Anne Gerd Imenes

• ENE109-G Energy lab
• ENE111-G/ENE112-G Renewable Energy
• ENE241-G Solar Energy Systems
• ENE304-G Research Project, Bachelor Renewable Energy
• ENE412-G Solar Cell Technology and Applications
• ENE503-G Energy Research Project 1
• ENE500-G Master's Thesis Renewable Energy

• 2019 - present: Professor (Photovoltaics, Energy Materials group), The University of Agder, Department of Engineering Sciences, Grimstad, Norway
• 2009 – 2019: Senior Researcher (Smart Instrumentation / Renewable Energy group), NORCE / Teknova AS, Grimstad/Kristiansand, Norway - AND - Associate professor / Professor (Photovoltaics, Energy Materials group), The University of Agder, Department of Engineering Sciences, Grimstad, Norway
• 2008 – 2008: Research Associate (Solar Energy), CSIRO Energy Technology, Newcastle, Australia
• 2005 – 2008: Postdoctoral Fellow, Research Scientist (Solar Energy), CSIRO Energy Technology, Newcastle, Australia
• 2001 – 2005: PhD research student (Applied Physics) and Physics tutor, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
• 2000 – 2001: Lecturer, Mathematics and English Year 10-12,Nordborg Kristne Videregående Skole, Finnsnes, Norway
• 1994 – 1999: MSc research student (Environmental Physics) and Physics tutor, The Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås, Norway

Academic interests:

Anne Gerd’s academic interest is environmental physics, with a focus on renewable energy and solar energy applications. She works with Energy materials and Energy systems at the Department of Engineering Sciences in Grimstad. She has experience with modelling, optimization, visualization and performance analysis of several types of solar energy systems, from flat-plate modules (low-temperature) to concentrating systems (high-temperature). She has worked with spectrophotometry for analysis of optical filters and mirrors, instrumentation for characterization of solar irradiance, outdoor testing of solar cell modules, and building integrated photovoltaics (BIPV). 

Courses and supervision:

Anne Gerd teaches on solar cell technology and supervises students at Bachelor, Master, and PhD level. The student projects are usually conducted in collaboration with industry partners or are associated with ongoing research projects. 

Participation in national and international research projects and networks:

Participant in the Norwegian Research Centre on Sustainable Solar Cell Technology (FME SUSOLTECH), Work package 4 “End Use and Impact”, Norwegian Research Council project 257639, project period 2017-2024.

“Building Integrated Photovoltaics for Norway» (work package 1 leader). Project owner SINTEF, collaboration with NTNU, Teknova, IFE, and building industry companies/organisations. Funded by the Norwegian Research Council, project period 2015-2018. Project web-page: www.bipvno.no  

“Electricity usage in Smart Village Skarpnes” (project leader/researcher). Project owner Agder Energi Nett AS, collaboration with Teknova, University of Agder and Eltek. Funded by the Norwegian Research Council, project period 2013-2017. https://www.forskningsradet.no/prosjektbanken/#!/project/226139/no

National MC-member (Management Committee) of the EU COST-action CA16235 PEARL-PV “Performance and Reliability of Photovoltaic Systems: Evaluations of Large-Scale Monitoring Data”.

Participant in the IEA PVPS (Photovoltaic Power Systems Programme) Task 15 “Photovoltaics for the Built Environment”.

Participant in the IEA PVPS (Photovoltaic Power Systems Programme) Task 13 “Performance and Reliability of Photovoltaic Systems”.

 “Building integrated solar cells in future district Bjørndalssletta” (project leader). Project owner Kristiansand commune (Framtidens bydel Bjørndalssletta), collaboration with Teknova, University of Agder, Skanska, BGM Arkitekter, Klimaalliansen, and Klimapartnere. Funded by Husbanken, project period 2014-2016. https://www.kristiansand.kommune.no/teknisk-og-eiendom/prosjekter-og-kampanjer/framtidens-bydel/.

“Solar electricity to grid (Solstrøm på nett)” (project leader). Project owner Agder Energi, collaboration with Teknova, University of Agder, Agder Energi Nett, Elkem Solar, and Eltek. Funded by the Regional Research Funds Agder, project period 2010-2011 (Phase 1) and 2012-2014 (Phase 2).

Awards:

Australian Institute of Energy NSW & ACT Branch Postgraduate Student Energy Awards, Gold Prize Winner of the category “Energy – Achieving More With Less”, Sydney, Australia, 6 December 2004.

Australian Department of Education, Training and Youth Affairs International Postgraduate Research Scholarship (IPRS) and the University of Sydney International Postgraduate Award (IPA), 2001-2005.