About the program

The vision of the Mistra Electrification programme is to accelerate the transition to a sustainable, efficient energy system, through the creation of actionable knowledge for a feasible and fair transition.

The program has three primary aims:

Since this involves a range of technical, socio-political, and economic issues, the program is interdisciplinary and will apply both technological analysis and social sciences. Conclusions on technological developments will be analyzed through the lens of socio-political and economic feasibility, increasing their relevance and impact.

We focus on electrification and sector coupling as prime enablers of the transition across the economy, rather than addressing power, heating, transport, and industry separately. Links between these sectors and to the electricity system are central research areas. We will study sector specific issues and embed them in an energy systems context so to understand how each of them can contribute to the transition.

The research in the program will be carried by Chalmers University of Technology (three divisions): Energy Technology, Physical Resource Theory and Division of Electric Power Engineering), The IVL Swedish Environmental Institute (IVL), the University of Exeter, Lund University and the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), with the researchers involved representing a broad competence within energy and climate research.

The Swedish TSO Svenska Kraftnät, Stockholm Exergi (Regional utility), Fortum (Swedish-Finnish utility), Nordion Energi (Gas distributor), Göteborg Energi (Regional utility), Vattenfall (National/International utility), Hitachi Energy (electricity infrastructure), Egain (Smart energy systems), and Utilifeed (Smart energy systems).