Energy in Daily Life

Focus on how we use energy

Research at LiU is focused on how we use energy at different levels in society - how energy systems affect us and how we use energy in our own everyday lives.

How much energy we use depends on a variety of factors, including what we do and how we behave. How well technology works will affect energy consumption, as will energy policies and related laws and regulations.

The understanding of how all these aspects interact is of great importance, both for our daily life and for professionals such as property managers, energy advisers, planners and many others.

Research

Megabytes vs Megawatts

Megabytes vs Megawatts is a research project that studies ongoing infrastructure developments and societal imaginaries to make data centers more environmentally sustainable.

Virtual Worlds: digital technologies in climate and biodiversity governance

Virtual Worlds explores the role of digital technologies in managing climate change and biodiversity loss. The program reviews how technology can improve environmental governance and include local knowledge for sustainable development.

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.

News

Sustainability requires interdisciplinary science

Linköping University continues to work across boundaries. Six new professorships that drive world-leading sustainability research are the target for the research network “LiU Sustainable”.

Energy

More efficient use of energy requires a systems perspective: an action that reduces carbon dioxide emissions in one place may multiply emissions in another. LiU researchers study energy systems in buildings, locally, regionally, and in industry.

Biogas

This is an area that has expanded significantly since the end of the 1990. Interest in the area has spread far beyond the region and Linköping University has been the host for the national Biogas Research Centre, BRC, since 2012.