On the Organisation of Translation—An Inter- and Transdisciplinary Approach to Developing Design Options for CO 2 Storage Monitoring Systems

Danny Otto, Marit Sprenkeling, Ruben Peuchen, Åsta Dyrnes Nordø, Dimitrios Mendrinos, Spyridon Karytsas, Siri Veland, Olympia Polyzou, Martha Lien, Yngve Heggelund, Matthias Gross, Pim Piek and Hanneke Puts
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Danny Otto: Department of Urban and Environmental Sociology, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research–UFZ, 04318 Leipzig, Germany
Marit Sprenkeling: Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research—TNO, 1043 Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Ruben Peuchen: Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research—TNO, 1043 Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Åsta Dyrnes Nordø: Norwegian Research Centre—NORCE, N-5008 Bergen, Norway
Dimitrios Mendrinos: Centre for Renewable Energy Sources and Saving—CRES, 19009 Pikermi, Greece
Spyridon Karytsas: Centre for Renewable Energy Sources and Saving—CRES, 19009 Pikermi, Greece
Siri Veland: Norwegian Research Centre—NORCE, N-5008 Bergen, Norway
Olympia Polyzou: Centre for Renewable Energy Sources and Saving—CRES, 19009 Pikermi, Greece
Martha Lien: Octio Gravitude AS, N-5068 Bergen, Norway
Yngve Heggelund: Norwegian Research Centre—NORCE, N-5008 Bergen, Norway
Matthias Gross: Department of Urban and Environmental Sociology, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research–UFZ, 04318 Leipzig, Germany
Pim Piek: Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research—TNO, 1043 Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Hanneke Puts: Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research—TNO, 1043 Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Energies, 2022, vol. 15, issue 15, 1-22

Abstract: Interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary collaboration has become a common practice in technology development projects. Rarely, however, the integration (and translation) of knowledge from different disciplines and different societal contexts is reported in detail. In this article, we address this gap and present the inter- and transdisciplinary technology development in the international research project “DigiMon—Digital Monitoring of CO 2 Storage Projects” that aims to develop a human-centered monitoring system. Based on interviews, surveys and stakeholder workshops in Norway, Greece, Germany and The Netherlands, we identify characteristics of CO 2 storage monitoring systems that reflect the concerns and expectations of publics and stakeholders. We document the translation of social scientific findings into technical expertise for the design of a monitoring system. We discuss how the interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary process has affected the technology development. In outlining how this process was set up, carried out and validated, we are able to show a viable route for the meaningful incorporation of heterogeneous knowledge in complex energy infrastructures. Furthermore, we discuss the features of the project organization that made this comprehensive process possible. Thus, our results contribute to inter- and transdisciplinary research organization in general and to the development of methods for monitoring CO 2 storage in particular.

Keywords: carbon capture and storage; CCS; CO 2 storage monitoring; interdisciplinary research; transdisciplinary research (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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