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At the service of the electricity system: how can electrified transport support in times of crisis?
Electrified transport is an important key to society's green transition – but can it also strengthen our electricity system and make it more robust in times of crisis? A new project, funded by the Swedish Energy Agency and led by IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute in collaboration with RISE and LTH, is investigating just that.
Meet Susanna Rezende within the ELLIIT environment
Recently appointed as a Wallenberg Academy Fellow 2023, Susanna Rezende is organizing a research school on complexity theory and starting new collaborations across her field. We spoke with her about her research and ambitions, as she aims to foster more interdisciplinary collaborations within the ELLIIT environment.
Lund Nano Lab among the three research infrastructures named University Core Facilities
The Vice-Chancellor has designated three of the university’s major research infrastructures as University Core Facilities. The designation signals that these research infrastructures are of high strategic importance for the entire university.
‘How many of you are afraid of batteries?’
LTH researcher Elna Heimdal Nilsson started her lecture at Framtidsdagarna with just that question – ‘How many of you are afraid of batteries?’ – and it turned out that the audience was not particularly afraid. In her presentation ‘Batterisation - the safety of future Li-ion batteries’, she shared the latest research on battery technology and gave [...]
Hello, Martin Andersson – tell us about your journey towards a competence centre
In mid-September, Professor Martin Andersson held a lunch seminar presenting the Competence centre AdTherM, of which he is also Deputy Director. The seminar attracted 25 participants from the Energy Transition profile area and focused on how the competence centre was created and how it is organised.
Workshop about water system integration
A workshop about a new collaboration area between Lund University and Imperial College London has been held in September 2024. Behind the Water Systems Integration Workshop (WSIW-2024) was the LTH Profile Area Water (LTH Water) together with the Division of Water Resources Engineering at Lund University.
Successful conference for Engineering health
Engineering Health's annual conference took place on September 19-20, 2024.
How do we get the right skills for hydrogen in Skåne?
At the end of August, Lund University Commissioned Education (LUCE) and researchers from the LTH profile area Energy Transition hosted a charged event. Invited to the day were Trelleborg Municipality, the Swedish Energy Agency and the regional energy companies Trelleborgs Energi AB, Öresundskraft AB and Kraftringen. The event marked the conclusion [...]
Great Gold Medal to Anne L'Huillier
Anne L'Huillier, Professor of Physics at Lund University, is awarded the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences’ (IVA) Great Gold Medal for significant contributions to the Academy's field of activity. The award is presented by IVA’s Chair, Marcus Wallenberg.
"A crisp proposal" is requested during Almedalen talk on semiconductors
A discussion on semiconductors was on the agenda in Almedalen. The dialogue, hosted by LTH at Lund University, addressed how Sweden can contribute to the efforts being made in Europe. One of the conclusions of the discussion was "the crisper the proposal – the more policy influence".