The Centre was established in 2002 due to a joint initiative from NTNU and SINTEF. In december 2005 IFE became an equivalent partner.

IIn SINTEF and IFE, SFFE is placed under the Management. At NTNU there are six strategic areas. SFFE is a centre under the strategic area Energy and Petroleum - Resources and Environment;

The operation of the centre is carried out by the coordinatior in cooperation with the management group. The management group consists of nine people chosen by The Board. Three of the members of the management group are from NTNU, four are from SINTEF and two are from IFE.

Members of the management group

	Gabriella Tranell (Manager)	NTNU, Institute for Material science	98 28 39 26
	Ann Mari Svensson (Dep. Manager)	SINTEF Materials and Chemistery	98 23 04 50
	Kari Aamodt Espegren	Institute for Energy Technology (IFE)	63 80 61 06
	Vivian Anette Lagesen	NTNU, Department of Interdisciplinary Studies of Culture	73 55 08 86
	Turid Worren	NTNU, Intitute of physics	73 59 03 86
	John Olav Tande	SINTEF Energy Research	73 59 74 94
	Lars Sørum	SINTEF Energy Research	73 59 29 65
	Matthias Haase	SINTEF Building Science	92 26 05 01
	Erik Stensrud Marstein	Institute for Energy Technology (IFE)	63 80 64 17
	Aanund Killingtveit	NTNU, Institute for water and environmental technique	73 59 47 47
	Svein Stølen	University of Oslo	22 85 56 01
	Bernd Wittgens	SINTEF	92 66 01 60

Coordinator

Kerstin Engelhardt

Centre for Renewable Energy

90 13 70 60

Members of the board