Claudia Siew Wan Cheng

Claudia Siew Wan Cheng serves as a PhD Fellow at the Arctic Centre for Sustainable Energy (ARC) and University lecturer at the Department of Social Sciences, UiT The Arctic University of Norway. She is actively engaged with the 'Changing Arctic' research group and 'Green hydrogen for communities' project, focusing on sustainable energy transitions in Arctic contexts.

Education

• PhD Candidate in Social Sciences, UiT The Arctic University of Norway (ongoing)
• Master's Degree, University of Stavanger (2020)

Research Interests

Cheng's work centers on socio-technical assessments of blue and green hydrogen industries in Arctic Norway. Key themes include energy justice, niche-regime interactions, multi-regime dynamics, and green shipping. Her research emphasizes community impacts and just transitions, particularly examining how energy policies affect vulnerable Arctic populations through socio-environmental lenses.

Publication Trends

Her 2020-2024 publications analyze Norway's hydrogen potential for European markets, socio-environmental considerations for 2030 targets, and critical timing factors in energy transitions. The research spans energy policy, environmental science, and Arctic sustainability, revealing tensions between technological pathways and social equity. Notable patterns include growing focus on EU-Norway hydrogen interdependence and community-level justice implications.

Teaching and Projects

Since 2021, Cheng has lectured on energy transition and global politics courses. She actively contributes to the Arctic Centre for Sustainable Energy and Green hydrogen for communities initiative, developing frameworks for sustainable Arctic energy solutions through collaborative stakeholder engagement.

Research Infrastructure

Her work operates within UiT's Arctic Centre for Sustainable Energy and Changing Arctic research group, utilizing interdisciplinary approaches to study hydrogen adoption in extreme northern environments with emphasis on community co-creation and policy implementation challenges.