Successful fourth SESBC Centre Conference in Karlstad

The fourth SESBC Centre Conference took place in Karlstad on 14–15 October. Over two days, researchers and industry partners met to share research results, discuss the development of the centre and strengthen collaboration across SESBC. The programme included keynote presentations, research presentations, poster sessions and discussions on the continued development of the centre. 

Patrik Larsson, Prorector at Karlstad University, welcomed the participants to Karlstad before the Centre Management gave an update on the status of SESBC.

Stefan Ivarsson from Region Värmland then gave a presentation, followed by presentations of research activities at Karlstad University.

Keynote speakers were Magnus Hindsberger from the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO), and Fredrik Starfelt from Vattenfall R&D.

Valeria Castellucci, Uppsala University, was invited to talk about and bring perspective from the Swedish Electromobility Centre (SEC), which is another Swedish Energy Agency competence centre. Mariliis Lehtveer, Göteborg Energi, and Thomas Eriksson, ABB, presented the Industry Forum's activities during 2026 and plans for Stage II, including potential demonstration sites and project opportunities.

Other speakers during the conference included Moyses Araujo and Andreas Theocharis from Karlstad University, Torbjörn Thiringer and Silvia Muceli from Chalmers University of Technology, Niklas Lundin from AB Volvo and Claes Sommansson from Chalmers Industriteknik.

There was also a posters session that kicked of with pitches from the presenters.

The programme concluded with parallel discussions for industry and academia, followed by a joint summary of the discussions and next steps.