Swedish Electromobility Centre and Theme area "Electromobility in society" are happy to invite you to this seminar presented by Thomas Magnusson and Henrik Johansson. “Develop an understanding of different application areas for electrified freight transports, from the perspectives of the involved actors." This seminar addresses different types of application areas for electrified freight transports. The […]

Welcome to this joint seminar between Swedish Electromobility Center and Batteries Sweden! The increase number of electric vehicles makes it necessary to put a stronger emphasis on battery recycling. Challenges exists for both societal and technical aspects to ensure a higher degree of recycling. In this seminar, these aspects are analyzed multi-disciplinary by international and […]

Swedish Electromobility Centre and Theme 4 are happy to invite you to this online seminar: Electromobility in Society Theses Bonanza. Electrified trucks and cars are commercially available and provides broad environmental benefits. However, costs, charging infrastructure access, and battery end-of-life concerns impede their market growth. Masters and bachelors theses presentations will explore these issues during […]

Swedish Electromobility Center and Theme 4 are happy to invite you to this online seminar: Electrified regional and long-range heavy road transport In this seminar we will hear Nils-Gunnar Vågstedt, Scania; Per Bengtsson, AB Volvo; and Gunnar Ohlin and Andreas Josefsson, Lindholmen Science Park , discuss challenges and opportunities with building up an infrastructure for […]

Mudit Chordia is a third-year PhD student at the Division of Environmental Systems Analysis, Chalmers. Mudit’s main area of research is understanding the environmental implications of upscaling lithium-ion battery (LIB) production. Further, to understand the impacts of upscaling LIB production on the supply chain of battery materials, Mudit has investigated the current and future supply […]

Filip Edström Kjellgren, a strategist for Future mobility systems and program manager at Vinnova, and Magnus Lindgren, an expert in vehicles, machines, and fuels at the Swedish Transport Administration present their views on the ongoing electrification of the transport sector. Filip and Magnus have key roles as strategists at two of the most important policy-making […]

Welcome to this Environment & Society open online seminar:   Nicolas von Drachenfels, PhD student at Technischen Universität Braunschweig: “Using LCA to assess innovations in battery cell production – methods and results developed at Battery LabFactory Braunschweig” – Nicolas will present how methods developed at the Battery LabFactory Braunschweig (BLB) aim to increase the applicability […]

Agriculture is heavily dependent on fossil fuels, and it is a sector that is difficult to electrify due to challenging demands. In this open online seminar arranged by the thematic area Environment & Society, Dr. Oscar Lagnelöv from the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences presents the findings of his PhD thesis work entitled "Electric autonomous […]

Welcome to a workshop on aging in electromobility components. The aim of the workshop is to present mechanisms causing component wear and aging, and models on how to describe these mechanisms. You will meet researchers from several SEC theme areas.   Preliminary agenda 13.00 Welcome and introduction 13.15 Ageing of batteries – Andy Naylor (UU) 13.45 […]

Theme 4 welcomes you to an online seminar with Mattias Goldmann and Viktor Werner.   Mattias Goldmann – ”Swedish and European climate targets and the transition of the transport sector”. Being one of the prominent voices in the Swedish climate mitigation debate, Mattias Goldmann will share his broad knowledge about different policy instruments on the […]

Academic dissertation "Ghosts of the Past or Facilitators of the Future? Firm-System Interactions in the Transition to Electrified Goods Transportation" by Viktor Werner. For the degree of Doctor of Technology at Linköping University to be publicly defended. It will be possible to attend online. Link to Abstract in Swedish and English   Date:      […]

The circular economy is presented as a solution for mitigating challenges of society’s increasing appetite for material resources. The benefits are often taken for granted, but our research shows that the environmental potential can vary significantly and that, for example, gains from extending the use of products and materials can be offset by the efforts […]

This open online seminar with theme Environment & Society will focus on the electrification and use of alternative fuels for the propulsion of ships. We welcome two invited speakers to share their insight from work in the ongoing transition away from fossil fuel use in the marine sector.   First speaker: Selma Brynolf, Chalmers Title: […]

For the fourth year in a row, the SEC Theme 4 Environment & Society proudly presents a set of MSc. projects conducted within the different partner organizations. This year’s projects concern environmental and societal aspects of electromobility, such as the preparation of airports for refueling electric aircraft, the distribution of charging points for road based transports, onboard […]

Welcome to an open online seminar held by Theme (4) Environment and Society. Guest speaker is Patrick Plötz from Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research ISI in Germany.   Both battery and hydrogen fuel cell trucks are options for zero emission road freight. In the presentation, Plötz will present and discuss arguments for and […]