• Blending new and old in sustainability transitions: Technological alignment between fossil fuels and biofuels in Norwegian coastal shipping 

      Bach, Hanna; Mäkitie, Tuukka Rainer Reinhold; Hansen, Teis; Steen, Markus (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Facing increasing pressure to decarbonize, innovation within the shipping sector has turned to low-and zero carbon solutions. In this paper we investigate how the development and implementation of biodiesel and liquefied ...
    • Complementarity formation mechanisms in technology value chains 

      Mäkitie, Tuukka Rainer Reinhold; Hanson, Jens; Steen, Markus; Hansen, Teis; Andersen, Allan Dahl (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Recent literature has begun to discuss complementarities between sectors and technologies in the context of sustainability transitions. This paper contributes to this literature by theorizing complementarity formation ...
    • Complexity challenges for transition policy: lessons from coastal shipping in Norway 

      Bergek, Anna; Hansen, Teis; Hanson, Jens; Mäkitie, Tuukka Rainer Reinhold; Steen, Markus (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      This policy briefing discusses decarbonization policies of “hard-to-abate” sectors, emphasizing the implications of these sectors’ complexity. Specifically, we discuss two sources of complexity: (a) heterogeneity in the ...
    • Digital innovation's contribution to sustainability transitions 

      Mäkitie, Tuukka Rainer Reinhold; Hanson, Jens; Damman, Sigrid; Wardeberg, Mari (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Digital innovation is increasingly mentioned as a potential key contributor to sustainability transitions. However, there has been little theoretical discussion of this topic. In this conceptual paper, the authors draw on ...
    • The energy sector: an industrial perspective on energy transitions 

      Mäkitie, Tuukka Rainer Reinhold; Steen, Markus (Chapter, 2023)
    • Norwegian ship-owners' adoption of alternative fuels 

      Mäkitie, Tuukka Rainer Reinhold; Steen, Markus; Sæther, Erik Andreas; Bjørgum, Øyvind; Poulsen, René Taudal (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      The shipping sector's rising greenhouse gas emissions are often considered “hard-to-abate”. Some ship-owners have recently adopted or started to consider the adoption of alternative fuels, but systematic studies of this ...