Energy and environmental technology
Energy and Environmental Technology includes bioenergy system analysis, construction technology, energy efficiency, and forestry.
I also covers the interaction between these areas – as well as the application of innovative solutions. Processes in the field of bioenergy, as well as kinetics, chemical equilibrium, and mass and heat transfer is also included.
Education
Programmes in energy and environmental technology
Third-cycle (doctoral) programme
Courses in energy and environmental technology
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Degree Project, Masters' levelCourse 30 credits
- Spring 2026
- Växjö
- Campus
- Master’s level
- Full-time
- 4BT04E
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Diffusion of Innovations for a Sustainable Built EnvironmentCourse 7.5 credits
- Autumn 2025
- Växjö
- Campus
- Master’s level
- Half-time
- 4BT318
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Diffusion of Innovations for a Sustainable Built EnvironmentCourse 7.5 credits
- Autumn 2026
- Växjö
- Campus
- Master’s level
- Half-time
- 4BT318
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Cancelled Electric Power and Smart GridCourse 7.5 credits
- Spring 2026
- Distance learning
- Master’s level
- Half-time
- 4ED453
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Cancelled Electricity from renewable sourcesCourse 7.5 credits
- Autumn 2025
- Växjö
- Campus
- Master’s level
- Half-time
- 4ED433
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Energy and climateCourse 7.5 credits
- Autumn 2026
- Växjö
- Campus
- Master’s level
- Half-time
- 4BT301
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Energy and Management for Sustainable Development, Master ProgrammeProgramme 120 credits
- Autumn 2026
- Växjö
- Campus
- Master’s level
- Full-time
- TAEH2
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Energy management in the built environmentCourse 7.5 credits
- Autumn 2025
- Växjö
- Campus
- Master’s level
- Half-time
- 4BT316
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Energy management in the built environmentCourse 7.5 credits
- Autumn 2026
- Växjö
- Campus
- Master’s level
- Half-time
- 4BT316
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Environmental Analysis MethodsCourse 7.5 credits
- Autumn 2026
- Växjö
- Campus
- Master’s level
- Half-time
- 4BT319
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Environmental Analysis MethodsCourse 7.5 credits
- Autumn 2025
- Växjö
- Campus
- Master’s level
- Half-time
- 4BT319
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Evaluation and Design of Energy PoliciesCourse 7.5 credits
- Autumn 2025
- Växjö
- Campus
- Master’s level
- Half-time
- 4BT315
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Evaluation and Design of Energy PoliciesCourse 7.5 credits
- Autumn 2026
- Växjö
- Campus
- Master’s level
- Half-time
- 4BT315
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Laws of Sustainable Development and EnergyCourse 7.5 credits
- Spring 2026
- Växjö
- Campus
- Master’s level
- Half-time
- 4BT308
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Laws of Sustainable Development and EnergyCourse 7.5 credits
- Spring 2026
- Växjö
- Campus
- Master’s level
- Half-time
- 4BT308
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Life Cycle Analysis (LCA)Course 7.5 credits
- Autumn 2026
- Växjö
- Campus
- Master’s level
- Half-time
- 4BT321
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Life Cycle Analysis (LCA)Course 7.5 credits
- Autumn 2025
- Växjö
- Campus
- Master’s level
- Half-time
- 4BT321
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Scientific Theories and MethodsCourse 7.5 credits
- Autumn 2025
- Växjö
- Campus
- Master’s level
- Half-time
- 4BT310
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Scientific Theories and MethodsCourse 7.5 credits
- Autumn 2026
- Växjö
- Campus
- Master’s level
- Half-time
- 4BT310
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Sustainable energy supplyCourse 7.5 credits
- Autumn 2026
- Växjö
- Campus
- Bachelor’s level
- Half-time
- 1BT302
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Sustainable Energy Technologies and Systems, master programProgramme 120 credits
- Autumn 2026
- Växjö
- Campus
- Master’s level
- Full-time
- TAHE2
Research
The research in the field of Energy and Environmental Technology at Linnaeus University focuses on the study of processes, techniques, and policies that can reduce climate and environmental impacts. The focus is on the implementation of renewable energy technologies and energy efficiency measures in the built environment, as well as on energy and material flow in the primary sector.
