Working in projects

Real student projects with a focus on sustainability

Nine student projects with a focus on sustainability were presented in this year's edition of Sustainable Living, the project course given at the third year at the Master Programmes in Mechanical Engineering and Sustainable Energy Engineering.

Festive atmosphere at the final presentation day

90 graduation students had ironed their shirts and perfected their Powerpoints when it was time for the final presentations of theses at the Department of Engineering Sciences and Mathematics.

Students help orphanage in Tanzania with water supply

20 students at Luleå University of Technology participate in a project in Tanzania via the organization Engineers Without Borders. In July, they will go to the village of Bumilayinga in western Tanzania to build a water reservoir for an orphanage.

The students presented creative prototypes

A smart bicycle rack, an optimized seeding tool and a functioning wind turbine. These were some of the exciting prototypes that engineering students had developed in the Sustainable Living project course.

Strong effort by the students in Delsbo Electric

For the fourth consecutive year, students from Luleå University of Technology participated in the Delsbo Electric competition. The aim of the competition is to drive a rail vehicle as energy-efficient as possible on a stretch of 3.36 km. The students stood for a strong achievement when they beat last year's world record and finished second.

"Like the day of a dream"

For the fifth consecutive year, the Department of Engineering Sciences and Mathematics had gathered all of the spring's theses presentations at the same day. This year, over 60 degree projects were presented in various technical areas, most of which were conducted in the form of sharp projects at the companies.

Hard work behind smart prototypes

Developing smart products with sustainability in focus, that is what the project course Sustainable Living is about. This year's edition offered a portable car lift and a compactor for plastic waste.

Aiming for victory with improved rail vehicle

Ten students at the MSc engineering programmes in Sustainable Energy Engineering and Mechanical Engineering are preparing for the Delsbo Electric competition on 27 May. This is the third time Luleå University of Technology is participating with a team, and now they are aiming for the first victory.

Student projects on sustainable energy

Interesting talks in the field of energy and sustainability were given when final year students at the MSc Programme in Sustainable Energy Engineering presented their projects.

After the thesis about buses a job awaits

Sara Anttila from Luleå has in her thesis on the program MSc in Sustainable Energy Engineering studied the most energy-efficient way to drive a bus. She looked at the entire energy chain from raw biogas to the wheels, for gas, electric and hybrid bus.

Smart solutions for a sustainable world

This year's edition of the project course Sustainable Living had ten smart solutions with sustainability as its theme. The aspiring civil engineers showed great creativity combined with technical expertise.

Sustainable solutions by future energy engineers

HET-dagen, which is about smart energy solutions for the future, was packed with interesting student projects, presentations by company representatives and researchers, poster sessions, and a closing dinner.

Sustainable products in the course Sustainable Living

Energy-saving products for a sustainable society. This is the theme of the project course Sustainable Living where engineering students at the programs Sustainable Energy Engineering and Mechanical Engineering presented their creative solutions.

Spectacular innovations in project course

A 3D printer for snow and an electric trolley. This years project course Sustainable Living, which is part of the Master Programmes in Sustainable Energy Engineering and Mechanical Engineering, included very exciting innovations.

Smart energy solutions at Forest Hotel

In the final year at the Master Programme in Sustainable Energy Engineering, students work with a large project. One group took on the task to make the heating and ventilation system more effective at the Forest Hotel in Tärendö.

New ice and snow research on wind turbines

A wind turbine in miniature from South Korea in one of the ceilings at Luleå University of techlogogy is part of a new research project on the icing on wind turbine blades. In order to optimize the de-icing and operation of wind turbines in cold climate it requires reliable methods to understand the mechanisms behind the formation of ice on the wings.

Theses with energy in focus

A newly built nursery with modern technology and a horse riding center with high energy consumption. The conditions were quite different when two theses on the topic of energy usage and energy efficiency were presented.

Competition with air motors

In the course energy efficiency of mechanical systems, students at the Master programme in Sustainable Energy Engineering compete with compressed air motors. It is about getting the most power from the engine and go the longest distance.

Students developed flexible sockets

Extension cords and TP cables hardly belongs to the most popular interior in our homes. But the time of tangled cables may soon be over, at least for newly built houses and apartments that are constructed according to LTU-students' smart solution for flexible wiring.

Creative solutions in the project course Sustainable Living

How about a portable device that converts heat from the cabin stove to electricity? It was one of many interesting prototypes that were showcased in the project course Sustainable Living, where students have developed and realized technical systems from a sustainable perspective.

Students presented live projects in sustainable energy engineering

The main course in sustainable energy engineering is a popular project course in which students work on live projects. This final presentation for example included energy efficiency of a solar cooling system and design of a large-scale facility for the production of green fuels.

Students made heating systems for developing countries

Good ideas and technical expertise has resulted in a solution for house-heating in developing countries. Students at Luleå University of Technology, participating in a project course called "Sustainable Living", has developed a self-circulating system that generates and retains heat, which interests the organization Engineers Without Borders.

Students help LKAB open new mine

In a project course at Luleå University of Technology, a group of LTU students helped LKAB to provide important input to the corporate design of a new mine in Mertainen southeast of Kiruna. The students have developed an interactive tool where input values ​​can be changed giving LKAB up to date information on economy and energy consumption for the mine