Download pdf-versions of the presentations from the Chalmers Energy Conference 2012 below (in chronological order). Some of the presentations are not available in full length due to confidentiality reasons.
Wednesday March 28
Introduction and setting the scene
Introduction and welcome
Thore Berntsson, Director Chalmers Energy Area of Advance
Global, European and Swedish challenges. How can electricity make a difference?
Tomas Kåberger, Chalmers Energy Area of Advance
Overview electrification of road transport
Mats Alaküla, Lund/Volvo
Use and recycling of critical materials in electrified vehicles
Maria Ljunggren Söderman, Department of Energy and Environment, Chalmers and IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute
The future of wind power
Helge Aagaard Madsen, Technical University of Denmark
Renewable power generation
Wind + Offshore
Wind power research at Chalmers
Ola Carlson, Department of Energy and Environment, Chalmers
Offshore Wind Power
Göran Dalén, WPD
Current research issues on the wind turbine mechanics
Thomas Abrahamsson, Department of Applied Mechanics, Chalmers
Wind power from a component industry perspective
Olle Bankeström, SKF
Solar + Ocean
PV power - Technologies and trends
Marika Edoff, Ångströmlab Uppsala
Polymer PV - Status and challenges
Mats Andersson, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Chalmers
Ocean Energy Overview - Status and Challenges
Oskar D Fängström, Pöyry SwedPower
Ocean Energy – from Research to Patents
Mats Leijon, Uppsala Universitet
Grid Integration
Wind power integration
Lennart Söder, KTH
Grid connection of Renewable Energy
Per Halvarsson, ABB Power Systems, FACTS
Integration of wind power to regional and local grids - issues and challenges
Peiyuan Chen, Department of Energy and Environment, Chalmers
Electrification of road transport
Vehicles and Powertrains
Vehicles and powertrains
Ali Rabiei, Department of Energy and Environment, Chalmers
Optimal dimensioning and control of HEV powertrains via convex optimization
Nikolce Murgovski, Department of Signals and Systems, Chalmers
Volvo Cars, Plug-In Hybrid Concept Development
Klas Niste, Volvo Cars
Safe efficient vehicle solutions (SEVS) – results from an interdiciplinary scenario study
Else-Marie Malmek, Malmeken AB and Anders Grauers, Department of Signals and Systems, Chalmers
Electromobility
Plugin and electric buses
Edward Jobson, Volvo Buses
Effects of plug-in electric vehicles on electrical distribution systems
David Steen, Department of Energy and Environment, Chalmers
Driving patterns matter
Sten Karlsson, Department of Energy and Environment, Chalmers
PrimoveCity - Electric Mobility in Public Transportation
Neil Walker, Bombardier, Germany
Energy Storage – batteries and fuel cells
Lithium-ion batteries - a family of chemistries with many possibilities
Kristina Edström, Uppsala Universitet
New material strategies for old and new battery concepts
Patrik Johansson, Department of Applied Physics, Chalmers
Fuel cells - when comes the next hype?
Anna Martinelli, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Chalmers
Thursday March 29
Emerging technologies – international perspectives
Smarter power grid operations with synchrophasors
Jay Giri, Alstom Grid, USA
Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) - Technologies and challenges
Manuel Romero, IMDEA Energy, Spain
Magnetic Confinement Fusion - Status and challenges
Friedrich Wagner, Max-Planck-Institut for Plasma Physics, Germany
Next generation nuclear power
Introduction - Teodora Retegan, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Chalmers
Multi-physics modelling of nuclear reactor systems
Christophe Demaziere, Department of Applied Physics, Chalmers
ELECTRA-FCC, an R&D centre for Generation IV systems in Sweden
Janne Wallenius, KTH
The noble art of catching nuclear rowdies - today and in the future
Ane Håkansson, Uppsala Universitet
Implications from Fukushima & stress tests
Magnus Reinsjö, Vattenfall
Smart Grid
Electrification key for Sustainable Road Transport
Bo Normark, Power Circle
The SmartGrid as a Distributed Cybersystem
Marina Papatriantafilou, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Chalmers
Ensuring Reliability and Economic Efficiency Through Scheduling of Smart-Grid Resources
Christopher Saunders, Department of Energy and Environment, Chalmers
The future role of energy consumers: The value of flexibility
Magnus Brolin, SP
Tomorrow, policy instruments, business models & pricing
Sustainable energy future
Filip Johnsson, Department of Energy and Environment, Chalmers
Business models and pricing, energy services
Lars Holmquist, Göteborg Energi
The Business Model as enabler for commercializing technology innovations
Mats Williander, Viktoriainstitutet
The role of policy in the transformation of the energy sector?
Björn Sandén, Department of Energy and Environment, Chalmers