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Inland Norway Energy Agency (Energiråd
innlandet) is the first of its kind in Norway, and was officially opened
28 August 2009 by the State Secretary Sigrid Hjørnegård.
The Energy Agency was
established by the Regional County Administrations of Hedmark and Oppland,
and the regional energy company Eidsiva Energi. The Inland Norway Energy
Agency is established with the support of the EU Intelligent Energy
Programme, and is part of a powerful network of some 400 energy agencies
across Europe.
The vision of the energy agency
is "Inland Norway carbone neutral before 2030", which is in line with the
national Norwegian climate goals. Another important goal of the energy
agency, is to assist the implementation of the goals of the EU Green
Package, before 2020.
The inland Norway Energy Agency
is located at the Energy House in the town of Gjøvik by the beautiful lake
Mjøsa and has three employees.
The main objectives for the
office is:
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Provide highly qualified,
independent and up to date information and advices about rational use of
energy (RUE) and development of renewable energy sources (RES)
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Stimulate the use of
relevant state-of-the-art technology and best practise in the Inland
Region and other parts of Norway
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Dissemination and public
awareness activities among individual households, local business and
public authorities
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