Research at Uppsala University
New tool makes students better at detecting fake imagery and videos
9 March 2021. Researchers at Uppsala University have developed a digital self-test that trains users to assess new ...
New light shed on the early evolution of limb bone marrow
3 March 2021. When and how bone marrow first originated in the limbs of early four-legged animals is disputed in e ...
Surveying diseases with new technology
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Here you will find all research projects at Uppsala University funded by the main Swedish funding bodies. The search feature is based on the SweCRIS database.
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Regional Carbon Budgets and the rapid transition to a fossil-free energy system
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Research project from 2019-01-01 to 2022-12-31
The four year project aims to facilitate Sweden’s transition to a 100% renewable energy system by defining required targets and processes. The temperature and equity framing of the Paris Agreement will ...
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A Resource Efficient Society with sustainable processes for using the waste residue streams from pulp production to produce chemicals for electric energy storage based on reNEWable MATerials (RES-NEWMAT
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Research project from 2019-01-01 to 2023-12-31
The project has the aim of creating the scientific base for sustainable industrial processes for using the waste-residue streams from pulp production (annually consisting of ~400 Mtons of hemicellulose ...
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A longer useful life of a lithium-ion battery for hybrid vehicles
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Research project from 2008-02-11 to 2010-12-31
Genom grundläggande materialforskning av de i batteriet ingående materialen, i kombination med grundläggande elektrokemiska analyser, simulering och modellering samt testning av små och större battericeller ...
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A “Clean” Solution: Selectively Producing Methanol Fuel from Sunlight and CO2 by a Noble-Metal Free Catalytic System
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Research project from 2017-07-01 to 2020-08-31
The storage of solar energy and its large-scale implementation in our transport sector is one of the great energy challenges of our time. The project outlined herein addresses this issue via solar-driven ...
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Activity-Based Urban Building and Mobility Energy Modeling (UBMEM) for Planning of Future Cities
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Research project from 2018-09-30 to 2021-12-31
To meet targets for energy efficiency and reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, and at the same time handle increasing urbanization and population growth, cities around the world need to find optimal ...
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Aktivering av basmetaller för elektrokatalytisk vattenspjälkning
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Research project from 2018-01-01 to 2021-12-31
The project will develop knowledge about non-ferrous metals (Mn, Fe, Co, Ni and Cu) as catalysts for hydrogen generation. This will be done by studying existing catalysts based on non-ferrous metals, as ...
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Ammonia made from Air, Water and Sunshine – the ideal renewable fuel
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Research project from 2019-01-01 to 2023-12-31
The project aims at developing a naturally-inspired and nobel metal-free electrochemical catalyst where ammonia (NH3) can be produced from air (N2), water (H2O) and solar energy. Ammonia has high energy ...
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Att hitta nya permanentmagneter med teori
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Research project from 2018-01-01 to 2021-12-31
The uncertainty in availability of rare-earth elements is a serious threat to green technologies used in the transport sector and for the generation of electrical energy. Hence one must identify replacement ...
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Solar maps for building conservation: Potential photovoltaic power generation on historic buildings
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Research project from 2018-03-01 to 2019-06-30
The interest in Photovoltaics (PV) has increased in recent years, largely due to falling prices in the world market. Building-applied PV (BAPV) systems have a number of advantages; Compared to conventional ...
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Contacts and interfaces for high efficiency solar cells
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Research project from 2017-10-01 to 2020-09-30
The proposed project, within the call “El från solen”, will support the ongoing energy transition towards sustainable sources in society today by strengthening the position of Cu(In,Ga)Se2 (CIGS) and Cu2ZnSn ...
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CyanoFuels, Sustainable production of solar fuels
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Research project from 2019-01-01 to 2022-12-31
There is an urgent need to develop renewable and climate/carbon dioxide neutral fuels. CyanoFuels targets alcohols, ethanol and butanol, which can be used as drop-in fuels in gasoline and diesel engines ...
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Design and Implementation of a Micro Grid based on a Hierarchical Control and Optimization Strategies
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Research project from 2016-02-01 to 2019-03-31
Main objective of the project is to design and implement a hierarchical control system for a micro grid which has renewable energy sources, small scale DGs and controllable loads that can be levelized ...
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Development and evaluation of forecasting models for solar power and electricity use over space and time
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Research project from 2017-01-01 to 2020-12-31
This project aims to develop and evaluate forecasting methods for solar power and electricity use. The project will evaluate existing methods and based on that develop state-of-the-art methods for forecasting ...
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Efficient power conversion with extreme materials
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Research project from 2017-08-01 to 2019-12-31
The aim of this project is to make power electronic devices for high voltages with extremely low losses. Certain semiconductor materials with extreme bandgaps have marvellous charge transport properties ...
