In this newsletter
- Well-attended lunch seminars
- Compel takes off
- LUCRIS – important to prioritize
- Energy Transition LinkedIn page
- Upcoming lunch seminars
- Read the latest news
Newsletter 2024:1 from the Energy Transition Profile Area
Olof Samuelsson, coordinator of the profile area, thanks everyone for the past year and outlines the planned activities for next year.
As the year draws to a close, I would like to take this opportunity, together with the management team of the profile area, to thank everyone who has engaged with and shown interest in our work throughout 2024. A big thank you also to everyone who has participated in our seminars and helped to create an inspiring and educational environment!
Lunch seminars
We are grateful for your strong engagement in our lunch seminars and look forward to continuing the series in 2025. Here are a few dates to keep in mind: on 28 February, Professor Vanya Darakchieva will present her project “Transforming ceramics into next-generation semiconductors”, supported by the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation. The project focuses on ultra-wide bandgap semiconductors for future quantum technologies and green electronics. We look forward to welcoming Vanya and you on 28 February, 12:00–13:00 in the Teknodrome, M-house. In addition to this date, the following lunch seminars will take place: 24 January, 21 March, 25 April, and 16 May, all from 12:00 to 13:00. Invitations will be sent to all members of the profile area at least two weeks prior to each seminar. A warm welcome to all!
Compel
Compel has also gained momentum during the year. Seven doctoral students have been hired, with most starting in January. The plan is to gather them for an introductory meeting and establish a doctoral network early next year. Additionally, we have recruited two assistant professors who will strengthen battery research starting in 2025. One position focuses on electrochemistry and battery materials, while the other targets industrial electrical engineering and energy storage in batteries. These positions are complemented by a postdoc, a PhD student, and seed funding, enabling the development of long-term research environments. Both positions begin in spring 2025, and we look forward to following their progress.
Compel is organising its second national meeting, this time in Lund! We hope you will join us on 18 March. It will be a full-day event held at The Loop in Science Village at Brunnshög, bringing together battery researchers from Lund University, Uppsala University, and Chalmers University of Technology. The morning session is open to all researchers interested in the initiative and its research, while the afternoon is reserved for those actively involved. Registration details will be sent shortly.
Compel is also investing in undergraduate education to train more civil engineers who can advance the green transition. As a first step, LTH has increased the number of places in Master of Science Engineering programmes such as Industrial Engineering and Management, Ecosystem Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, and Engineering Physics. This expansion added approximately 100 new places in the autumn semester of 2024. The next step is to develop courses and specialisations to equip students with the skills needed to contribute to the green transition after graduation. For instance, the Electrical Engineering programme has recently approved a new specialisation focused on electrification.
LUCRIS
Another key activity for the profile area concerns LUCRIS, Lund University's research portal. To ensure proper recognition and evaluation, it is essential that all research articles, activities, and projects are visible in the portal. Without visibility there, they are not counted as completed.
This autumn, we organised a LUCRIS workshop to assist researchers in updating their profiles, and more workshops are planned for next year. Cecilia Schubert, communication officer for the profile area, is actively working with us to ensure that your profiles are complete and that the profile area is accurately represented in the portal. If you have questions about uploading material or updating your profile, please do not hesitate to contact Cecilia Schubert.
LinkedIn
Also, keep an eye on our LinkedIn page, LTH Profile Area Energy Transition, for updates, tips on seminars, and research news. Feel free to share and comment on our content!
Olof Samuelsson, coordinator of the Energy Transition profile area
Lunch seminars 2025
The Energy Transition lunch seminars will take place in Teknodromen from 12.00-13.00.
The program will be planned as we go along. Currently, Vanya Darakchieva, Professor of Solid State Physics, is scheduled to present her research on February 28 with the seminar “Transforming ceramics into next-generation semiconductors”. The lunchtime seminars will be announced in the Energy Transition calendar – keep an eye on the calendar!
Lunch seminars in spring 2025:
- 24 January
- 28 February
- 21 March
- 25 April
- 16 May
To participate, register to Cecilia Schubert
In this newsletter
- Well-attended lunch seminars
- Compel takes off
- LUCRIS – important to prioritize
- Energy Transition LinkedIn page
- Upcoming lunch seminars
- Read the latest news
At the service of the electricity system
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?
Read the article: At the service of the electricity system: how can electrified transport support in times of crisis?
Profile area member receives funding from environment and climate foundation
Helena Svensson, Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering, is awarded for her research on energy efficient absorption of carbon dioxide.
Carbon capture and ancient forests take center stage as Environment and Climate Foundation names fellows (In Swedish)
Compel in Almedalen 2024
During Almedalen Week, Compel participated in a discussion on the future of research and education. Elna Heimdal Nilsson, coordinator of Compel at Lund University, was one of the participants.
Read the latest news
Read the news on the Energy Transition website to keep up with research in the profile area.
News Energy Transition | LTH, Faculty of Engineering
Seminars and events
Check the calendar for upcoming lunchtime seminars and events.