Research groups
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Linnaeus University Centre for Competitive Timber Structures Linnaeus University Centre for Competitive Timber Structures (Lnuc TiSt) conducts internationally leading transdisciplinary research…
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Bioresource Technology Bioresource Technology is the umbrella term for the university's research in the fields of bioenergy, biotechnology, combustion engineering, chemical engineering and process…
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Sustainable Built Environment Research Within sustainable built environment, we conduct cutting-edge research linked to sustainable development, especially system analysis studies of bioenergy,…
Research projects
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Seed project: Increased self-sufficiency in renewable energy and fertilizer on farms with livestock production The supply of renewable energy and fertilizer to farms is a cornerstone of safe and…
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Project: Complex oxynitride glasses – the quest for luminescence and structural origin This project aims to develop nitrogen-rich oxynitride glasses with enhanced thermal, mechanical, and optical…
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Seed project: Machine learning for predicting the mechanical properties of high performance oxynitride glasses This project aims to develop a machine learning (ML) model to predict the mechanical…
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Project: Centre for Energy and Environment (CEE) To increase productivity in the business sector, it is important that companies, academia, and innovation environments collaborate more. A major…
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Project: Climate Smart Renovation (CSR) model for energy efficiency and climate resiliency The project aims to accelerate the renovation of detached houses in Sweden by enhancing energy efficiency and…
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Project: DecarbonDHS – Decarbonization of District Heating Systems The project aims to promote the decarbonization of district heating systems and facilitate the transition towards sustainable and…
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Project: Future Baltic Bauhaus (FBB) The project aims to show how the construction sector can in various ways reduce its carbon dioxide emissions and reduce its use of resources by making the industry…
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Project: Low-Carbon Economy Transformation through Sustainable Energy Modernization and Access in Lesotho (LETSEMA) This project aims to equip the National University of Lesotho and the Bethel…
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Project: Optimization for sustainable energy supply and food production in rural areas The project is about how energy systems on farms can be optimized to realize the potential that farms have to be…
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Project: Circular Trust Building – CTB The long-term goal of the Circular Trust Building (CTB) project is to facilitate the transition from the now dominant linear value chain to a circular economy in…
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Project: Resource-efficient cascading approach to recycle dredged sediments (Re-SET) This project endeavors to mitigate the adverse environmental impact and maximize the efficient utilization of vast…
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Project: ESG Impact Index in Higher Education (Shift) Shift aims at increasing the capacity of Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) to contribute to the sustaiable development goals by assessing and…
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Project: Climate neutral Växjö, Alvesta 2030 In 2020, Växjö municipality signed a climate contract that is on the way to a climate-neutral society with a good life for everyone by 2030. Now, together…
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Project: Sustainable Housing for Strong Communities (Stronghouse) The Stronghouse project aims to adjust and redesign current support measures for energy renovations. The work will be based on a…
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Project: Bio-based circular recovery model for sustainable urban economies The project focuses on creating a bio-circular economy (BCE) model towards the sustainable urban development for the city of…
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Project: Scaling up energy renovation through smart design and one-stop-shop business model There might be several different reasons why homeowners do not carry out energy renovations. The goal of…
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Project: Promoting Building Retrofits in the Private Residential Sector (ProRetro) The aim of this project is to overcome barriers to residential building refurbishment by offering new one-stop-shop…
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Doctoral school in Sustainable energy engineering (SEED) The main objective of this Sustainable Energy Engineering Doctoral program (SEED) is to develop capacities of PhD researchers for complex…
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Project: Climate neutral Växjö 2030 This project is a research collaboration with Växjö municipality for achieving a climate neutral Växjö in 2030 and how digital technologies can support this goal…
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Project: Development of an innovative centrifugal condensation scrubber The project is aiming to optimize and demonstrate a techno-economic solution to efficiently reduce particulate matter emission,…
Completed research projects
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Project: Correlations between structure, properties and composition in complex oxynitride glasses This project focused on the development, characterization, and modeling of nitrogen-rich glasses,…
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Project: Nitrogen rich glasses and glass surfaces for high-tech and specialty applications This project aims to develop advanced glass materials, including nitrogen-rich glasses and functionally…
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Project: Modification of float glass surfaces by novel oxynitride thin films This project developed novel oxynitride thin films for modifying float glass surfaces to enhance their mechanical, optical,…
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Project: High performance glass and glass surfaces for modern technologies This project aims to develop high-performance glass and glass surfaces for advanced technological applications, through a…
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Project: Prestudy CEE – Centre for Energy and Environment To increase productivity in the business sector, it is important that companies, academia, and innovation environments collaborate more. A…
