Research mostly focuses on the main waves of innovation who have affected the energy industry in the last decade, and specifically on the transition towards a decarbonized economy and a more sustainable energy generation and resources consumption, that triggered dramatic changes in the industry (among the others, for example, renewables, energy efficiency, smart mobility, circular economy).

It includes research on projects and infrastructure provision for decarbonizing socio-technical systems, their wider implications for societal value and policy definition, as well as the modelling of their management and economic underpinnings and impacts.