Organizing across boundaries for responsible use of AI: Towards interconnected smart grids in the Nordic energy sector (ORBIT)

The ORBIT project engages with the profound transformation that the energy sector is undergoing as Nordic countries pursue the green transition and integration of secure, interconnected smart grids. In this context, energy sector organizations are turning to AI to forecast, balance, and manage critical infrastructure, while also responding to new regulatory frameworks such as the EU AI Act. The ORBIT project examines how regulation, organizational practices, and professional expertise come together as organizations build the capacity to use AI responsibly and securely, and how this reshapes expert work, accountability, and collaboration across organizational and national boundaries. The project combines in-depth qualitative fieldwork across four Nordic transmission system operators.

The ORBIT project brings together a consortium of management and organization researchers from Tampere University, Aalborg University, University of Gothenburg, and BI Norwegian Business School.