The Climate Action Advent Calendar

Happy Holidays!

KTH and KTH Climate Action Centre wish you Happy Holidays and welcome you to an exciting 2022 with even more research and education on climate action and sustainability! Learn more:

KTH Sustainability office: www.kth.se/om/miljo-hallbar-utveckling/kontakt/kth-sustainability-office-1.424825 

Per Lundqvist
Vice President for Sustainable Development and Professor in Energy Technology, KTH

perlund@kth.se , +4687907452

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Be part of KTH Climate Action Centre

Let’s work together to speed up climate action! Researchers, companies and other organizations can become a partner to KTH Climate Action Centre. Sign up today! Learn more:

KTH Climate Action Centre: www.kth.se/sv/climateactioncentre

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Karin Larsdotter
Deputy Director KTH Climate Action Centre and Project Manager KTH Sustainability Office

karinlar@kth.se , +4687907052

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A Sustainable power grid with high reliability performance

At KTH, methods are developed to ensure a high level of reliability in electricity supply, an efficient use of energy resources and reduction of the use of fossil fuels. Learn more:

KTH Energy Platform: www.kth.se/forskning/forskningsplattformar/energi/start-1.860472 

Lina Bertling Tjernberg: Viktigaste energifrågan är att få till en långsiktig överenskommelse - vainsights.se  (swe)

Lina Bertling Tjernberg
Professor, Electric Power and Energy Systems and Director of the Energy Platform, KTH

linab@kth.se , +4687909045

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Goal collaboration and – conflicts

At KTH, researchers develop tools to help organizations understand how their actions harmonize with the achievement of all the sustainable development goals. Learn more:

Science that ‘hits the spot’ for peace, sustainable development

Agenda 2030 och de globala målen för hållbar utveckling – Regeringen.se  (swe)

Connecting climate action with other Sustainable Development Goals – nature.com

Francesco Fuso-Nerini
Associate Professor at Energy Systems and the Director of the KTH Climate Action Centre, KTH

francesco.fusonerini@energy.kth.se

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Research together for global challenges

Many researchers at KTH participate in large international research programs such as Horizon Europe to address common global challenges together with others. Learn more:

KTH Research Support Office: www.kth.se/forskning/research-office

Horisont Europa: Horisont Europa: innovations- och forskningsinvesteringar med effekt – Consilium (swe)

Anna Raask
Senior Research advisor, Research support office, KTH

annakiv@kth.se , +4687909555

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Measuring sustainability

How do we know if things get better? At KTH, researchers and authorities work together to develop methods to monitor environmental impacts from Swedish consumption. Learn more:

The Prince Project: Start – Sei Prince (prince-project.se)  

The statistics: Naturvårdsverket – Klimatet och konsumtionen  (swe)

Göran Finnveden
Professor, Department of Sustainable Development, Environmental Science and Engineering (SEED), KTH

goran.finnveden@abe.kth.se , +4687907318

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Sustainability in education

At KTH, sustainibility is integrated into all educational programmes in order to give every student the opportunity to partake in developing society in the right direction. What does this entail and how can sustainibility be integrated into a educational programme? Read more about sustainibility in education at KTH: www.kth.se/om/miljo-hallbar-utveckling/utbildning-miljo-hallbar-utveckling

Héléne Hermansson-Järvenpää
Project Manager, KTH Sustainability Office

heleneh@kth.se , +4687908862

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Pernilla Ulfvengren
Associate Professor, INDEK, KTH

pernilla.ulfvengren@indek.kth.se , +4687907840

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The Cero model for sustainable business travel

At KTH, researchers develop tools to help organizations create sustainable patterns for business travel and find ways to achieve climate goals while also reducing costs.

Learn more: Cero – Climate and Economic Research in Organizations

Telia launches service for determining CO2 emissions from road passenger transport – Telia Company 

Markus Robért
Docent, Department of Sustainable Development, Environmental Science and Engineering (SEED)

mrobert@kth.se , +4687906567

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KTH Innovation

KTH Innovation supports ideas from students, researchers and employees to create impact in society. Sustainability aspects are included throughout the entire process. Learn more:

KTH Innovation: KTH, the engine of Swedish Innovation
Klimato website: www.klimato.co

Humans and Technology

How can humans and technology interact to save resources? This is addressed at KTH, to learn how, for instance, transport systems can change to make people’s lives more sustainable. Learn more: www.itrl.kth.se/research

Mia Hesselgren
Researcher Design for sustainable mobility

miahes@kth.se , +4687908908

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Wind powered cargo ships

The Oceanbird project looks at how wind power can be used in place of fossil fuels in cargo ships. This could potentially cut emissons by 90 percent.

