About THEMA

History

THEMA was founded in March 2010 by Åsmund Jenssen, Eivind Magnus and Håkon Taule, all energy market experts with a long track record from the energy sector and as consultants. By August, another five experienced energy market experts had joined and, in February 2011, we hired our first analyst. Since then, we have built the business step by step and, as we celebrated our 10th anniversary in 2020, the organisation had 11 partners, 14 consultants and analysts, and one office manager. During 2019, we executed projects for more than 150 different clients in the Nordic area and the rest of Europe. Our client portfolio includes power utilities, investors, industry associations, manufacturing companies, transport companies, regulators and public authorities.   

The energy sector has traditionally been an active arena for public policy and regulation and, if anything, this is even more true today than it was when THEMA was established. In the last decade, energy policy and markets have been shaped by climate targets and by the efforts of the EU to integrate energy markets more efficiently. These trends are clearly reflected in our project portfolio. We won our first project for the EU Commission way back in 2012, and more have come since. At the 10-year mark, we have two framework agreements with the European Commission, in cooperation with an international consortium of energy market experts.

THEMA has established itself as a sought-after supplier of energy sector forecasts and models, both in the Nordic market and in Europe, and this fact is reflected in our growing list of European clients and model users. In particular, we have built up an increasing client base in Germany and other German-speaking countries. In 2022, we therefore established a separate German office in Berlin, which today has two employees. 

Allerede i løpet av det første året utmeislet vi forretningsideen virksomheten i THEMA fremdeles er tuftet på. Den går kort sagt ut på at vi ved å kombinere kunnskap om markedene, strategi og forretningsutvikling, og reguleringer og markedsdesign kan levere analyser og rådgivning av stor verdi for kundene våre og samfunnet. Fra starten av utgjorde dybdekunnskap og lang erfaring med analyser og problemstillinger knyttet til kraftbransjen kjernen av vår ekspertise og var grunnlaget for vår rolle som rådgivende eksperter. Underveis har vi opplevd at forståelsen og kunnskapen om hvordan kraftsektoren og kraftmarkedet virker, er blitt viktig på stadig flere områder.

We have endeavoured to build a team that covers a broad range of academic specialisms, including technology, business, finance and economics. This diversity is an enormous source of strength. The combination of experts and experience that we offer is unique. It has proven to be extremely valuable in providing advice on the fundamental transition of the energy system needed to tackle climate change efficiently while also securing social welfare and economic growth.

Tailored, cross-disciplinary teams have proven to be very beneficial in finding solutions to the challenges facing various stakeholders in the power and transportation sectors. When we compose teams for different assignments, we also look beyond our company. Over the years, we have collaborated with many Norwegian and international experts on issues requiring an even broader set of expertise or specialist competencies. THEMA is part of an extensive expert network and is recognised as a valuable partner. This is true both in private consultancy and public projects, as well as within the research community.