Research area 2 - Accelerating the energy transition

What is this research area about?

Start-up, acceleration and stabilization are the three phases in which change often takes place. Central to the first phase is the establishment and preparation of new niche technologies.
The second phase is characterized by upscaling and massive diffusion of these core technologies. For example, around energy transitions and renewable energy technology that contribute to achieving important environmental goals such as decarbonisation.
In the third phase, a new, socio-technical configuration stabilizes. Most countries and sectors are still in the early stages. The international academic research has so far also focused on these early phases.