunctioned materials • Complex control systems

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Financial structure of LEIFinancial structure of LEI

Successful European projectsSuccessful European projects• FP5 – 11 successfully completed projects• FP6 – 2 ongoing projects, 13 – successfully completed projects• FP7 – 10 out of 20 projects passed evaluation threshold. 5 projects started and 1 is in negotiation phase.• Intelligent Energy Europe – 4 ongoing projects, 17 – successfully completed projects and 2 – in negotiation phase

• Leonardo da Vinci – 1 successfully completed project

• INTERREG III – 3 successfully completed projects

• COST – 4 ongoing projects, 6 – successfully completed

• EUREKA – 2 ongoing projects, 1 – successfully completed• Nordic Energy Research Programme (NERP) – 1 ongoing project• Baltic Sea Region Programme 2007-2013 – 1 ongoing project•International Atomic Energy Agency – 4 ongoing projects, 2 – successfully completed

Collaboration with Nordic countriesCollaboration with Nordic countries• Collaboration with partners from Nordic countries are through the projects of the

•Framework programmes (FP5, FP6, FP7), •Nordic Energy Research Programme,•Nordic Council of Ministers supported projects•Intelligent Energy Europe, •Leonardo da Vinci, •COST, •EUREKA, •INTERREG III•Baltic Sea Region 2007-2013 programme.

•Collaboration with Nordic research groups through the International Energy Agency Hydrogen Implementation Agreement (Task 22: Fundamental and Applied Hydrogen Storage Materials – Operating Agent Prof. Bjorn Hauback, Institut for Energiteknik).

Collaboration with Nordic countriesCollaboration with Nordic countries• FP6 projects

Cost Assessment for Sustainable Energy Systems (CASES)Risoe (Denmark), Stockholm environment Institute (Sweden), ECON Analysis AS, E-CO Tech AS (Norway)Enhancing International Cooperation in running FP6 Hydrogen Solid Storage activities (HySIC)Stockholm university (Sweden)Hydrogen Storage Research Training Network (HYTRAIN)Institut for Energiteknik (Norway), Stockholm universitet (Sweden)Integrated Project on Energy Externalities (NEEDS)Chalmers Tekniska hogskola, Lunds universitet (Sweden), E-CO Tech AS, Meteorologisk institut (Norway), Islensk Noorka EHF (Iceland), Risoe (Denmark), VTT (Finland)

Collaboration with Nordic countriesCollaboration with Nordic countries• FP6 projects

Coordination Action to consolidate RTD activities for large-scale integration of DER into the European electricity market (SOLID-DER)Risoe, Elsam A/S (Denmark)Nuclear Plant LIFE Prediction (NULIFE)VTT (Finland), Forsmark Kraftgrupp AB, Vatenfall Utveckling AB, Oskarsham KG AB, Studsvik Nuclear AB, Ringhals AB (Sweden)Network of Excellence for a Sustainable Integration of European Research on Severe Accident Phenomenology and Management (SARNET)Chalmers Tekniska Högskola, Kungl Tekniska Högskolan, Swedpower AB (Sweden), Fortum nuclear services Ltd, VTT (Finland)

Collaboration with Nordic countriesCollaboration with Nordic countries• FP7 projects

Security of Energy Considering Its Uncertainty, Risk and Economic Implications (SECURE) Ramboll Oil & Gas (Denmark) Network of Excellence for a Sustainable Integration of European Research on Severe Accident Phenomenology and Management – Phase 2 Chalmers Tekniska Högskola, Kungl Tekniska Högskolan (Sweden), VTT (Finland)Treatment and Disposal of Irradiated Graphite and Other Carbonaceous Waste (CARBOWASTE)Studsvik AB (Sweden)Integrated European Network for biomass and waste reutilisation for Bioproducts (AQUATERRE)Akureyri University (Iceland), Technical University of Denmark (Denmark), University of Kristianstad (Sweden)

Collaboration with Nordic countriesCollaboration with Nordic countries• Nordic Energy Research Programme (NERP)

Among 12 research groups from Nordic countries, Baltic countries and Russia there are:

Institute for Energy Technology (IFE) – Prof. Bjørn C. Hauback

University of Oslo, Department of Chemistry – Prof. Helmer Fjellvåg

Collaboration with Nordic countriesCollaboration with Nordic countries• Support of Nordic Council of Ministers for young researchers – in period of 2000-2006 three Lithuanian Energy Institute’s PhD Candidates received stipends to visit Nordic research centres.

• With support of Nordic Energy Research Programme and EU Structural Funds several young researchers in the field of fuel cells and hydrogen visited research centres in Stockholm, Oslo, Iceland.

•There is a need for closer co-operation with Nordic countries. There is a substantial interest of Lithuanian Energy Institute’s researchers to visit Nordic research centres.

•One of the possible examples could be CYSENI conference www.cyseni.com on energy topics held at Lithuanian Energy Institute, where young scientists from Baltic Sea region participate.

Collaboration with Nordic countriesCollaboration with Nordic countries Institute co-operates in the following fields:

MetrologySwedish National Testing and Research Institute (SP) Danish Technology Institute (DTI) Danish FORCE Institute

Fuel cells and HydrogenStockholm UniversityInstitut for EnergiteknikOslo UniversityUniversity of Iceland

Various energy issues (renewables, security of energy supply, energy planning)Risoe

Nuclear energyKungl Tekniska Högskolan

Collaboration with Nordic countriesCollaboration with Nordic countries Institute co-operates in the following fields:

HydrologySwedish meteorological and hydrological institute (SMHI)Rossby centre, SwedenSINTEFFinnish Environment Institute (SYKE)

Interest for post-doc traineeshipPlasma technologies

Interest for co-operation in the field of plasma technologiesEnergy Efficiency

Interest for co-operation if the fields of energy efficiency in buildings and transport; heat pumps, small scale co-generation technologies

Our address

Lithuanian Energy Institute

Breslaujos str. 3

LT-44403 Kaunas

Lithuania

http://www.lei.lt

Telephone: +370 37 351403

Facsimile: +370 37 351271

Laureates of 2005 Lithuanian science prize – E. Ušpuras, K. K. Almenas, A. Kaliatka, S. Rimkevičius, J. Augutis. Prize awarded for fundamental and applied science research works

Deterministic and probabilistic research, engineering solutions and their implementation increasing safety and reliability of the

Ignalina NPP (1994–2004).

Laureates of the Lithuanian Science Award 2006 – B. Čėsna, P. Vaitiekūnas and L. V. Ašmantas. The award granted for the cycle

of works of Fundamental and applied sciences research Intensification of heat and mass transfer and determination of

reguliarities in power devices (1975–2005)

Laureates of the Lithuanian Science Award 2008 – A. Pedišius, J. Tonkonogij, G. Zygmantas, N. Pedišius. The award granted

for the cycle of works performed in 1995-2007 Creation of complex of state flow standards and experimental facilities for

reproducing the liquids, gas and heat quantity values and research-testing its measurement instruments

Lithuanian Energy Institute and Ignalina NPP for developed technology Fuel reuse of Ignalina NPP Unit 1 in Unit 2 reactor

was granted a golden medal of Lithuanian Industrialist Confederation competition “Lithuanian product of the year 2007”

Lithuanian Energy Institute for the implemented project Control system of leaktightness of heat releasing element shells, used during disarrangement of spent fuel assemblies in the “hot

chamber” was granted a golden medal of Lithuanian Industrialist Confederation competition “Lithuanian product of the year 2008”

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