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Elektriskt effektlager
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Research project from 2008-01-01 to 2010-12-31
Det föreslagna projektet adresserar förlust mekanismer i svänghjul och elektriska maskiner. Detta är av central betydelse för framtida tillämpningar. Inte bara för att öka verkningsgraden i system för ...
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New generation extremely lightweight, flexible and efficient tandem solar
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Research project from 2018-07-01 to 2020-12-31
Category B In the project we will develop a prototype for extremely light-weight and flexible tandem solar cells, which gives an extra high efficiency at low cost. The two light absorbing layers will ...
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Energirelevant molekylär redoxkatalys i metal-organiska nätverk
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Research project from 2016-01-01 to 2019-12-31
Organometallic redox-catalysts of energy relevance, i.e. water and hydrogen oxidation, and proton and carbon dioxide reduction catalysts, will be incorporated into metal-organic frameworks (MOFs). The ...
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Replacement inertia for a power system dominated by renewable sources
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Research project from 2017-07-01 to 2019-06-30
The power system has an inherent inertia against changes. This inertia means that the frequency during a large disturbance does not collapse. The larger the inertia the smaller the frequency drop and the ...
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Fasta molekylära gränsskikt för omvandling av ljus till elektrisk energi: struktur, funktion och design
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Research project from 2008-01-01 to 2010-12-31
Projektet syftar till att få en fundamental förståelse för hur nya effektiva solceller kan konstrueras. I projektet studeras funktionen hos en sådan hybrid-solcell (bestående av hårda och mjuka fasta nanomaterial ...
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Fotokatoder för färgämnessensiterade tandem-solceller och tandem-solbränsleceller
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Research project from 2017-01-01 to 2020-12-31
The aim of the project is to develop and explore photocathodes for tandem dye-sensitized solar cells for production of solar electricity and solar fuel. The project objectives are to improve the understanding ...
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Photochemical production of solar fuels in molecular hybrid cells
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Research project from 2017-07-01 to 2019-12-31
Production of solar fuels in efficient photochemical processes has the potential to substitute Sweden’s fossil fuel dependence. In this project we will develop complete cells for direct photochemical production ...
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From research to practice: an evaluation of two European standards for energy efficiency in historic buildings
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Research project from 2017-03-10 to 2019-12-31
The objective of this project is to understand the conditions for knowledge transfer for the management of energy efficiency improvements in historic buildings. Guidelines and standards are considered ...
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Funktionella material för framtida Li-S batterier med högt energiinnehåll
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Research project from 2016-01-01 to 2019-12-31
This proposal targets novel strategies for realisation of the Lithium-Sulfur (Li-S) battery system, which is of high importance for energy storage in the future energy system due to its advantages of high ...
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Improved reliability and survivability of mechanical wave energy subsystems
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Research project from 2019-04-01 to 2022-03-31
The gathered experience of several decades of wave energy research and development indicates that the largest challenge is how to guarantee the survivability of the wave energy converters in offshore conditions ...
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Grätzel solar cells - Patent strategy
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Research project from 2008-08-20 to 2008-12-31
The Swedish Energy Agency supports the project "Grätzel solar cells" during 2006-01-01 to 2008-12-31. The project aims to develop a technology for large scale production of Grätzel solar cells giving a ...
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Highly efficient and stable perovskite solar cells through interface modification
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Research project from 2017-01-10 to 2021-12-31
Perovskite solar cells (PSC) represent a ground-breaking new photovoltaic technology with the potential for highly efficient solar cells at very low cost and with extremely short energy payback time. Focused ...
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IEA MexNext phase IV
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Research project from 2018-07-01 to 2021-06-30
This application is a result of communications with P-J Rigole and L. Palmblad concerning the financing of phase IV of the MexNext project. The scope of this project lies on wind turbine aerodynamics, ...
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IEA WakeBench phase III
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Research project from 2018-07-01 to 2021-06-30
This application results from communications with P-J Rigole and L. Palmblad regarding financing of the three years of phase III of the IEA project Wakebench, which will begin with a kick-off meeting in ...
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International research collaboration for energy efficiency in historic buildings
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Research project from 2019-02-04 to 2021-02-28
This application concerns Swedish participation in IEA SHC TASK 59 / EBC ANNEX 76 DEEP RENOVATION OF HISTORIC BUILDINGS TOWARDS LOWEST POSSIBLE ENERGY DEMAND AND CO2 EMISSION (NZEB). IEA SHC TASK 59 / ...
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Koncentrationseffekter i ultratunna CIGS-solceller - nästa steg mot betydligt högre verkningsgradsnivåer
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Research project from 2017-01-01 to 2020-12-31
The aim of this study take next step to the solar cell efficiency limit and to study practically recombinationfree and highly reflective back contacts to enable ultrathin solar cells with less than 500 ...
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