Research projects

The Sustainability Transformation programme area holds a large portfolio of projects on governing energy transitions:

2021-2024University of Stavanger / University of Bergen
Accountable Solar Energy TransitionS (ASSET), 11.4 million kr, 6-person team
Funder: Research Council of Norway (FRIPRO – Young Talents Researcher Project)
2020-2023University of Bergen / University of Stavanger
Responsive Organising for Low Emission Societies (ROLES), €1.5 million 3-country project, 13-person team
Funder: JPI Climate via the SOLSTICE call through three national councils
2022-2025University of Stavanger (coordinator University of Girona)
RESCHOOL (Strategies and tools for incentivization and management of flexibility in energy communities with distributed resources), €5.6 million
Funder: Horizon Europe
2021-2024University of Stavanger (coordinator Ecoserveis)
Eurosolar for All, €1.7 million
Funder: Horizon 2020
2021-2026University of Stavanger (coordinator Norwegian University of Science and Technology)
Capacity building for socially just and sustainable energy transitions, 20 million kr
Norwegian Agency for International Development (NORAD) via the NORHED-II call
2022-2030University of Stavanger (coordinator Norwegian University of Life Sciences)
‘Empowered Futures’ PhD Research School, 16 million kr
Funder: Research Council of Norway
2020-2024University of Stavanger (coordinator Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems)
Positive Energy Districts European Network COST Action PED-EU-NET, €0.5 million
Funder: COST Association
2022-2026University of Stavanger (coordinator NOVA University of Lisbon)
Social Sciences and Humanities for Transformation and Climate Resilience COST Action SHIFT, €0.5 million
Funder: COST Association
Projects with involvement of Sustainability Transformation programme area at UiS

Please see dedicated webpages for updates on the following projects:

ROLES

ASSET