Energy House Day 2026

10:00

WELCOME TO ENERGY HOUSE DAY 2026
Willie Wågen, CEO, Sustainable Energy

FROM VULNERABILITY TO SOVEREIGNTY: SCALING LOCAL ENERGY FOR EUROPE´S SECURITY Scaling
Julien Moulin, Chariman, Française de l’Énergie (FDE)

Europe is discovering a hard truth: energy dependence is a national-security risk. But when supply routes are weaponised and price volatility becomes structural, can local energy production become a risk-management and competitiveness strategy?

BEYOND THE NOISE: TURNING CLIMATE AMBITION INTO ACTION
Per Magne Ludvigsen, Author & Investor

A clear-eyed look at what the green transition truly requires from the author behind the book “Between the Oil & the Future”: How must we transform energy systems to meet fast approaching climate goals and move from debate to action?

MARKET OUTLOOK: DEVELOP, EXPORT & SCALE
Reber Iversen, Policy & Project Manager, Maritime CleanTech

What´s the quickest route from a great idea to the global markets? Maritime CleanTech and Innovation Norway have deep-dived into the maritime sector with support from DNV and Menon Economics and are ready to present new and cutting edge insights

NUCLEAR MARINE PROPULSION – The Ultimate Solution for Safe & Sustainable Green Shipping?
Dr. Spyros Hirdaris, Manager, ABS Global Ship Systems Centre

Can we position nuclear-powered vessels as a cornerstone of 2050 decarbonization goals? The American Bureau of Shipping shares an update on the availability of nuclear fuels, the landscape of modern reactors, and the evolving safety and regulations framework.

POWERING SHORT-SEA SHIPPING WITH AMMONIA
Ragnhild Høvik, Senior Project Manager, Skarv Shipping Solutions / Grieg Edge

Skarv Shipping Solutions will be the first shipowner ever to power a newbuild with the groundbreaking Wärtsilä 25 ammonia engine.

PANEL: AMMONIA-POWERED OFFSHORE DRILLING

Odfjell Drilling, Wärtsilä and Equinor collaborate to convert diesel generators on semi-submersible drilling rigs to ammonia-fueled power systems. The goal is carbon-neutral operations.

Panelists: Thomas Borsholm, VP Assets & Projects, Odfjell Drilling |Oddbjørn Øygard, Manager Process Technology, Equinor | Torgeir Sørvik, GM Marine Sales, Wärtsilä

REDEFINING AMMONIA PRODUCTION: CHEAPER, CLEANER & FASTER
Karen Baert, Co-Founder & CEO, Ammobia (US)

Ammonia production hasn´t changed much since the early 1900s, until now: San Francisco-based Ammobia´s Haber-Bosch 2.0 plants are the lowest-cost ammonia production technology, powered by breakthrough materials science and process design – built from commercially available components.

FROM WATER TO POWER
Erik Wickman, European Commercial Lead, MayMaan

MayMaan (US) has developed a clean combustion platform designed to accelerate the energy transition with a practical, drop-in approach. Running on a 70% water and 30% bio-alcohol blend, it enables cleaner combustion and high power density while reducing harmful emissions such as NOx and SOx to levels that are practically immeasurable.

L U N C H

DECARBONIZING OFFSHORE POWER PRODUCTION
Hans Fredrik Lindøen-Kjellnes, CEO, Eld Energy

Power systems with high efficiency and zero emissions based on Solid Oxide Fuel Cells. Eld Energy is on a mission to eliminate emissions on deep-sea operations, on ships, and on offshore installations.

LESSONS LEARNED: TESTING AMMONIA-TO-HYDROGEN CRACKER
Nils Jakob Hasle, EVP Clean Energy, Höegh Evi

Last year Höegh Evi, Wärtsilä Gas Solutions and partners officially launched the testing of the first industrial-scale ammonia cracker that will convert ammonia to hydrogen onboard floating vessels. What have they learned? How close are they to ramping up hydrogen volumes in Europe?

PANEL: BRIDGING THE KNOWLEDGE GAP

New solutions need new knowledge for safe operations. How can we ensure that shipping and the industry have qualified personnel when adopting new technologies and future fuels?

Panelists: Ragnhild Høvik, Senior Project Manager, Skarv Shipping Solutions/Grieg Edge | Øyvind Midtbø Berge, Pro-rector Innovation & Regional Dev, HVL | David Robert Emberson, Associate Professor, Department of Marine Technology, NTNU | Linn Therese Erve, Director Business Development & Public Affairs, Sustainable Energy

VALUES IN MOTION: NORWAY AS A LIVING LAB IN THE GLOBAL ENERGY TRANSITION
Andre Gill, Partner, PwC

FROM BITS TO ATOMS: AI´s EXPANSION INTO THE PHYSICAL ECONOMY
Jeremy Brown, Investment Principal, Anthemis (UK)

WHAT TURNS BREAKTHROUGH ENGINEERING INTO VENTURE-SCALE RETURNS?Kelly Reeser, Co-Founder & GP, Gain Venture Capital (US)

The Co-founder & GP of Gain Venture Capital, Kelly Reeser, will travel from Florida to share with us her experience as an emerging fund manager.

INVESTING WHEN & WHERE VC DO NOT DARE
Tim Woodcock, CEO, Climate Merchants

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16:00

TOUR THE ENERGY HOUSE

Are you ready to see groundbreaking technology development up close? On this tour of our world-leading test center for future fuels, you will get a first-hand view of ongoing tests in the Energy House.

AFTER ENERGY HOUSE DAY

Sustainable Energy, Alltec & The Switch is happy to welcome you to this reception. Enjoy refreshments whilst networking with key players.

From Conference End – 18:00