2023

An important (and somewhat contentious) question in the energy transition is the role of large established actors, like oil and gas companies. We know these companies have a lot of resources, competencies, and influence that could contribute to a transition, but we also know they are companies that may benefit from the status quo. This means that how established organizations change and react to change, becomes an important question. We sat down with PhD candidate, Hannah Schupfer, to learn more about her research into these questions.

INTRANSIT gathered in Lofoten to reflect on our research and discuss avenues for further work. Among fishing boats and shipbuilders in Svolvær, we discovered we have much to say about industrial transformation. And among June snow and mid-night sun, our fantastic group of people had a chance to connect.

INTRANSIT welcomes master students who are interested in studying green industry transformations in Norway.  Our research focuses on ongoing transformation processes in sectors such as aquaculture and agriculture, process industry, and the maritime, transport and energy sectors.

We also study specific technologies (such as CCS, offshore wind, hydrogen solutions), firms, clusters and different innovation policy questions. See some suggested topics below.

In our recent research in the oil and gas sector, we started observing the phenomena of ‘climate quitting’. For our research, we interviewed dozens of people, and got a sneak preview of our results published in ‘the Conversation’.