The Energy Group at Halmstad University
The Energy Group at Halmstad University is an informal group engaged in both teaching and research.
Education in Energy
Bachelor’s Programme in Sustainable Energy Engineering
The Sustainable Energy Engineering programme is a three-year degree. Teaching is conducted in Swedish, but during the spring semester of the second year courses are given in English. Exchange students from our partner universities are welcome to join these courses, which include Electrical Distribution Systems for Renewable Energy, Bioenergy with Biogas, Wind Power Technology, and District Heating Technology.
Sustainable Energy Engineer (in Swedish)
Master’s Programme in Energy-Smart Innovation in the Built Environment
This two-year Master’s programme is run in collaboration with the Building Group at the Division of Construction and Energy Engineering. The programme includes several advanced energy courses and is open to both Swedish and international students.
Master’s Programme in Energy-Smart Innovation in the Built Environment
Stand-alone and summer courses
The Energy Group offers several popular stand-alone and summer courses, both online and on campus.
Stand-alone and summer courses
Contract education
Contract education refers to courses commissioned by an employer or legal entity for a fee. Such courses may come from our regular range of courses, but we often design tailored solutions together with the client, adapted to their specific needs and requirements.
For enquiries regarding contract education, please contact Erik Möllerström, Head of the Division of Construction and Energy Engineering.
Research within the Energy Group
The research is divided into two main areas – district heating and wind power. Work is also carried out in the overlap between these areas, as well as in other related fields.
Research at the School of Business, Innovation and Sustainability
Wind power research
The group’s wind power research has focused on vertical-axis wind turbines. This work has been funded by the strategic research initiative StandUp for Energy in collaboration with Uppsala University. A local 200 kW vertical-axis wind turbine has provided the experimental base. Research topics have included the impact of atmospheric turbulence and noise generation. More recently, the focus has shifted towards conventional wind power and system aspects, with a project funded by the Swedish Energy Agency.
StandUp for Energy
External link.
District heating research
District heating research within the Energy Group has for many years been led by Professor Emeritus Dr Sven Werner, an internationally recognised expert in district heating and cooling. Today, the group consists of seven researchers dedicated to different aspects of fourth-generation district heating, such as low-temperature heat distribution technology, geographic information system analyses of supply and demand, business models and economics of heat distribution, exergy and energy systems analysis, and general studies of district heating and cooling systems in Europe and worldwide. The researchers actively participate in national and international (European) projects. They have also developed and maintain a European database for district heating and cooling.
