We are seeking for
The Ports as Energy Transition Hubs (POTENT) Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Doctoral Network (https://potentmsca.cbs.dk) is looking for 15 qualified PhD candidates interested in the field of Energy Infrastructure, Maritime Economics, Ports, and Data Science. The primary objective of the POTENT Network, led by Copenhagen Business School (CBS), is to investigate how ports can support and accelerate the clean energy transition in Europe. The research will focus on:
For each of the following projects, we are looking for one candidate to be based at KLU:
- Identifying gaps in renewable energy, green fuel infrastructure, and technologies to address these gaps, especially integration of digital technologies to optimise energy use, improve efficiency, and integrate renewables.
- Considering the systemic aspects of integrated energy ports, including the implications of integrating ports into electricity grids and the socioeconomic and regulatory aspects of port development.
- Investigating the governance and business model challenges and opportunities that ports face in the energy transition and exploring how they can create and capture value, manage stakeholder relationships, and make decisions that align with the energy transition goals.
For each of the following projects, we are looking for one candidate to be based at KLU:
- Governance structures and strategies to foster the clean energy transition (DC9), working with Gordon Wilmsmeier and Johannes Meuer as project leads. The research will focus on the topics of governance structures, low-carbon management and strategies, electrification, hydrogen operations, infrastructure life cycles, policy impact assessment.
- Low and zero emission fuels port geographies (DC10), working with Gordon Wilmsmeier and Hanno Friedrich as project leads, focusing on global shipping networks, port system transformation, and hydrogen value chains.