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KTH dES at the EMP-G in Trieste: enhancing capacity bulding and cooperation for a sustainable future
Trainers and students of the 2024 CLEWs track of the ICTP energy modelling platform summer school. Published Aug 29, 2024The Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) took part in August at the Energy Modelling Platform – Joint Global Training School 2024 (EMP-G) hosted by the International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICT...
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Internship strengthens research ties with UC Berkeley
Dilip Khatiwada, Erica Eneqvist (Stockholm Stad), Daisy Kerr and Rebecka Engström in Stockholm City hall during Kerr's visit in Stockholm. Published Aug 16, 2024Switching places for a research internship over the summer, two students from KTH and University of California, Berkeley focused on energy research, generating valuable insights in sustainability and ...
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AIT Austrian Institute of Technology and KTH launch joint doctoral programme
Published Jun 24, 2024KTH Royal Institute of Technology and AIT Austrian Institute of Technology in Vienna join forces to develop efficient, safe and intelligent heat pump technologies for densely populated residential are...
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HPT Researchers Participate in Enerstock 2024, Showcasing Thermal Energy Storage Innovations
Published Jun 17, 2024Last week, researchers from HPT participated in the Enerstock 2024 conference, held in Lyon, France, from June 5-7. Enerstock is a leading international conference on energy storage, addressing the la...
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From Theory to Practice: Study Trip in Spain Inspires Future Sustainable Energy Engineers
Published Jun 07, 2024Last week, our Large-Scale Solar Power course (MJ2500) students had the extraordinary opportunity to visit some of the most innovative concentrated solar power (CSP) and photovoltaic (PV) plants near ...
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Viktoria Martin – new ISES President
Published Jun 03, 2024From July 2024 Viktoria Martin will be the President of the International Solar Energy Society ISES and lead the non-profit organisation for two years. Viktoria Martin is an experienced Professor in E...
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KTH Researchers Enhance Solar Power Generation in Cold, High-Latitude Regions
Photo by Manny Becerra on Unsplash Published May 28, 2024Researchers from the Heat and Power division at KTH have developed an innovative method to optimize the tilt angle of photovoltaic (PV) systems in high-latitude, cold regions. This advancement aims to...
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She is the Female Technical Engineer of the Year
Nemrit Kaur, studying Energy and Environment at KTH, has been named Female Technical Engineer of the Year. Published May 21, 2024Congratulations to Nemrit Kaur, who is studying Energy and Environment at ITM and has been named Female Technical Engineer of the Year. The “Female Technical Engineer” program is a talent initiative t...
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A humanized electricity grid
Lorenz Payonga, doctoral student at KTH’s Department of Energy Technology, is involved in the PARMENIDES project. Published May 06, 2024Can you combine the requirements from the electricity grid and the needs from the consumers? Researchers at KTH will combine multiple energy storage technologies with insights from human behavior, the...
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Our research family is growing: Meet Ana, Haoyang, and Tanima
Published May 02, 2024We are happy to welcome new faces to our research family! Ana, Haoyang, and Tanima have recently joined us, bringing their exceptional talents and diverse backgrounds from around the globe to our mult...
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Saman wants to save the climate – with flexible energy storage
Saman Nimali Gunasekara explores how flexible sector coupling between thermal energy and electric power can be designed for different realities. Published Apr 30, 202450 percent of the world's final energy is used in cooling and heating. Yet little attention is paid to the technologies behind it, the role thermal energy storage plays in it, and its connection to el...
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Summer school on the sustainability of digital education
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New EU funding boosts thermal systems research
Rafael and Silvia visiting Exheat Ltd’s electric heater manufacturing facilities. Published Mar 06, 2024New funding for KTH’s experts in thermal systems paves way for new experiments and brand new rigs in the lab at the energy department. We sat down with researchers Rafael Guedez and Silvia Trevisan to...
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Solar simulator enhances testing and training
Published Feb 13, 2024The sun has reached KTH in the form of a second test rig for sunlight simulation. The new solar simulator will transform the landscape of PV solar energy testing and training.
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HPT Welcomes High Schooler for Formula 1 Tests
Published Feb 12, 2024As part of their mission to motivate young students towards higher education in engineering, Swedish universities actively engage with high schools (gymnasieskolor) in relevant research fields. Demons...
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KTH Africa Days Event: Fostering Collaboration and Sustainability
Published Feb 07, 2024In a bid to underscore its dedication to fostering collaboration and sustainable development initiatives across Africa, the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) recently hosted its much-anticipated Afr...
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KTH secures funding for Climate Compatible Growth
Participants from a CCG workshop in Kenya about “Whole energy system model” in May 2023. KTH’s Agnese Beltramo and Roberto Heredia lead it together with two colleagues from the University College London. Published Jan 08, 2024KTH has secured extended funding for the Climate Compatible Growth (CCG) project*. The collaborative initiative, targeting effective energy sector policies in countries of the global south, has alread...
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KTH dES publishes a new groundbreaking open-access course on clean cooking access modeling
Published Dec 08, 2023OnStove, the revolutionary geospatial clean cooking tool developed by the division of Energy Systems (dES) at KTH Royal Institute of Technology, takes a giant leap forward with the release of an open-...
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Advancing Aerospace: VIFT Project Secures Funding for Virtual Engine Demonstrator
Photo by emanuviews on Unsplash [cropped] Published Dec 04, 2023The successful, long-term collaboration among turbomachinery researchers from KTH, Chalmers University, Lund University, and GKN Aerospace AB continues to thrive. The new joint research project, VIFT,...
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HPT Turbomachinery and Propulsion group attends to the NFFP conference
Published Nov 27, 2023The annual NFFP conference organized by GKN Aerospace AB took place in Trollhättan from 7-8 Nov.
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