The role of collaborative research to support innovation for clean energy transition

Making the transition towards clean energy requires a tremendous transformation of the current energy system. System structure, scale, economics, and energy policy must all be addressed in order to achieve significant change. Within the current sanitary crisis and its resulting impact on the economy, private sector industrial companies are looking to short term returns to boost their recovery rather than investing in long term R&D projects, thus further widening the gap between industrial and academic mind sets. But achieving energy transition requires coordination, collaboration & the creation of internationally recognised standards. How can we bridge the gap between academia and the private sector?