Thomas Magnusson

Professor, Head of Division

Publications

2026

Wisdom Kanda, Thomas Magnusson, Olof Hjelm (2026)

Intermediaries and intermediation in sustainability transitions Introduction to sustainability transitions research, p. 330-348 (Chapter in book)

Solmaz Filiz Karabag, Karin Wigger, Thomas Magnusson, Viktor Werner (2026)

Sustainability transitions in mega‑events: Practices and institutional dynamics inthe Eurovision Song Contests in Malmö Sustainability Transitions inTourism and Hospitality, p. 45--70 (Chapter in book)

https://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003667131-5

Thomas Magnusson, Wisdom Kanda, Axel Lindfors, Sofia Dahlgren, Hans Andersson, Emma Lindkvist (2026)

Biogasscenarier: Produktion och användning av biogas i Sverige till 2035 (Report)

https://dx.doi.org/10.3384/9789181186635

Solmaz Filiz Karabag, Thomas Magnusson, Viktor Werner, Karin Wigger (2026)

The Futures of the Event Industry: Perspectives on Digitalization, Sustainability, and Transportation (Report)

https://dx.doi.org/10.3384/9789181186550

Anders Hylmo, Eugenia Perez Vico, Thomas Magnusson (2026)

Entangling abilities and supporting environments: A contingency analysis of enabling conditions for multi-system interaction Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions, Vol. 60, Article 101137 (Article in journal)

https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eist.2026.101137

Research

UPSCALED: Ecocycle analysis for upscaling of future energy conversion technologies

The UPSCALED project conducts circularity analyses for the large-scale use of future energy conversion technologies and examines how perovskite-based solar cells can be scaled up sustainably from laboratory to industry.

Digitalization and organizational innovation

At Linköping University, our research group explores how digitalisation and organisational innovation together drive sustainable transformation across industries.

Sustainability transitions in urban goods distribution

The project adopts a systems perspective on electrified freight transport with the aim of contributing to knowledge on how to accelerate transitions.

Graduate School in Energy Systems

Graduate School in Energy Systems purpose is to increase understanding of how energy system depends on the interaction between technology and society's regulatory framework, policy development and operators interests and behavior.

News

Three happy male researchers in lab coats.

17 January 2024

From the lab to a commercial product – a long and difficult road

Researchers at Linköping University are working to create the material for the solar cells of the future. The goal is to produce a commercially viable product. An interdisciplinary research project is to try to find out what it takes.

20 January 2020

Sustainable markets must be created and defended

Creating sustainable markets poses particular obstacles: a sustainable market must be continuously shaped and reshaped. This is the conclusion of three LiU researchers in business administration, who have used the Swedish biogas market as a case.