Through the collaboration platform Compel Chalmers, Lund University and Uppsala University are responding to the need to ensure the long-term competitiveness of the automotive industry and Sweden as a whole. Compel stands for för COMPetitiveness for the ELectrification of the Transport system.
Background
The Compel initiative has received a strategic assignment from the Swedish government to strengthen research and education in battery technology. Research and education within Compel spans the full battery value chain and provides a multidisciplinary network for collaboration.
The platform was established in 2022 in response to the need to ensure the long-term competitiveness of the automotive industry and Sweden as a whole. The transport sector worldwide is currently transitioning to fossil-free operation, and electrification is the dominant strategy. This has led to increasing demand for research and expertise in battery development. Other countries are far ahead of Sweden, with countries like the US, South Korea and Germany investing heavily in battery research.
Read more: Investment in engineering programmes and battery research in the budget bill (2023-09-08)
Engineering expertise and cutting-edge research in this area are crucial for the transition to a fossil-free transport sector.
Contact
Compel has a coordinator/director at each university:
- Chalmers University of Technology: Aleksandar Matic
- Lund University: Elna Heimdal Nilsson
- Uppsala University: Kristina Edström
