• A fuel too far? Technology, innovation, and transition in failed biofuel development in Norway 

      Fevolden, Arne Martin; Klitkou, Antje (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)
      This article explores whether old, incumbent industries can prevent new, green industries from emerging by studying the rise and fall of the Norwegian advanced biofuel sector. It investigates three competing explanations ...
    • Calling energy inequalities into the transition agenda 

      Klitkou, Antje; Przemysław, Pluciński; Mariusz, Baranowski (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      The presented perspective paper delivers insights into the complex problem of energy inequalities in the context of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The war resulted in a loss of stability in Europe's energy system and ...
    • Climate-friendly but socially rejected energy-transition pathways: The integration of techno-economic and socio-technical approaches in the Nordic-Baltic region 

      Bolwig, Simon; Bolkesjø, Torjus Folsland; Klitkou, Antje; Lund, Peter D.; Bergaentzlé, Claire; Borch, Kristian; Olsen, Ole Jess; Kirkerud, Jon Gustav; Chen, Yi-Kuang; Gunkel, Philip Andreas; Skytte, Klaus (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      A framework to account for social acceptance in the modelling of energy-transition pathways is outlined. The geographical focus is on the Nordic-Baltic energy region and the technological focus is on onshore wind power and ...
    • Conclusions 

      Klitkou, Antje; Fevolden, Arne Martin; Capasso, Marco (Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      In the following sections we explain how the book has answered the raised expectations for the main thematic issues introduced in the first chapter, such as circularity across established sectors, regional embedding and ...
    • Demonstration projects in transition processes to sustainable energy and transport 

      Klitkou, Antje (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)
      In this paper, an analysis was made of the role of public support schemes funding demonstration, test and trial activities for sustainable development in energy and road transport. This paper presents the analysis of the ...
    • EU R&D Funding for Electricity Grid Technologies and the Energy Transition: Centralised versus Decentralised Transition Pathways 

      Klitkou, Antje; Fevolden, Arne Martin; Andersen, Allan Dahl (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      In the acceleration phase transitions often increase in depth and scope, and thereby create knock-on effects for wider system structures. In the renewable energy transition, for example, higher shares of intermittent ...
    • Forks in the road to e-mobility: An evaluation of instrument interaction in national policy mixes in Northwest Europe 

      Dijk, Marc; Iversen, Eric James; Klitkou, Antje; Kemp, René; Bolwig, Simon; Borup, Mads; Møllgaard, Peter (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)
      This paper evaluates how policy shaped the emergence of electric mobility in three countries, Norway, the Netherlands and Denmark, between 2010 and 2015. Whereas previous studies have looked at the effects of separate ...
    • From Waste to Value: Valorisation Pathways for Organic Waste Streams in Circular Bioeconomies 

      Klitkou, Antje; Fevolden, Arne Martin; Capasso, Marco (Book; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      From Waste to Value investigates how streams of organic waste and residues can be transformed into valuable products, to foster a transition towards a sustainable and circular bioeconomy. The studies are carried out within ...
    • Governance for system optimization and system change: The case of urban waste 

      Bugge, Markus; Fevolden, Arne Martin; Klitkou, Antje (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      This paper analyses urban waste systems to explore how local authorities can resolve challenges related to climate change, urbanization and resource depletion. The paper investigates how different public governance regimes ...
    • Green growth – a synthesis of scientific findings 

      Capasso, Marco; Hansen, Teis; Heiberg, Jonas; Klitkou, Antje; Steen, Markus (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-07-02)
      Governments in countries across the world increasingly adopt the “green growth” discourse to underline their ambition for the greening of their economies. The central tenet of this narrative is the economic opportunities ...
    • Introduction 

      Klitkou, Antje; Fevolden, Arne Martin; Capasso, Marco (Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Organic waste and other residual materials from bio-based industries and households are of increasing value in today’s economy. Substances that have long represented a cost to the economy are now becoming a valuable resource. ...
    • Modelling energy production flexibility: system dynamics approach 

      Gravelsinš, Armands; Bazbauers, Gatis; Blumberga, Andra; Blumberga, Dagnija; Bolwig, Simon; Klitkou, Antje; Lund, Peter D. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-09-08)
      Article shows how system dynamics modelling (SDM) approach could be used in modelling the energy transition towards low carbon energy system. SDM can be used to combine the techno-economic and socio-technical analysis. The ...
    • New path development for forest-based value creation in Norway 

      Klitkou, Antje; Capasso, Marco; Hansen, Teis; Szulecka, Julia (Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      This chapter focuses on path development in the forest-based industries of Norway, based on the valorisation of side-streams and residues. Forest-based value creation is one of the main avenues for the emerging bioeconomy ...
    • Path creation in Nordic energy and road transport systems – The role of technological characteristics 

      Hansen, Teis; Scordato, Lisa; Wessberg, Nina; Klitkou, Antje; Borup, Mads (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017)
      This paper reviews path-creation processes in road transport systems in the Nordic countries: e-mobility in Denmark, hydrogen and fuel-cell electrical vehicles in Norway, and advanced biofuels in Finland and Sweden. The ...
    • Pathway analysis of a zero-emission transition in the Nordic-Baltic region 

      Lund, Peter D.; Skytte, Klaus; Bolwig, Simon; Bolkesjø, Torjus Folsland; Bergaentzlé, Claire; Gunkel, Philipp Andreas; Kirkerud, Jon Gustav; Klitkou, Antje; Koduvere, Hardi; Gravelsinš, Armands; Blumberga, Dagnija; Söder, Lennart (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-08-29)
      A zero-emission pathway for the Nordic and Baltic region in Europe is described based on the comprehensive policy and scenario analyses, accompanied by energy system modelling. The analyses show that a least-cost strategy ...
    • Policy mixes for the sustainability transition of the pulp and paper industry in Sweden 

      Scordato, Lisa; Klitkou, Antje; Tartiu, Valentina Elena; Coenen, Lars (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      The need to view innovation policy through the lens of policy mixes has gained momentum given the growing complexity, the dynamics of real-world policy and the wide array of difficulties to address the current great societal ...
    • Review of modelling energy transitions pathways with application to energy system flexibility 

      Bolwig, Simon; Bazbauers, Gatis; Klitkou, Antje; Lund, Peter D.; Blumberga, Andra; Gravelsinš, Armands; Blumberga, Dagnija (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      The aim of this review is to discuss how quantitative modelling of energy scenarios for sustainable energy transition pathways can be made more realistic by taking into account insights from the socio-technical and related ...
    • Socioeconomic indicators to monitor Norway's bioeconomy in transition 

      Capasso, Marco; Klitkou, Antje (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Bioeconomy is a concept increasingly used to circumscribe that part of the economy which depends on the utilisation of biomass. Recent empirical analyses of the European Union bioeconomies have adopted a definition of ...
    • Systemic intermediaries and the transition toward forest-based bioeconomy in the North 

      Klitkou, Antje; Jolly, Suyash; Suvinen, Nina (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      The activities of cluster initiatives operating as systemic intermediaries and supporting networking activities have been discussed in prior studies. We integrate insights from the cluster theory and the literature on ...
    • The interconnected dynamics of social practices and their implications for transformative change: A review 

      Klitkou, Antje; Bolwig, Simon; Huber, Andreas; Ingeborgrud, Lina; Pluciński, Przemysław; Rohracher, Harald; Schartinger, Doris; Thiene, Mara; Żuk, Piotr (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      This review article analyses the interconnectedness of different fields of social practice. Our aim is to understand if and how the literature using social practice theory addresses these interrelations and how this is ...