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Prof. Elin Sandberg

Professor · Energy Technology

KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Stockholm, Sweden

Accepting doctoral researchersFunding availableLast verified 2026-07-05

About

Researches thermal energy storage and its role in decarbonised district heating.

Research interests

Energy Storage
Renewable Energy
thermal storage
district heating
system integration

PhD supervision

One funded position starting spring 2027.

Publications

  • Advances in Energy Storage: a five-year review

    Nature Energy · 2025 · 10.1000/demo.4ae01936

  • Scalable approaches to thermal storage for practical deployment

    Joule · 2024 · 10.1000/demo.48b0346d

  • Characterising district heating under realistic operating conditions

    Energy & Environmental Science · 2023 · 10.1000/demo.8996ea98

Current projects

  • Next-generation energy storage at scale

    A multi-year programme led by Prof. Elin Sandberg focused on thermal storage and district heating.

    Energy Storage · ongoing · Funding: National research council grant

Open PhD positions

  • PhD position in energy storage (thermal storage)

    Join the group of Prof. Elin Sandberg at KTH Royal Institute of Technology to work on thermal storage, district heating, system integration.

    Deadline 2026-11-15 · Fully funded