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Webinars RESILIENT spring 2026
Welcome to open webinars on RESILIENT energy systems.
The projects within RESILIENT Energy Systems Competence Centre will host open webinars where project activities, project related topics and interesting results so far from project activities will be presented. The webinars are held during April, May and June 2026. No registration needed.
Book the webinars in your calendar already now and keep an eye on the webpage for continuous updates with more webinars!
Wednesday 22 April 9.00-10.00
Future technologies for electric aircraft
Electric aircraft may be coming soon, but what may enable them to arrive sooner? In a recent review article, this is the question we have attempted to answer. Spanning propulsion, charging and airframe technologies, as well as economic considerations, we investigate what the major hurdles are for electric aircraft, and which technological advancements that would enable a faster adoption.
Presentation by Daniel Buvarp, PhD student, Uppsala University
Link to Webinar: https://uu-se.zoom.us/j/69099517953?from=addon
Wednesday 29 April 11.30-12.30
Physics-constrained machine learning framework for parametric optimization of industrial cooling systems
This webinar presents a physics-constrained machine learning framework for optimizing industrial cooling systems in HVDC applications. It combines data exploration, modeling, and optimization to analyze key parameters such as cooling efficiency, power use, and temperature; enabling accurate performance prediction and efficient system design while reducing reliance on costly simulations.
Presentation by Md Mohsin Kabir, PhD Student, Mälardalen University
Link to Webinar: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/33319363818129?p=0BtHyGTHr6ASvoyenY
Wednesday 13 May 11.30-12.30
Solar Potential and Energy Performance in Swedish Districts: From Urban Density to Building Resilience
This webinar explores how Swedish city districts and buildings can contribute to more sustainable and resilient energy systems. Through two case studies from Umeå and Västerås, the webinar examines how urban form, building design, energy performance, solar potential, energy storage, and district-level energy sharing influence the future role of buildings as active energy prosumers.
Presentation by PhD Students Annisa Kinasih, Mälardalen University and Moa Mattsson, Umeå University
Link to Webinar: https://mdu-se.zoom.us/j/61083590226
Friday 22 May 14.00-15.00
Digital and sustainable real estate initiatives: exploring the role and process of multi-stakeholder engagement
This webinar presents the role of multi-stakeholder (with an emphasis on commercial tenants) engagement for the digitalization and sustainability-development of commercial real estate. The presentation builds on longitudinal study of three real estate companies work with digitalization and sustainability where one focus has been how the companies manages innovations and the role engagement have in this process. As a foundation for the reasoning, the webinar includes a scrutinising of traditional business case thinking when it comes to transformative solutions and why new solutions may require other approaches.
Presentation by Peter Ekman supported by Jimmie Röndell and Cecilia Erixon, Mälardalen University
Link to Webinar: https://mdu-se.zoom.us/j/64774067265
Wednesday 26 May 10.00-11.00
Energy System Integration for High-Productivity Greenhouse Cultivation using Confluent Jet
This webinar presents a system-level approach to increasing greenhouse productivity through integration with surrounding energy systems. By applying Confluent Jet ventilation technology, low-temperature energy sources such as industrial waste heat can be utilized to control indoor climate conditions for year-round food production. The presentation covers experimental results from a full-scale greenhouse test environment, demonstrating how airflow control, energy integration, and climate management interact. Key aspects include energy efficiency, temperature stability, and the potential for sector coupling between industry, energy systems, and food production. The webinar also discusses how this approach can contribute to resilient energy systems by reducing energy demand, enabling use of low-exergy heat sources, and improving local food security.
Presentation by Patrick Olsson, Entré Hofors
Link to Webinar: https://meet.google.com/wfc-ueho-bqk
Wednesday 27 May 2026 11.30-13:00
Techno-Economic Optimization of Electrified Airports as Collaborative Energy Hubs
The electrification of regional aviation requires coordinated planning of airport energy systems that integrate renewable generation, energy storage, and hydrogen technologies in a cost-efficient and resilient manner. This paper presents a scalable techno-economic optimization framework that models multiple airports as collaborative energy hubs. An object-oriented mixed-integer linear programming (MILP) formulation is combined with a genetic algorithm (GA) to optimize infrastructure sizing and energy dispatch. The framework is applied to three Swedish regional airports — Västerås, Jönköping, and Visby. A set of scenarios, including parties operating under shared wind-energy contracts using power purchase agreements (PPAs) and dynamic pricing (DP), was studied. Detailed representations of battery energy storage, hydrogen production and storage, and market interactions are included. Results show that coordinated operation and airport collaboration under a smart energy management system can reduce total annual cost by up to 5% while enhancing operational flexibility and resilience to demand peaks and grid disturbances.
