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•13 May 2026

SEC will continue as a competence centre

We are happy to announce that the Swedish Electromobility Centre will continue as a competence centre. The Swedish Energy Agency has decided to prolong the funding for five more years. SEC started in 2007 and has...

•6 May 2026

The regional power grid will not collapse from electric vehicles – but there are local challenges

Alice Callanan shows in her doctoral thesis that a fully electric vehicle fleet will not cause a general system failure to the regional power grid. However, certain local reinforcements are necessary to handle the increasing...

•27 April 2026

Tariff design can significantly influence peak power in low-voltage grids

A transportation system based on electric vehicles affects the load on the power grid. How much new infrastructure that is needed largely depends on when in time EV charging is introduced. Here, research shows that...

•23 April 2026

Succesful PhD defence by Therese Lundblad

We congratulate Therese Lundberg, Chalmers University of Technology, on a successful PhD defence! Title: “Energy Infrastructure for Road Transport Electrification” Abstract: This thesis analyzes the interactions that occur between electricity and road transportation systems. It...

•9 March 2026

Successful PhD defence by Max Johansson

We congratulate Max Johansson, Linköping University, on a successful PhD defence!Title: “Modelling, Control, and Optimization of Fuel Cell Hybrid Trucks”Download the full thesisAbstract:The heavy-duty freight sector finds itself in a state of change. Legislation and...

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SEC will continue as a competence centre

The regional power grid will not collapse from electric vehicles – but there are local challenges

Tariff design can significantly influence peak power in low-voltage grids

Succesful PhD defence by Therese Lundblad

Successful PhD defence by Max Johansson

GLOBAL WATCH

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SEC will continue as a competence centre

The regional power grid will not collapse from electric vehicles – but there are local challenges

Tariff design can significantly influence peak power in low-voltage grids

Succesful PhD defence by Therese Lundblad

Successful PhD defence by Max Johansson

Summary (4) Environment and Society workshop: Research Gaps in Circular Economy and Electromobility

Writing bootcamp in Lund

Successful PhD defence by Meng-Ju Hsieh

Improving battery management systems with physics-based models and machine learning

Fredrik Björefors new theme leader for Energy Storage

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