Previous participants appreciate that the Tracks courses have given them new insights and contacts. Here you can find inspiration from some of our previous students.
Korin Klein: "I believe the teamwork experience was especially valuable for my work life.”
Tracks course: Solar Energy: From Photons to Future Societal Impact
Programme: Double Master's Energietechnik / Sustainable energy systems, MSc
Course description: "We analyzed the extent to which solar collectors on the roof of a standard single-family house, combined with an energy storage system, can cover the household’s electricity demand. This included the heating demand using a heat pump. Our study considered two different roof orientations and two locations within Sweden. Additionally, we assessed the economic feasibility of such a system and compared it to a scenario where no storage system is used, and surplus energy is instead sold to the grid."
Nathalie Pettersson: "I particularly enjoyed problem-solving in complex situations."
Tracks course: Solar Energy: From Photons to Future Societal Impact
Programme: Sustainable energy systems, MSc
Course description: "This is a project-based course on the theme of solar energy, offering students both creative freedom and structured supervision. My group focused on integrating solar energy into agriculture, specifically agrivoltaic systems (APVs), which combine photovoltaic (PV) energy generation with farming. We compared Conventional Ground-Mounted Photovoltaics (VBFPVs) to assess their economic viability and energy production potential. Additionally, we explored the social acceptance and implications of PV integration in Swedish agriculture, considering factors such as land-use efficiency, food security, and market dynamics. Our findings provided valuable insights for stakeholders seeking sustainable energy solutions in farming."
Patrik Rosina: "A whole new toolset to address certain challenges”
Tracks course: Integrative Design for Radical Resource Efficiency
Programme: Design and construction project management
Course description: "I learned a lot about integrative design. The course was very rich in theory, but I also learned to see challenges differently and practiced applying the principles of integrative design, which provided me with a whole new toolset to address certain challenges."
Mohamed Musthafa: The hands-on experience of building a battery cell and testing it is very valuable.”
Tracks course: Rechargeable Battery Systems: from atom to cell
Programme: Sustainable energy systems
Course description: "The project was to build and evaluate a coin cell. All the students in the group were a part of all the steps. From preparing the materials, to assembly of the cell and testing its usage and performance. We had to choose an individual topic to which we had to give a presentation on."
Abhinav Sathi Praveen: “The course opened various job opportunities in the battery manufacturing and testing industry for me"
Tracks course: Battery Materials and Manufacturing
Programme: Materials science
Course description: "The project was to build and evaluate a coin cell. The electrodes had to be manufactured within the materials lab to be tested in the coin cell. His role was to punch out the manufactured electrodes and I was involved in performing various electrochemical tests to analyze cell performance and life."
Parsa Ariaman: "The Tracks course had given me more creative freedom."
Tracks course: Solar energy: From photons to future societal impact
Programme: Industrial ecology
Course description: "The report my team wrote examined the feasibility of integrating large-scale seasonal hydrogen storage with solar photovoltaics (PV) to facilitate the diffusion of solar PV in Sweden by allowing electricity that cannot be used directly to be utilized later. I was one of three group members. I wrote about the economic, environmental, and socio-technical aspects of hydrogen when used as large-scale seasonal storage. Identifying barriers and enablers to the technology to be used for this purpose and its potential effects on further diffusion of solar PVs in Sweden"