Energy Area of Advance

Gathers industry, authorities, and academia to create consensus on long-term challenges and to jointly find solutions for the future.

The radical change in the global energy systems towards a sustainable future is the biggest challenge, as well as opportunity, of our generation. The Energy Area of Advance directs its research, education and innovation activities to address the challenges presented to industry, government, and society.

We build internal and external liaisons that create new and promising interdisciplinary opportunities, across departments and research centres at Chalmers and provide a strategic contact point for our stakeholders. By gathering competencies from many disciplines and having a close dialogue with society and industry, we deliver solutions to lead the change. Together, we build a strong community by establishing dialogues, supporting innovative initiatives, and building partnerships.

Our research areas, centres, and available infrastructure in Energy.

Contacts

If you are looking for partners in the field of Energy, please contact us to discuss your ideas: energy@chalmers.se.

Area of Advance Director

Tomas Kåberger

  • Research Professor, Environmental Systems Analysis, Technology Management and Economics

Area of Advance Co-Director

Sonia Yeh

  • Full Professor, Physical Resource Theory, Space, Earth and Environment

Senior strategic advisors

Anders Hellman

  • Professor, Chemical Physics, Physics

Cecilia Geijer

  • Associate Professor, Industrial Biotechnology, Life Sciences

Communications

Ann-Christine Nordin

  • Communications Officer, Communications division, Chalmers Operations Support

Area of Advance coordinator

Annemarie Wöhri

  • Coordinator, Management and General University Support, Chalmers Operations Support

External Collaborations

Julia Franzén

  • Coordinator, Management and General University Support, Chalmers Operations Support

Financial officer

Maria Wåhlin

  • Financial Officer, Office of Planning, Analysis and Finance, Chalmers Operations Support

Profile leaders: Energy in a Circular Economy

Göran Berndes

  • Full Professor, Physical Resource Theory, Space, Earth and Environment

Martin Seemann

  • Associate Professor, Energy Technology, Space, Earth and Environment

Profile leaders: Electricity for Societal Development

Massimo Bongiorno

  • Full Professor, Electric Power Engineering, Electrical Engineering

Lisa Göransson

  • Associate Professor, Energy Technology, Space, Earth and Environment

Profile leaders: Sustainable Vehicle Technologies

Anders Nordelöf

  • Senior Researcher, Environmental Systems Analysis, Technology Management and Economics

Carlos Xisto

  • Associate Professor, Fluid Dynamics, Mechanics and Maritime Sciences

Profile leaders: Energy in Urban Development

Jan-Olof Dalenbäck

  • Full Professor, Building Services Engineering, Architecture and Civil Engineering

Holger Wallbaum

  • Assistant Head of Department, Architecture and Civil Engineering

Profile leaders: Technology Governance in Energy Transitions

Jessica Jewell

  • Associate Professor, Physical Resource Theory, Space, Earth and Environment

Anna Åberg

  • Senior Researcher, Science, Technology and Society, Technology Management and Economics

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Industrial Advisory Board

The Energy Area of Advance has an Industrial Advisory Board that identifies industrial needs and networks across different energy areas.

Strategic partnerships

Energy Area of Advance is hosting four of Chalmers’ strategic partnerships. The partnerships promote long-standing collaborations between Chalmers, industry, and organisations, through research, competence provisioning, technology development and innovation. As the partnerships entail collaboration between top level managements, the partners can address joint priorities and form common agendas.

  • Preem
  • IVL
  • ABB
  • Göteborg Energi