Articles about energy engineering

Five million granted for research on fossil-free steel production

Kentaro Umeki, Associate Professor in Energy Engineering, has been granted over five million SEK by the Swedish Energy Agency for a four-year project on sustainable production of metal powder by using biochar. The project will be carried out at Höganäs’ facilities and is part of a research call to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the process industry.

Study on water effect on ionic fluids published in highly ranked journal

An article on how water affects the properties of ionic fluids has been published in the highly rated journal Chemical Society Reviews. One of the researchers behind the article is Xiaoyan Ji, Professor of Energy Engineering at Luleå University of Technology.

New processes make waste a valuable resource

Formas finances a new project in Energy Engineering with approximately SEK 9 million over three years. The aim is to develop, in cooperation with the waste industry, new methods for treating organic waste, to more efficiently utilize existing plants and make use of resources in the waste.

Researchers want to test-fly Swedish bio jet fuel 2021

Luleå University of Technology has been granted funding by the Swedish Energy Agency for a preparatory study, and hopefully, within a few years, they can test to produce bio jet fuel on Swedish forest–based residues - and test-fly it on commercial flights in Sweden. The preliminary study will facilitate and risk minimize a first commercial plant for the production of aviation bio jet fuel on Swedish forest–based residues.

E85 cars can drive on biomethanol made from forest industry residues

An E85 vehicle, a Saab 9-5 BioPower with more than 120 000 km on the meter has been driven more than 10 000 km on a mixture of 56% Swedish-made renewable methanol and gasoline. No changes were made to the engine control system or in any other way, still the engine worked as well as with pure gasoline or with E85.

The whole of Sweden could fly green thanks to Swedish forests

Researchers at Luleå University of Technology, working in collaboration with, among others, associates from IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute, have conducted a preliminary study which shows that fossil-based aviation fuels used for Swedish domestic flights can be replaced by biofuels produced from forest residues. The researchers now want to demonstrate the production technology behind the biofuels as soon as possible to clear the way for their use on commercial domestic flights in Sweden.

Optimizes remote heating in Kiruna

Moving the city of Kiruna engage several researchers at Luleå University of Technology. At Energy Engineering, researchers are studying, among other things, how the new district-heating network should be designed. The results, produced using evolutionary algorithms, become a support for investment and operation.

Energy model support the government’s long-term climate strategies

When the government had to select the smartest way towards a carbon neutral Sweden in 2045 they got help from researcher Anna Krook Riekkola at Luleå University of Technology. She has developed the energy system model TIMES-Sweden that shows how limited resources are used cost efficiently to achieve a given goal.

New technology to recycle phosphorus

Luleå University of Technology, Umeå University, Sandviken Energi and the international company Andritz will in a joint consortium work towards a technical solution to recycle phosphorus from sewage sludge.

A smorgasbord of engineering solutions

Engineering students in the fields of energy, mechanical engineering, materials, automotive systems and tribology reached the end of their education when they presented their theses on Friday.

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.

Published:27 February 2016
Updated: 27 February 2016
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