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This study highlights the importance of the GDL microstructure in governing transport processes inside the cell. By understanding how the fibre architecture influences both gas transport and the distribution of hydrophobic materials, it opens up new design strategies to improve fuel cell performance and durability.

We are happy to announce that the Swedish Electricity Storage and Balancing Centre will continue as a competence research centre. The Swedish Energy Agency has decided to prolong the funding for five more years. 

The Swedish Electricity Storage and Balancing Centre (SESBC) is pleased to invite you to the third Centre Summer School, which will be held at Chalmers University of Technology on 19–21 August 2026. The Summer School is open and free of charge for all researchers and non-academic partners active in SESBC. 

We congratulate Chunshuo Ge for successfully defending her Licentiate thesis: "Mapping global value chains using customs data – the case of energy storage technologies".

Benedick Allan Strugnell-Lees, PhD student at Chalmers University of Technology, is developing battery ageing prediction models optimised for second-life usage within the SESBC project “Optimal usage and properties of battery storage units using 2nd life batteries”.

Interview with Urban Lundin, professor at the Department of Electrical Engineering, Uppsala University.

The third SESBC conference took place in Uppsala at Botaniska hotellet,15–16 October. The event was well attended with an increased number of participants since previous conference. The group discussions had a focus on preparation for the next phase of the centre. 

We congratulate Martin Lundberg on a successful PhD defence! Martin’s research has been part the Research & Innovation layer Systems in the project "Managing grid capacity with storage". 

HVAC is generally preferred for shorter distances due to its lower installation costs. In contrast, HVDC requires costly offshore converter platforms, making it less economical for shorter links.