Project Description
The maritime sector is under increasing pressure to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in line with national and international decarbonization goals. While alternative fuels such as hydrogen, ammonia, methanol, and advanced biofuels offer significant emission reduction potential, their adoption remains limited. The transition is influenced not only by technological readiness but also by regulations, infrastructure availability, investment risks, safety concerns, stakeholder acceptance, and fuel market maturity.
This project explores maritime decarbonization as a socio-technical transition, investigating how technological, organizational, economic, and institutional factors interact to shape fuel adoption decisions.
Scope of Work
- Map the Norwegian maritime decarbonization ecosystem.
- Identify key stakeholders and their roles.
- Examine technology readiness levels of emerging fuels.
- Investigate barriers related to policy, economics, infrastructure, and safety.
- Analyze existing demonstration projects and early adopters.
- Compare fuel pathways across different vessel segments.
- Propose recommendations for accelerating fuel adoption.
Methodology
- Systematic literature review.
- Stakeholder interviews.
- Survey design and analysis.
- Multi-Level Perspective (MLP) framework.
- Socio-technical transition theory.
- Cross-case study analysis.
- Policy and regulatory review.
Expected Outcome
- Comprehensive understanding of adoption challenges.
- Identification of key enablers and bottlenecks.
- Stakeholder influence map.
- Policy recommendations.
- Framework supporting future maritime fuel transition strategies.
This project can be either 30 or 60 credits.