Academic Interests
Energy law - environmental law - EU law - EEA law natural resources law - state aids - internal energy market
Undergoing research: energy market design, energy infrastructures regulation, Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs); financing of energy projects; EU state aids law and the energy sector; exploitation of mineral seabed resources; offshore energy production, incl. offshore wind and hydrogen; carbon capture and storage (CCS); network codes and guidelines.
Teaching experience and student supervision
Energy law – environmental law – EU and EEA law – competition law (in particular state aids) – renewable energy – climate change.
Course responsibility: environmental law (JUS2211), Energy Law (JUS1412/5412).
Co-Director of the professional part-time LL.M programme in Energy Law: North Sea Energy Law Programme (NSELP) (nselp.eu).
Higher education and employment history
Ph.D. (UiO, Oslo) 2012, LL.M in International and European Energy and Environmental Law (KUL, Leuven) 2007, MA in International Politics (Ceris, Paris/Brüssel) 2003, MA in European Affairs (UCL, Louvain-la-Neuve) 2002, LL.B (Lille) 2002, I.E.P. (Aix-en-Provence) 2001.
Professor (2021), Scandinavian Institute of Maritime Law, Energy and Resources Law Department. Head of Department (2021-).
Associate Professor, Scandinavian Institute of Maritime Law, Energy and Resources Law Department (2014-2021).
Senior Research Fellow, Fridtjof Nansen Institute, Oslo. Projects: Implementing Network Codes (INC) and Regulating Power in Norway Decentralization or Centralization (POWREG) (2020-2024).
Scientific Advisor, Frisch Center, Oslo Center for Research on Environmentally friendly Energy (CREE) (FME) (2017-2019).
Associate Lawyer, Advokatfirmaet Simonsen Vogt Wiig AS, Oil and Energy Department, 2011-2014.
Ph.D research fellow, Scandinavian Institute of Maritime Law, Petroleum and Energy Law Department, 2006-2011.
Associate Lawyer, law firm Huglo-Lepage & Partners, Brussels, 2004-2006.
Blue Book stagiaire, European Commission, Directorate General Environment, Brussels, 2003-2004.
Intern, U.S. Embassy in Belgium, Department of Commerce, Energy and Environment Sections, 2003.
Membership and appointments
Head of the Department for Energy and Resources Law, University of Oslo (2021-)
Chair of the Board, Norwegian Energy Law Association (2021-)
Vice-Dean for International Relations, Faculty of Law (2017-2021)
Research Group in Natural Resources Law, Faculty of Law (co-lead)
Member of the Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC), Norwegian Research Center for Wind Energy (NorthWind)
CERRE - Centre on Regulation in Europe (CERRE) - Academic Research Fellow (2019-)
Member of the Academic Advisory Group of the Section on Energy, Environmental and Infrastructure Law (SEERIL), International Bar Association (IBA)
Ph.D-thesis
“Tradable green certificates schemes under EU law: the influence of EU law on national support schemes for renewable electricity generation” (UniPub, 2012) (available in open access in DUO). Nominated to the King’s Gold Medal.