The University of Edinburgh hosted a hybrid energy workshop on the 20th of June, bringing together researchers from various schools, including social and political sciences and engineering, along with researchers from the Royal Institute of Technology and the University of Linköping.

The workshop took place at the Edinburgh Climate Change Institute building and featured two distinct sessions. The first session, led by Prof. Frauke Urban from the Royal Institute of Technology, focused on energy justice, renewable energy, and transport decarbonisation. The second session, led by Dr. Johan Nordensvärd from the University of Linköping, addressed energy efficiency, heat transition, energy security, and industrial transformation.

More than 20 researchers from the three universities presented their current and future research, discussed ideas for collaboration between the institutions, and explored potential funding opportunities available in both countries.

“The presentations outlined possibilities for new research collaborations on just transformations, where there are opportunities to develop proposals and even educational collaborations between the University of Edinburgh, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, and Linköping University. There is much to gain from increasing cooperation between Scotland and Sweden, as both countries can learn from each other in pursuing a just and sustainable transformation” (Dr. Johan Nordensvärd, University of Linköping).

“The workshop provided rich insights from a wide range of fields, disciplines and world regions, contributing to promising discussions concerning innovative and interdisciplinary research collaborations moving forward. It was particularly successful in bringing together policy researchers and those with specific expertise in the different areas of energy policy, with opportunities for mutual learning and sharing of ideas (Dr Markus Ketola, The University of Edinburgh).”