Learn more about the project:
youtu.be/_2jlqliRcOw
www.walleniusmarine.com/blog/ship-design-newbulding/kth-succeeded-the-oceanbird-model-sails-using-wind-power/ www.theoceanbird.com

Ulysse Dhomé
Doctoral Student, Vehicle Technology and Solid Mechanics, KTH

dhome@kth.se

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Bio-based materials of the future

Is the christmas trees the super material of the future? At KTH, the world's strongest bio-based material is being developed to be used in the transistion to a more sustainable society. Read more about the project here: www.kth.se/fpt/fibre-processes/the-world-s-strongest-biomaterial

Tomas Rosén
Researcher, Fibre and Polymer Technology, KTH and Treesearch

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Air flow around airplanes

At KTH, researchers are studying how AI can be used to control the air flow around airplanes in order to reduce emissions and use of aviation fuel.

Watch the simulation: www.youtube.com/watch?v=aR-hehP1pTk
The Vinuesa Lab: www.vinuesalab.com

Ricardo Vinuesa Motilva
Associate professor, Fluid Mechanics & Acoustics, KTH, Vice Director, KTH Digitalization Plattform

rvinuesa@mech.kth.se , +4687907152

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Battery

At KTH, processes are being developed to chemically recycle critical metals from batteries. The aim is to close the circle and reduce the usage of finite natural resources.

Read more about the research: www.kth.se/profile/kerstino
The initiative for circular ekonomy at KTH: www.kth.se/ce
KTH Industrial Transformation Platform: www.kth.se/en/forskning/forskningsplattformar/industriell-transformation

Kerstin Forsberg
Associate professor, Department of Chemical Engineering

kerstino@ket.kth.se , +4687906404

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Solar sails

Can unconventional solutions stop the increase of our planet’s temperature? Is it possible to block some of the sun rays with the help of solar sails? Learn more about the project here: KTH Space Center

Christer Fuglesang
Director, KTH Space Center

cfug@kth.se , +4687906465

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Climate Connect

There are several ways to get involved in climate issues as a KTH student. Hear students Sandra Sjöö and Elena Kokkalis talk about Climate Connect, an international project where master students can discuss and learn about different perspectives on climate change from each other. Learn more about the project: Climate Connect

Sandra Sjöö, Student, , KTH.

Elena Kokkalis, Student, Master’s Programme in Sustainable Urban Planning and Design , KTH.

Heat exchange with wastewater

At WaterCentre@KTH, the system effects of using new on-property techonology to recover heat and energy are currently being assessed. Learn more about the project:

WaterCentre@KTH

SEQWENS: Ensuring sustainability and equality of water and energy systems during actor-driven disruptive innovation

David Nilsson
Docent and Director WaterCentre@KTH

david.nilsson@abe.kth.se

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Homo Colossus

In the project "From Homo Sapiens to Homo Colossus" scientists and artists explore how we can understand and convey our enormous appetite for energy. Learn more about the project: Homo Colossus

Daniel Pargman
Associate Professor, Division of Media Technology and Interaction Design

pargman@kth.se , +4687908280

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Tullinge Work Hub Living Lab

Tired of commuting? At KTH, researchers are testing the concept and role of local work hubs to reduce the need for travel, and to support more local and sustainable lifestyles.

Read more about the project: Mistra SAMS Living Lab 2

Bhavana Vaddadi
Doctoral Student, Integrated Transport Research Lab (ITRL), KTH 

bhavana@kth.se

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Concrete

How can old concrete buildings turn into new ones? Erik Stenberg is conducting research and teaching about how re-using concrete can be used to reduce building waste.

Learn more about the project:
Återbruk av prefabricerade betongelement i nya byggnader (Swe)
Återhus – att bygga hus av hus (Swe)
recreate-project.eu

Erik Stenberg
Architect and Associate Professor in Architecture, KTH

erik.stenberg@arch.kth.se , +4687908392

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KTH Food Sustainability Network

How do we develop solutions for more sustainable ways of producing and distributing our food, with as little impact as possible? Learn more about the project:

Rebecka Milestad
Docent, Department of Sustainable Development, Environmental Science and Engineering (SEED), KTH

rebecka.milestad@abe.kth.se , +4687908825

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The Smart Map KTH

Hear two of KTH:s students talk about the project ”The Smart Map”, set to launch on 14 December. The Smart Map is a way to encourage people to borrow, rent or buy second-hand rather than buying new. Learn more about the project: the smart map

Sharang Kolathur, student på Sustainable Energy Engineering , KTH, involved in KTH Students for Sustainability

Veine Haglund, student, Master of Science in Engineering and in Education  (Swe), KTH, involved in KTH Students for Sustainability

About KTH Students for Sustainability

Biochar (Swe)

How can your christmas tree and garden waste be beneficial to the environment? Kåre Gustafsson is researching biochar as a possible solution to sequester carbon dioxide. Learn more about the project: www.stockholmexergi.se/minusutslapp/biokol  (Swe)

Kåre Gustafsson
Industrial Doctoral Candidate, Resources, Energy and Infrastructure, KTH and Strategic development m

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Sustainable Consumption (Swe)

The research program revolves around strategies that can support a transition to more sustainable consumption. Learn more about the project: Mistra Sustainable Consumption – from niche to mainstream .

Karin Bradley
Docent, Urban Planning and Environment, KTH

karin.bradley@abe.kth.se , +4687908591

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