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Project: Aerosol Catalysts – for industrial gas cleaning The project explores the use of aerosolized catalytic materials, such as zeolites and iron sulfates, to improve NOx reduction in small biomass…
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Project: Chemical strengthening of float glass by aerosol deposition and in-line melting of salt pastes This project aims to develop a novel method for strengthening float glass by modifying its…
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Project: Glass surface modification by aerosol technique The project aims to develop new methods for modifying flat glass surfaces by depositing nitride nanoparticles through an aerosol-based…
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Project: Nitrogen rich silicate oxynitride glasses: structural origin and engineering applications This project focuses on developing nitrogen-rich silicate oxynitride glasses with enhanced thermal,…
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Project: Oxynitride glass-ceramics electrolytes for batteries This project aims to develop safe, low-cost, and energy-efficient rechargeable batteries by creating nitrogen-rich oxynitride…
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Project: Climate-driven power management in Crossways The purpose of the feasibility study is to investigate how we can best meet the energy and climate challenges that lie ahead. We need to balance a…
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Project: Sectoral readiness for deep renovation of detached households: from research to practice The purpose of this project was to enhance preparedness of the deep renovation sector. The project…
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Seed project: Exploring data and establishing routines for collaboration on energy experiments The main objective for this seed project within Linnaeus University Centre for Data Intensive Sciences…
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Project: Wood based energy systems from Nordic forests (Enerwoods) The goal of this project was to combine energy systems and biological systems to optimise the complete bioenergy chain, considering…
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Project: Wood in Carbon Efficient Construction (€CO2) The €CO2 was a European project focusing on carbon efficient construction and the role of wood.
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Project: Use of wood for better climate and increased value creation (KlimaTre) This project documented the climate and economic impact of the forest-based value chains in Norway.
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Project: Low energy bio-based society The aim of this project was to create strategic knowledge on how to develop a resource- and climate-efficient built environment in urban areas that is primarily…
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Project: Integrated solutions for ambitious energy refurbishment of private housing (INNOVATE) The aim of this project is to overcome market barriers to deep energy-efficient retrofits of private…
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Project: One-stop-shop business model for energy renovation of detached houses The goal of this study is to develop, implement and test a one-stop-shop business model for energy renovation of detached…
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Project: Energy savings and economic optimization of energy efficiency renovation measures for multi-storey buildings from the 1970s The project aims to generate knowledge on the significance of…
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Project: Climate impacts of wood vs. non-wood buildings from lifecycle perspective The outcome of this project was a comprehensive review of existing literature on energy and climate implications of…
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Project: Promoting the use of wood for greener buildings This project contributed to the writing of a chapter on wood-based greener buildings in the FAO Forestry Paper on the Economics of Climate…
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Project: Low temperature district heating and new energy efficient building blocks In this project, cost, carbon dioxide and primary energy implications of heating new building blocks with low…
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Project: Construction systems for resource-efficient and low-carbon buildings in a lifecycle perspective A key goal of this project was to generate new scientific knowledge on how the production phase…
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Project: Silvicultural and wood use options for climate change adaptation and mitigation The project focuses on comprehensive system analysis of different silvicultural options for the county of…
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Project: Efficient use of forest biomass to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and oil use The aim of this project is to identify bioenergy strategies for the efficient use of forest biomass to reduce…
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Project: A sustainable built environment in the Kilen area of Ronneby This project's aim was to create new knowledge on how to develop resource and cost-efficient built environment in the Kilen area…
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Project: A sustainable built environment in existing and new urban areas in Växjö The aim of this project was to create new knowledge of resource- and cost-efficient built environment in new urban…
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Project: Strategic Research Centre for 4th Generation District Heating (4DH) Technologies and Systems This project will generate knowledge in the design of fourth generation, low-temperature heating…
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Project: Development of resource efficient district heating systems In this project, we study how district heating systems can develop in changing markets for heating and solid biofuels.
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Project: Smart Cities – Ready project The Ready project is a five year (2014-2019) international research project financed by the European Commission, focusing on implementing advanced energy…
Current
News
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Researcher from Linnaeus University awarded this year’s grant from the Einar Mattsson Foundation News
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New Call: Apply for Funding from The Bridge Project Portfolio News
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Focus on forests as 6.5 million kronor is awarded to new research projects News
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Energy, Curiosity, and Collaboration at The Bridge Conference 2025 News
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