Check out Sven Boréns 4 minute presentation (in Swedish) about his research up to licentiate at the Researchers Grand Prix 2016 @ Kreativum. He came second out of four in the competition, where Hanna with her fabulous presentation will rock in the final in November!
A fast transition to fossil free transport is a prerequisite for a future-proof welfare society , but it is not enough? In Donnerska huset, Almedalen (Visby, Sweden) the 6 July 16.00-18.00 Henrik Ny will explain Sweden's carbon dioxide problems linked through research together with a holistic view of sustainability, for all sectors. Check out this [...]
Sweden needs to raise the level of ambition for the timely switch to fossil-free and sustainable passenger transport, and it also provides an economic advantage from day one. This the conclusion a research group at BTH, with Dr. Henrik Ny in the lead, has made in a new report that was published on Thursday. Read more about [...]
On April 15, Sven Borén presented his licentiate thesis that primarily found a methodological support for sustainable community planning and transport. The thesis also found a vision for sustainable transport, an initial development plan towards that, and sustainability effects and barriers/enablers for an increase of electric vehicles. The strategic sustainable development perspective of this thesis broadens [...]
At the Haga initiative blog, Henrik Ny says that the Swedish Environmental Objectives Committee has recently proposed a stricter target of a Sweden with zero net emissions of greenhouse gases to 2045. A clear improvement over 2050. But is this goal indeed, as alleged, in line with the Paris Agreement? And should we really look [...]
A study run by researchers at the SustainTrans group @ BTH show that we should not wait for electric roads. Opt instead for fast chargers to shift towards fossil-free vehicle fleet by 2030. In the debate, electric roads are highlighted as a promising alternative for large-scale rationalization of transport. The focus has often been on heavy [...]
Today, we had our new 2-year study about decision support for the introduction of electric buses granted by the Swedish Energy Agency! Previous studies and investigations in the bus industry have shown a need for customized procurement of electric buses that include charging infrastructure, minimize risk for the parties involved, and lead to a sustainable [...]
For the conference about Sustainable Urban Transport and Environment in Madrid by 2016, the 'SustainTrans research group has got articles named "Preference of Electric Buses in Public Transport; Conclusions from Real Life Testing in Eight Swedish Municipalities" and "A Strategic Sustainability Analysis of Electric Vehicles in EU Today and by 2050". Check them out in [...]
Today Henrik Ny writes his first column in Ekotransport – the newsletter that the magazine Miljörapporten has started on sustainable transport. In the newsletter, Henrik makes an analysis of the status in Sweden’s work towards the national goal of a fossil independent vehicle fleet by 2030. Read more in the Swedish newsletter Ekotransport
A new report by BTH conducted jointly with researchers from Copenhagen Business School and Innoventum has compared instruments for electric vehicles in eight countries. Recognized predecessor as Norway, the Netherlands and China were included, but also some who like Sweden, have been more cautious (Germany, France, the UK and Denmark). The report concluded that Norway [...]