Emma Lindkvist

Assistant Professor

Publications

2026

Emma Lindkvist, Patrik Thollander, Mikael Säberg (2026)

Barriers to and drivers for environmental, energy, and water management practices in football facilities-Toward increased sustainability in the sports community FRONTIERS IN SUSTAINABILITY, Vol. 7, Article 1845069 (Article in journal)

https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/frsus.2026.1845069

Sofia Dahlgren, Emma Lindkvist (2026)

From fossil fuels to renewables: an analysis of fuel transition in Swedish heavy transport and industry Biofuels, Vol. 17, p. 214-225 (Article in journal)

https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17597269.2025.2523641

2025

Mikael Säberg, Emma Lindkvist, Roozbeh Feiz, Patrik Thollander (2025)

Life cycle assessment of football fields in Nordic climates: Comparing artificial and natural turf systems Cleaner Environmental Systems, Vol. 19, Article 100369 (Article in journal)

https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cesys.2025.100369

Christoffer Hahn, Emma Lindkvist, Dick Magnusson, Maria Johansson (2025)

The role of agriculture in a sustainable energy system: The farmers' perspective Renewable & sustainable energy reviews, Vol. 213, Article 115437 (Article in journal)

https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2025.115437

2024

Axel Lindfors, Mats Eklund, Anna Brunzell, Erik Erjeby, Tomas Hirsch, Jonas Ammenberg, Stephanie Cordova, Roozbeh Feiz, Marcus Gustafsson, Maria Johansson, Emma Lindkvist, Thomas Prade, Anna Schnürer, Karin Tonderski, Sepehr Shakeri Yekta (2024)

Världens bästa biogassystem: Ett BRC innovationsprojekt (Report)

https://dx.doi.org/10.3384/9789180759069

Research

Energy-smart sports facilities in East Middle Sweden

The project aims to reduce energy use and carbon dioxide emissions from sports facilities used for football, ice hockey and bandy in Östergötland, Örebro and Uppsala.

Sustainable football pitches

In this project, we focus on the environmental impact of both artificial and natural grass pitches, as well as their energy usage throughout their life cycle.

Biogas fueled car at the fueling station.

Biogas Solutions Research Center

BSRC is a national competence center for biogas research administered by the LiU. It's base for the development of innovative and resource-efficient biogas solutions often with positive local and regional effects on the environment and the economy.

News

A man kneeling down on a field holding a grass mat.

Artificial turf in the Nordic climate – a question of sustainability

Artificial turf football pitches are better than natural turf from a sustainability perspective – with some reservations. This is demonstrated by researchers at LiU in a new study using life cycle analyses.

"There's a possibility of success"

The global temperature increase must be limited to a maximum of 2 °C within 80 years. Urgent action is required. The UN has convened a summit on climate issues. This is how the Climate Negotiation Game begins, played by a group of students.

Biogas is always good – but not always best

Biogas has many positive sides – but it’s not best at everything. A source of energy should be analysed from several perspectives and compared with the alternatives. It is also important to determine which factors are most important.