TEK5430 ¨C Innovation in Energy Technologies

Course content

Innovation is a tool to develop solutions to current and future challenges. Especially in the field of energy systems, needs and technologies evolve at such a fast pace that the challenges of tomorrow can be difficult to predict. With a substantial increase of renewable energy (RE) penetration, the question is no longer "if" energy systems of the future will change, but "how".

In this course, you will be introduced to practical examples of innovations in energy technologies and systems, and learn concepts and perspectives from innovation systems scholars. We will look at innovative energy technologies not as separate entities, but as made up of systems of related technological and non-technological elements where we also need to understand the social drivers and barriers in technological change in energy and energy systems, including markets, institutional conditions, consumer preferences/behaviors and more. Emphasis is put on the concept "technological innovation system" and "socio-technical" transitions.

Learning outcome

The course is interdisciplinary, at the intersection of technical and social fields of knowledge. After completing the course, you will have

• a basic understanding of innovation as a concept, of technological innovation systems analysis, and of socio-technical perspective on technological change??
• a basic understanding of trends in innovation in energy technologies and systems
• analytical and methodological skills in applying interdisciplinary perspectives on innovation on real cases of energy technology innovation processes
• a critical appraisal of non-technological aspects of technological innovation, including an understanding of ethics and governance of innovation in energy technology
• an understanding of innovative energy technologies as socio-technical development, scale-up and diffusion processes

Admission to the course

Students admitted at UiO must?apply for courses?in Studentweb. Students enrolled in other Master's Degree Programmes can, on application, be admitted to the course if this is cleared by their own study programme.

Nordic citizens and applicants residing in the Nordic countries may?apply to take this course as a single course student.

If you are not already enrolled as a student at UiO, please see our information about?admission requirements and procedures for international applicants.

The courses TEK5430 and TEK9430 have a shared capacity of 30 places.?Applicants are ranked by the following criteria:

1. Master's students in the Renewable Energy Systems programme?and PhD candidates at the Department of Tech