Positive Energy District Hillevåg

This comic book is based on research and innovation conducted as part of the ENERGY4ALL project on communities for positive energy districts, funded by the Research Council of Norway (grant 349994) through the Driving Urban Transitions initiative in Europe. 

It presents the process and outcomes of cooperation undertaken between the University of Stavanger, Stavanger Municipality, heavy industries Felleskjøpet Rogaland Agder and Skretting during 2024-2026, alongside other local stakeholders such as the energy company Lyse as well as European project partners. It draws upon two articles authored by Yonas Tesema Amaya at the University of Stavanger and Siddharth Sareen at the Fridtjof Nansen Institute, with a focus on a Positive Energy District endeavour in Stavanger, PED Hillevåg.

The first article is:

Tesema, Y. and Sareen, S. 2026. The pathways to net-zero: challenges, experiences and firm-level decarbonization strategies in the manufacturing sector. Sustainable Futures 12, 102081.

It is available open access online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sftr.2026.102081

The second article is:

Tesema, Y. and Sareen, S. 2026. Fostering sustainability transformation through effective collaboration among stakeholders. Urban Research & Practice, 1-11.

It is available open access online at https://doi.org/10.1080/17535069.2026.2720234

The first pages of both articles are featured at the end of this comic book for interested readers, who are welcome to contact ssareen@fni.no