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Waste could help fuel low carbon energy and transport
In a time when society – and nature itself – are threatened by climate change, it seems fair to ask: Does recycling still matter? Two KTH researchers say it does.
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Making waves with new gear technology
A Swedish company has cracked the challenge of scaling up wave energy, with the help of technology from researchers at KTH Royal Institute of Technology.
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An array of research takes aim at climate change
There's no silver bullet to stop global warming. Getting climate change under control will require an array of energy systems and solutions. As COP21 wraps up, we take a look at some of the most interesting recent research at KTH that addresses global warming.
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Roads could power cars across Europe
Electric car development is primarily focused on fuel efficiency, and until recently, researchers have been seeking answers under the bonnet. But a team at KTH Royal Institute of Technology is looking a little lower, at the street below.
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Researchers very critical of the security of the electricity grid
Smart electricity grids are the future and the IT company Cisco is the only company to have assessed the market in communication products in the smart electricity grid which alone is worth SEK 70 billion over the next five-to ten-year period. But the way to the smart electricity grid's entry into our homes is lined with challenges. Now two KTH professors are raising their voices about the lack of security in today's grid and tomorrow’s smarter cousin.
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Underwater kites could be next wave in clean energy
Moored to the ocean floor, they glide in the slow-moving currents to reap energy. A KTH researcher involved in Europe's biggest "underwater kite" project explains how it works.
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Spreading the word about smart grids
With Sweden's first professor of the smart grid joining the faculty, KTH could become an international driving force on the subject.
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Saving energy online in everyday life
How much energy is actually consumed when replaying a cat video on Facebook? Two teachers in Media Technology went directly to the everyday lives of students when teaching Sustainable Development. And recently their pedagogic performance has been rewarded with a science prize.
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Spreading the word about smart grids
With Sweden's first professor of the smart grid joining the faculty, KTH could become an international driving force on the subject.