This IRES project explores ways to implement new energy technologies that best meet society's needs by looking at Sweden's energy transition (SWEET) as an example. Through this project, cohorts of U.S. undergraduate and graduate students engage in collaborative and interdisciplinary research during five weeks each summer with faculty at Luleå University of Technology in Sweden. The project considers business, policy, historical, and product-innovation perspectives as the students and faculty mentors examine new technologies and their impacts on jobs, housing, and overall well-being. The Swedish mentors work closely with local stakeholders in industry, government, and local communities to better understand quickly evolving energy innovations, community attitudes regarding energy technology, and the impacts of energy infrastructure on local populations and environments. Student participants are recruited by George Washington University faculty, who prepare them for the experience with training before their summer research trip, and work with them upon return to the U.S. to develop the research results into a set of best practices that can be applied in the American context, including articles for publication in peer-reviewed journals. This IRES experience contributes to developing globally informed, community-centered, and multidisciplinary research and critical analysis skills in a future generation of U.S. academic, industry, and policy leaders. New energy technologies t