About us - Energy Transition Initiative
About us
NTNU Energy Transition provides world leading research on energy transition strategies to industry and government. Fact-based advice enables decision makers to gain competitive advantages and find efficient pathways to future energy systems.
Since the agreement on NTNU Energy Transition Initiative was signed in 2015, substantial effort has been put into establishing international collaboration with world leading experts. The initiative promotes collaboration between FME centres, international research projects, industry and policy.
We have gradually grown by incorporating a network of world class experts and attracting significant funding for very important research topics, including:
- Technological solutions and innovations
- Energy system optimization and scenario studies
- Economics and market design
- Framework and policy analysis
- Sustainable transition
- Human behavior and choice
- Innovation
The director of NTNU Energy Transition reports to the board and works closely with the management group on research related topics.
The board monitors NTNU Energy Transition's implementations and deliverables, assessing the compliance with the work plan and communication plan, along with revising and approving the plans themselves. The board also acts as a discussion partner for the director on strategic decisions.
In addition to the board and management team, NTNU Energy Transition collaborates with an international advisory board consisting of the following researchers:
Milestones
Since startup:
- A team of world leading experts (International Chairs) have been recruited
- Collaboration with leading research environments are established
- A yearly conference on Energy Transition is established
- A series of workshops with leading experts from academia, research and industry addressing specific topics are held every 6 months
- The initiative has attracted more industry partners and developed the organization
- A research portfolio addressing key challenges are in development
- The following reports have been developed and published:
- Norway’s role as a flexibility provider in a renewable Europe
- Decarbonization of transport
- Hydrogen in the future low carbon society
- Offshore Wind - An Industrial Opportunity
- The role of prosumers in the energy system
- The role of natural gas in Europe towards 2050
- Negative emissions and carbon dioxide removal (CDR)
- The North Sea as a platform for a green transition
In the next couple of years:
- Increase visibility and branding of Energy Transition Initiative
- Develop a stronger partnership with key research institutes and corporations
- Deliver policy briefs on key topics and provide them to policymakers and decision makers in Norway and EU
- Develop a strong research and teaching team and gradually expand the Energy Transition research portfolio toward a +70 MNOK/year portfolio
- Establish incubator/seed fund to bring forward innovations in the energy transition space
Partners
International network
| Day / Room | Rådsalen | Sitatet | Skala | Vollan | Vuelie | Dokkhuset |
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Innovation/scale-up
09:00-12:00
Green Money, Real Impact? Investor Roles in the Energy Transition
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Society
13:00-16:00
Proof, Persuasion, & Manipulation in the Climate Challenge
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| Tue |
Security
09:00-16:00
Maintaining Momentum – Co-Benefits between Climate, Affordability, and Security
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Innovation/scale-up
09:00-12:00
Energy Transition Norway SA - Hege Elisabeth Anglevik
Innovation/scale-up Fuels
13:00-16:00
Meaner and Greener - Sustainable fuels for energy independence and resilience
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Global South
13:00-16:00
Scaling Norwegian Energy Ventures in the Global South: Opportunities and Challenges
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Security
09:00-16:00
Energy Transition in the Arctic and Remote Energy Islands
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Zero Emission
19:00-21:00
NTNU Energy night
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| Wed |
Security
09:00-16:00
NTNU Energy Transition Conference 2026: Energy Security in the Energy Transition
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| Thu |
Modelling
09:00-16:00
Joint EERA and ECMF workshop on energy transition and market design
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Security Norwegian
09:00-16:00
Forskningssentre for Miljøvennlig Energi (FME) Konferansen 2026: Fra Innsikt til Impact
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| Fri |
Markets
09:00-16:00
Renewables in Balance: Technology, Nature, and Society for a Resilient Energy Future
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Fuels
13:00-16:00
Hydrogen Pathways in the Nordics: Market Outlook to scale up
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Society Norwegian
09:00-12:00
Tradition Meets Transition: Rethinking Energy in Norway's Cabin Culture
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