The five research projects identified as focus areas for the four-year program (2024-2028) are:
- Markets for zero-carbon energy systems: This project addresses fundamental questions in market design for emission-free energy systems. NTNU and MIT have collaborated on this topic
since 2018, resulting in several joint publications on the subject. - Green hydrogen economy supply chains: This project addresses the critical need for sustainable and secure energy supply in Europe, focusing on what will replace Russian natural gas and
oil products that Europe used to buy from Russia. - Electrification of chemical processes:
The aim here is to replace fossil energy used in the chemical process industry with electricity from low-carbon sources, driven by the explosive growth in renewable energy and the resurgence of interest in nuclear power. - Energy and climate positive buildings, neighborhoods, and cities: Cities account for about 75% of
global CO2 emissions, with transport and buildings being the largest contributors. This project focuses on building zero-emission homes, optimizing energy use, utilizing local renewable energy, and changing transportation patterns. - Multiscale stochastic optimization for integrated energy systems: This project focuses on
methodological development for multiscale modeling and algorithms for integrated energy systems.