In this newsletter
- Introduction by the profile area coordinator
- Invitation to LUCRIS workshop on 26 September
- Event: Academia, business and municipality collaborate on hydrogen
- Compel gets a website
- Read the latest news
- Upcoming seminars and events
Newsletter 2024:1 from the Energy Transition Profile Area
Olof Samuelsson, profile area coordinator, reviews events from the spring and looks ahead to autumn activities.
After a summer filled with well-deserved rest, we are now back and looking forward to the many exciting activities and collaborations of the autumn. Autumn marks a new beginning for us, with several important initiatives and events on the agenda. We have a series of lunch seminars planned, exciting research underway and opportunities to create new collaborations within and beyond Lund University.
I would like to start this first newsletter by telling you that we have strengthened the profile area with communications officer Cecilia Schubert. Cecilia Schubert will be supporting the profile area and Compel in various communication initiatives. One example is that she has started and is responsible for our LinkedIn page. I encourage you to follow and interact with it to help disseminate our research and activities to a wider audience. Cecilia Schubert has also been working on information for our members which has resulted in our newsletter, which will be published on a regular basis.
The work of the spring has laid a strong foundation for the progress of the autumn. In January, we gathered at Mossbylund, which allowed us to see the big picture of our work and enabled our progress in the spring. One of the most important outcomes of the meeting was the start of our doctoral network. Here, I would like to thank Gabriel Malmer, who is holding the threads of the network together with some other PhD students.
We have worked intensively during the spring to integrate Compel into the profile area, and it is finally starting to fall into place. Compel@LU is also moving forward with a newly launched website. The group is also taking shape, and at the end of August we held a kick-off meeting for Compel at LU, which provided an opportunity for participants to get to know each other and focus on more collaborations. In early September, some of the group participated in a national Compel event in Uppsala together with our partners at Chalmers University of Technology and Uppsala University. We are also looking forward to Lund University's Future Days on 16-17 October, where Compel project coordinator Elna Heimdal Nilsson will speak about battery safety in the cities of the future - a topic that is becoming increasingly important as electrification increases. I hope you will come and see her on stage. More information to come!
At the same time as the government announced Compel last autumn with extra research funding for battery research and electrification, a corresponding investment was made in education. Under the heading of Sweden as a country of engineers, Lund University, mainly LTH, Uppsala University and Chalmers University of Technology, has received increased funding to train more civil engineers, which we are very proud of. The energy transition has had education as part of its mission from the start, and we have already worked actively to increase the number of civil engineers in the energy field. The profile area commissioned programme planner Åsa Vestergren to assemble a working group consisting of the programme management teams that have selected which civil engineering programmes will receive more places in this semester's intake.
In August, representatives from our focus area ‘Energy storage and sector coupling’ concluded a project together with Trelleborg Municipality and Lund University Commissioned Education (LUCE) called ‘Kompetensfonden Trelleborg - fokus vätgas’. The project ended with an event consisting of representatives from the Swedish Energy Agency, as well as the energy companies Trelleborgs Energi AB, Öresundskraft and Kraftringen. Our researchers presented the results of two thesis projects, which showed how important the battery component is in the hydrogen production system.
This autumn we are looking forward to several important activities. We have four lunch seminars planned, with our first one already held here in September focusing on AdTherM, a competence centre in thermal processes. Don't forget to book the upcoming seminars on 18 October, 15 November and 13 December. On 18 October we will welcome Patrick Lauenburg from E.ON to the stage, which we are looking forward to.
In addition, the Steering Group had its kick-off meeting in August, where we identified the key areas to focus on and the activities needed to increase our presence and visibility and put the Energy Transition on the map.
Thank you for your engagement! I look forward to an eventful autumn where we all actively work towards a sustainable and fossil-free future. See you at upcoming meetings, seminars and events!
Olof Samuelsson, coordinator of the Energy Transition profile area
LUCRIS workshop
Welcome to the Energy Transition LUCRIS workshop!
When: 26 September
Time: 10-12 am
Where: Astronomihuset - Andromeda/Cassiopeia, Sölvegatan 27, Lund
Join the LUCRIS workshop with Andreas Karman, librarian at LTH, on how to best navigate the university's research portal. The goal is that all members of the Energy Transition profile area and all associated research groups and initiatives will have a basic profile in place in the research portal by the end of the year.
Please register with Cecilia Schubert. Fika will be served.
In this newsletter
- Introduction by the profile area coordinator
- Invitation to LUCRIS workshop on 26 September
- Event: Academia, business and municipality collaborate on hydrogen
- Compel gets a website
- Read the latest news
- Upcoming seminars and events
How do we get the right skills for hydrogen in Skåne?
The Energy Transition invests in communication
Read the interview with communications officer Cecilia Schubert (in Swedish)
Read the latest news
Read the news on the Energy Transition website to keep up with research in the profile area.
News Energy Transition | LTH, Faculty of Engineering
Seminars and events
Check the calendar for upcoming lunchtime seminars and events.
