Entries by Irina Iakovleva

Cleaner cooking and sustainable bioenergy systems can strengthen energy security and improve health in sub-Saharan Africa

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Doctoral research explores new links between energy, health and sustainability in rural Africa. Access to clean and reliable energy remains a major challenge in rural sub-Saharan Africa. Millions of families still use traditional and inefficient cookstoves, which pollute homes with smoke, cause respiratory illness, place heavy burdens on women who collect firewood, and contribute to […]

2024 Bio4Energy Annual Report Is Out

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The 2024 Bio4Energy Annual Report is now available on our website. The past year clearly reflects the continued strength and activity within our research environment. In fact, 2024 stands out as a record year for collaboration, with more reported external partners than ever before. It also came close to setting a new record for the […]

Bio4Energy Gathers in Luleå to Strengthen Collaboration and Share Research Progress

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Bio4Energy researchers came together in Luleå on 26–27 May 2025 for the biannual Researchers’ Meeting, an occasion to share scientific insights, discuss future directions, and reinforce the strong collaborative spirit that defines the Bio4Energy research environment. Around 60 participants took part in the event, which began with a shared dinner at Hotel Clarion Sense. The […]

Transforming Forest Residues into the Future: Bio4Energy Researcher Awarded Prestigious Grant

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Linn Berglund, senior lecturer in wood and bionanocomposites at Luleå University of Technology and part of the Bio4Energy research environment, has been awarded a multi-million SEK grant from the Jubileumsfonden to pursue a high-risk, high-reward research project. Her research explores how forest industry residues can be refined into nanocellulose, a highly promising material for advanced […]

A Fossil-Free Future for the Lime Industry – New Research Lights the Way

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Quicklime production is one of Sweden’s most carbon-intensive industrial processes. Now, new research from Umeå University shows that electrification could become a realistic route to fossil-free production, without compromising product quality. In her doctoral thesis, Katarzyna Olovsson investigates how electric heating can replace fossil fuels in quicklime production. Using a laboratory-scale electric furnace, she studied […]