Project description
Easing the energy transition with innovation
To address climate change, countries and organisations worldwide are seeking new technologies and insights. These are essential for facilitating the necessary changes and actions to reduce the impact of climate change. More specifically, they can greatly facilitate and enhance the transition to renewable energy systems and sources. With this in mind, the EU-funded ENSYSTRA project has been initiated. Its aim is to coordinate the training of 15 early-stage researchers on energy systems. By doing so, the project aims to equip the field with the required experts and innovators. ENSYSTRA’s objective is to provide researchers with intersectoral and interdisciplinary perspectives and skills. This will foster collaboration and drive the development of ground-breaking technologies in the transition towards new energy systems.
Objective
To facilitate the necessary energy transition, there is an urgent need for highly trained professionals with the scientific knowledge and professional skills to analyse, understand and design relevant (new) energy systems and governance in different sectors and administration. The proposed project Energy Systems in Transition (ENSYSTRA) aims to train 15 ESRs in this field. The objectives of ENSYSTRA are 1) to develop state-of-the-art science of energy systems transition, scenario analysis and energy modelling tools with emphasis on interdisciplinary model collaboration, 2) to provide ESRs with interdisciplinary, inter-sectoral and applied perspectives on the energy transition, 3) to provide new skills and competences for interdisciplinary analysis, 3) to establish collaboration between key universities and their networks, 4) to create and increase linkages between different academic disciplines, applied research, industry and the public sector, 5) develop links and synergies between relevant scientific arenas, and 6) to contribute to accessible energy science based on open source work environments. By focussing on a prominent ‘’living lab’’ of the energy transition, the North Sea region, the project will bring together a strong network and analytical capacity to understand energy system & scenario modeling; new energy technologies & infrastructures; actor behavior & interactions; and policy & market design, linking the regional to the international scale. Through a carefully designed training programme, ESRs are trained in both scientific and transferable skills with ample opportunity to collaborate between different projects and partners. The total effort will result in major progress in the field of energy system analysis and transition modelling. By the combined use and improvement of a range of modelling tools and methods, the project will deliver integral insights in energy transition pathways, policy implications and options for the North Sea region.
Fields of science
- social sciencessociologygovernance
- social sciencespolitical sciencespolitical policiescivil societynongovernmental organizations
- social scienceseconomics and businesseconomicsmicroeconomics
- social scienceseconomics and businessbusiness and managementbusiness models
- natural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesatmospheric sciencesclimatologyclimatic changes
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MSCA-ITN-ETN - European Training NetworksCoordinator
9712CP Groningen
Netherlands
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9220 Aalborg
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EH8 9YL Edinburgh
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24943 Flensburg
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4021 Stavanger
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412 96 GOTEBORG
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9100 Aalborg
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25813 Husum
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IV2 3DU Inverness
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8041 BL Zwolle
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401 20 Goteborg
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14129 Berlin
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4017 Stavanger
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9405TA Assen
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Oslo
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Stavanger
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9727KC Groningen
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180 KALDBAK
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G1 1RD Glasgow
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EH1 3DG Edinburgh
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G72 0HT BLANTYRE
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ROTTERDAM
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2596 HR 's-Gravenhage (Den Haag)
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0283 Oslo
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1755 LE Petten
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632 21 Eskilstuna
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2595 DA Den Haag
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53113 Bonn
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Bremen
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