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, Environmental and Energy Sciences

Area of Advance Co-Director

Mats Rydehell
Energy Area of Advance Co-Director

Senior strategic advisors

Anders Hellman
    Cecilia Geijer
    • Director of Studies, Life Sciences

    Communications

    Ann-Christine Nordin
    • Communications Officer, Communications division, Chalmers Operations Support

    Area of Advance advisor

    Annemarie Wöhri
    • Advisor, Research, Innovation and Collaboration Support, Chalmers Operations Support

    External Collaborations

    Julia Franzén
    • Advisor, Research, Innovation and Collaboration Support, Chalmers Operations Support
    Sebnem Yilmaz Balaman
    • Researcher, Stiftelsen Chalmers Industriteknik

    Financial officer

    Maria Wåhlin
    • Controller, Office of Planning, Analysis and Finance, Chalmers Operations Support

    Profile leaders: Energy in a Circular Economy

    Göran Berndes
    • Full Professor, Physical Resource Theory, Environmental and Energy Sciences
    Martin Seemann
    • Professor, Energy Technology, Environmental and Energy Sciences

    Profile leaders: Electricity for Societal Development

    Massimo Bongiorno
    • Full Professor, Electric Power Engineering, Electrical Engineering
    Lisa Göransson
    • Professor, Energy Technology, Environmental and Energy Sciences

    Profile leaders: Sustainable Vehicle Technologies

    Evelina Wikner
    • Assistant Professor, Electric Power Engineering, Electrical Engineering
    Jonas Fredriksson
    • Full Professor, Systems and Control, Electrical Engineering

    Profile leaders: Energy in Urban Development

    Despoina Teli
    • Director of Master's Programme, Architecture and Built Environment
    Holger Wallbaum
    • Full Professor, Sustainable Built Environments, Architecture and Civil Engineering

    Profile leaders: Technology Governance in Energy Transitions

    Jessica Jewell
    • Full Professor, Physical Resource Theory, Environmental and Energy Sciences
    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
    • Hitachi Energy
    • ABB
    • Göteborg Energi