Presentation by Mohammad Reza Babaei, PhD student, Mälardalen University.
Link to Webinar: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/340669181435919?p=l6KbDbfCLTol4CRv9p
Friday 29 May 14.00-15.00
AI for energy storage management across electricity markets
Energy storage is becoming increasingly important for today's and tomorrow's energy systems. Slow and fast electricity markets open a variety of options for energy actors. Managing the daily operation of such complex systems is a challenge, but data and AI bring emerging opportunities to stakeholders. In this webinar we explore how batteries, hydrogen, and thermal storage can keep resilient energy systems up and running!
Presentation by Helen Saragih, Simon Karlsson, Pontus Netzell, Stavros Vouros, Konstantinos Kyprianidis, Kristian Sandström
Link to Webinar: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/399143565881699?p=R2AY5qjDSqHeFQXvZS
Wednesday 3 June 12.30-13.30
Intrusion detection in microgrid systems
Microgrids hold great promise for sustainable energy solutions, yet their integration poses significant cybersecurity challenges. These decentralised systems rely on advanced technologies and interconnected networks, making them increasingly vulnerable to cyber threats that can undermine their resilience and reliability. This webinar will delve into key security risks and mitigation strategies, with a particular emphasis on network intrusion detection systems.
Presentation by Hossein Fotouhi, Project Leader, Mälardalen University
Link to Webinar: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/389156228957752?p=590hTwS0Qkrjve3JMp
Wednesday 10 June, 11.30-12.30
Thermal Management in District Heating Systems to Enable Participation in Ancillary Service Markets and Positive Energy Districts
The production of power in a combined heat and power plant is inherently linked to heat. As district heating system operators focus on cost-optimized production, there is limited potential for surplus heat from ancillary service participation.
This webinar will present findings from two investigations: one into managing excess heat and the other exploring the use of Zeolite-based thermochemical energy storage to meet heating demand outside the network. It will also present and discuss the introduction of Positive Energy Districts to improve sustainability and resilience in the energy system. However, how they are quantified affects the technologies which will provide heat – heat pumps, district heating or return heat reutilisation – and whether they are well adapted to the Swedish energy system.
Presentation by Postdoc Svante Monie and PhD student Vartan Ahrens Kayayan, University of Gävle
Link to webinar: https://hig-se.zoom.us/j/3115864891?omn=69582750136
Friday 12 June 14.00-15.00
Understanding energy resilience through sector coupling
Understanding energy resilience through sector coupling Future energy systems are becoming more interconnected across electricity, heating, and transport. But what does this mean for resilience? This webinar explores how sector coupling can help us better understand and strengthen energy systems in practice. Drawing on ongoing PhD research within RESILIENT, it presents insights from emerging energy systems and real-world cases. The focus is not only on technologies, but also on how different actors and decisions shape these systems. The webinar highlights key challenges and opportunities for building more resilient and integrated energy infrastructures.
Presentation by Amir Hesam Fallah, PhD student, Mälardalen University
Link to Webinar: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/366265581968189?p=RJO9ib3DeazUeb2Gzv
Wednesday 17 June, 12.30-13.30
Broadening the adoption of emerging solar systems in residential and industrial environments
Explore how the EMERSOL project is addressing one of the key barriers to industrial solar heat adoption: the need for custom engineering in every project. The project is developing standardized approaches to make solar heat solutions more scalable, cost-effective, and easier to implement.
A key highlight will be our collector-level advancements, specifically focusing on a critical question: How can polymer-retrofitted PVT collectors serve as a viable, high-performance replacement for traditional commercial metal-based collectors? Discover how these innovative PVT systems capture wasted heat to enhance efficiency and make the future energy systems more resilient.
Don't miss this deep dive into the future of decentralized, sustainable energy.
Presentation by: Juan Pablo Santana Gonzalez and Damu Murali, University of Gävle