The objective of RENERGI is to develop knowledge and solutions as a basis for ensuring environment-friendly, economically efficient and effective management of the country's energy resources, a highly reliable energy supply and internationally competitive industrial development.
Norway and France have long shared close ties when it comes to the exploitation of offshore petroleum resources. Now the two countries are looking to expand that cooperation to include research and development on renewable marine resources.
Leading Chinese and Norwegian researchers in the field of climate and energy technology spent two days during the World Exhibition EXPO 2010 in Shanghai identifying areas for future research cooperation.
Long-term Norwegian research on environment-friendly energy has generated results of high international standard and spawned new industrial value creation. Recently, the Large-scale Programme Clean Energy for the Future (RENERGI) reached the midway point in its programme period.