News 2014

Electric Power Engineering takes the next step

Professor Math Bollen, an international profile in the electric power research community, is the holder of chair in the new research subject Electric Power Engineering at Luleå University of Technology in Skellefteå.

Research yields results

Four researchers from Skellefteå attended the Academic Ceremony 2014 at Luleå University of Technology. Mats Ekevad was installed as professor in Wood Technology. Sarah Rönnberg, Magnus Fredriksson and Nicholas Etherden who previously defended their Doctoral Thesis were conferred, ie, received the ...

In the media: kick-off meeting for the Bachelor in Electrical Power Engineering

Teachers and representatives from 13 companies met this year's batch of new students when the Bachelor Programme in Electrical Power Engineering started up in Skellefteå.

More green energy with smart grid

By creating smart grids new methods to increase the amount of production from renewable energy sources can be developed. Thus, the availability of green energy from wind and sun can increase. That appears from a new doctoral thesis at Luleå University of Technology about how existing grids can recei...

Great need for well educated engineers

In june 2014 the first students in the Bachelor of Science in Electrical Power Engineering programme are graduating. This unique bachelor distance learning programme was initiated by the electric power industry and started in collaboration with the three northernmost universities - Luleå University ...

Electric Power Engineering at LTU in Skellefteå continues to grow

The Electric Power Engineering Group in Skellefteå is steadily increasing. The group has now been reinforced by Adjunct Professor Kailash N. Srivastava, ABB Corporate Research in Västerås, who will work 20% for LTU Skellefteå. Twelve people are now involved in the Electric Power Engineering research...

The transition to green energy

As part of the transition to a more sustainable society we are changing the way we consume and produce electricity. Sarah Rönnberg, PhD at Luleå University of Technology, examined the implications this may have in her thesis.

Published:19 January 2015
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