Category: News
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User experience and work processes: workshop report
We met for our last data gathering workshop in early November, hosted again by our partners at Närkefrakt in Pilängen, Örebro. The topic of this workshop was very exciting, as we got to talk to the end users of electric trucks: the drivers. The main purpose was to discuss the…
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Ensuring technical interoperability – workshop report
In mid-April, it was time for the project consortium to meet again for a second workshop. This time, the topic was to discuss technical specifications and interoperability of the proposed circular charging ecosystem. We met straight at the location of our proposed installation – Närkefrakt terminal in Pilängen logistics area…
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Are we really Charging Ahead?
Earlier this week, Sophie-Marie and Vojtech went to Lund to meet the project partner Elonroad, and to participate on the Charging Ahead conference that was co-organized by Elonroad, the Evolution Road project, Innovation Skåne and other partners. On Monday, we took the opportunity to visit Elonroad’s factory and interview Toby…
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New publication: Is it time for a paragdigm change in road freight transport planning?
We are happy to see insights from this project published in Energy Research and Social Science. In this publication, our junior researcher Sophie-Marie Ertelt argues that the current “predict and provide” planning approach for road freight transport electrification in the European Union is insufficient for achieving net-zero emissions. She critiques…
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Designing systemic interventions for circular business models – workshop report
On January 30, the partners in the project and project team met in Östra Mark at Örebro University campus for the first in a series of transition design workshops. This workshop focused on the leverage points and systemic interventions where principles of circular economy could be utilized in business models that…
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What lays Beyond Oil? A report from the Beyond Oil 2023 conference
Beyond Oil is a biennial conference held at the University of Bergen, organized by the Centre for Climate and Energy Transformation. In the words of the organizers, the conference addresses the urgent and challenging task of transitioning to low-carbon societies amidst multiple crises and setbacks. Since the dates for the…
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Introducing Project Circ-S
The research project “Circular Electrification Solutions for Decarbonized Freight Transport” is a pioneering initiative aimed at transforming the commercial road freight transport sector in the European Union, particularly focusing on Sweden. This sector, while only comprising about 2% of all vehicles on the road, is responsible for over 23% of…
CIRC-S Project Website 