Debatt

Debate: The hunt for the "green" metals

Metals for solar cells and electric car batteries should help us cope with the climate crisis. But local residents and environmental interests protest against mining in Sweden. Will the conflict be resolved?

Debate: LKAB's investments must increase dramatically

It is remarkable that the company did not reinvest its record gains in expanding its ore reserves through acquisitions or joint ventures internationally, writes Pär Weihed, Professor of Oreology at LTU.

Debate: Competition for Öresund Bridge 2.0

One of the swriters is Jan Krantz, PhD student in Construction Engineering and Management at Luleå University of Technology.

Debate: Falu mine 1.9 billion years of geological processes can secure society's future needs

A research project at Luleå University of Technology has shown that the ore in The Falu Mine was formed about 1.9 billion years ago by enrichment of metals in the seabed during an ancient ocean. Hopefully, results such as these may raise public interest for geological processes and time scales, researchers write behind the study.

In the media: Great concern about the technology for nuclear waste

New research is increasing concern about the planned nuclear fuel repository. Will it be safe for 100 000 years? One of the skeptics are the Swedish government.

Debate: Risky when everyone shouts at quickly building

Politicians should not make ill-considered decisions that we may regret forever. Now there is talk of ineffective planning and unnecessary municipal bureaucracy that prevent housing, and this is not questioned. But our common interests need to be safeguarded in the long term, writes five researchers.

Debate: The quake damages the confidence of the scientific community

Debate article in view on the statement by Dr. May-Britt Öhman, Uppsala University.

In the media: Nadhir Al-Ansari about the UN climate conference in Paris

Interview with Swedish radio - Radio Sweden P6 Arabic

In the media: Nadhir Al-Ansari talks about the dam in Mosul

Interview on Rafiden Satellite Channel for about 50 minutes on water resources problems in Iraq. The interview was in Arabic language.

Debate: Misleading facts at the museum

This article was published in the Norrbottens Kuriren September 19, 2015 in Swedish only.

Debate: The maintenance should be kept in-house

Experts are concerned about the lack of railway maintenance. A serious danger is the track that splits the western trunk line where the express train thunders.

Debate: A poorer Norrbotten without mines

We welcome the debate on the importance of the mining industry in the county, we mean that part of the debate, of course, also have to be to question authority when it goes wrong. We will continue to argue that Norrbotten without mines would be a poorer counties in many ways.

In the media: Expensive not apply holistic approach to railway

A railway institute would be an important step towards a society with both durability and high technology.

In the media: Solve the railway problems!

An example that may be mentioned is e-pilot119, a monitoring system developed by researchers at Luleå University of Technology in collaboration with the train operators. The system monitors and flagging up for future problems and causes wear and faults can be detected early and corrected before they create railway chaos.

Debate: It is possible to combine environmental protection with the mining industry

To constantly go in conflict with Bergsstaten benefits neither the county's growth, industry, or the substantial interests that prevailed in the county administrative authority, such as reindeer herding and environmental protection, writes Professor Pär Weihed and Prof. Björn Öhlander in NSD.

In the media: Defending graffiti walls

P4 Norrbotten is visited by Tomas Eagle, who normally available at the Department of Civil, Environmental and Natural Resources Engineering at Luleå University and is also vice chairman of City Planning in the municipality.

Mining Boom brings jobs and growth

On behalf of the County Administrative Board of Norrbotten, a group of researchers at Luleå University of Technolgy has examined the effects of the mining industry boost. The report shows overall that we need deeper knowledge of how mining and mining establishments affect the regional economy, mainly in the form of increased income and employment opportunities.

In the news: Mosul Dam in terrorists' hands

The dam in Mosul, Iraq, is now in the hands of the Islamic state (IS), writes German Spectrum. Luleå University of Technology has conducted research on the dam's stability.

In the media: Storage of carbon dioxide can save the climate

Maria Ask, mining engineer and associate professor at Luleå University of Technology, thinks that carbon storage is a good method for short-term reductions.

Debate: Do not let the mind trap of heat pumps control the Swedish energy policy

Bo Nordell, Professor at Luleå University of Technology, has together with seven other experts written an article on Parliamentary climate goals and make efficient and renewable energy as possible.

In the media: Scientists warn of small mining companies

Bertil Palsson is a lecturer at Luleå University of Technology´s Division of Sustainable Process Engineering. There are specialized enrichment and in hydrometallurgy and where researched in mines process technology.

In the media: New research criticism of disposal of spent nuclear fuel in Forsmark

Now comes the new criticism of the plans the disposal of spent nuclear fuel in Sweden. Roland Pusch, Emeritus Professor of Geotechnical Engineering at Luleå University of Technology see risks in drilling the holes for canisters with fuel vertically, which will cause cracks in the rock, he said.

In the media: Pär Weihed on natural resources and environmental impacts

Pär Weihed in SVT Nordnytt on environmental hazards and benefits in terms of exploitation of natural resources. The clip starts 11:50 into the broadcast.

Debate: We continue our collaboration

Following article Gunnar Westrin published in NSD Saturday September 28, 2013, we want to make some clarifications with regard to metals and the environment. A note signed John Ingri - Professor in Environmental Geochemistry, Bjorn Öhlander, professor in Applied Geology och Sten-Åke Elming, professor in Applied Geophysics.

We don´t have winter capacity

Ulla Juntti co-founded The Luleå Railway Research Center, JVTC, at Luleå University of Technology, a research center focusing on the development of operation and maintenance of railways. JVTC provides a platform for effective interdisciplinary collaborations between universities, companies and authorities.. We meet to discuss the recurrent problems with canceled and delayed trains in Sweden during the winter half years. The problem turns out to include more than just trains.

Challenging tags

Do You know the names of Banksy, Keith Haring or Nug? In that case you might be a connoisseur of art, or perhaps of graffitti. The debate about what is art or vandalism continues to challenge.

Debate: Sweden should be given a chance to lead mining venture

Pär Weihed in a new debate article in Swedish Newpaper SVD Opinion.

Debate: Immoral not to produce metals

Pär Weihed in SVD Opinion/Debate. End Replica in the debate on the mining industry.

Debate: Geothermal energy is a renewable resource with great potential

Bo Nordell, Professor at Luleå University of Technology, has together with nine other professors written an article for the newspaper SVD Opinion.

LTU professor DN Debate

There is perilously poor quality in building structures in Sweden today. So bad that it causes death. The Government must take urgent action. This is the theme in an article published on DN debate 6 november

Debate: Buildings collapsing a growing problem in Sweden

Serious errors in planning. Structures collapse and Sweden are being developed into a construction technology third world country.

Global warming - Another perspective

Professor Bo Nordell, Division of Architecture and Water, has just returned from Durban, South Africa where he talked about global warming "with a twist". Bo Nordell has a different opinion about the cause of one of science´s hottest issues, the cause of global warming.

Debate: Mining without plundering - Cooperation lifts the research

Debate article by Peter Larsson, Public Policy Director of the Swedish engineers, and Pär Weihed, professor and director CAMM (Centre of Advanced Mining and Metallurgy) at Luleå University of Technology.

Debate: No silver shortage

Professor Pär Weihed in SVD Opinion.

Debate: Time demand an end to depleted uranium in weapons

Sven Knutsson, Nadir Al-Ansari and Roland Pusch has written an important debate article in the Gothenburg Post.

In the media: Debate on Uranium Weapons

Scientists: May cause cancer and birth defects - Swedish soldiers may be affected.

Published:25 March 2015
Updated: 3 February 2017
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