Research at the Division of Heat and Power Technology encompasses the analysis and design of critical components and systems linked to thermal and mechanical energy conversion. Strongly technical approaches are taken to harness renewable energy – solar, wind, and biomass – for providing sustainable electricity, heat, cooling, pure water, and other energy services to single households up to entire cities or regions.
Researchers of the Division of Heat and Power Technology, April 2025. Photo: Domotion
Research on heat and power
Distributed Energy Resources and Smart Energy Networks
How can a multitude of existing and new energy components be interconnected for creating synergies such as reduced primary energy use and lower CO2 emissions? How can advanced computational power be adapted to remake the energy system of cities for the improvement of its inhabitants?
How do aerodynamics and aeromechanics contribute to next-generation designs of compressors, expanders, and high-performance components? What ramifications will these developments have for power generation, aviation, and space?
How can heat transfer be effectively applied in the analysis and design of thermally driven components for high efficiency, favorable environmental performance, and low cost? How can this knowledge lead to advances in related thermal processes with applications in electricity production, thermal energy storage, water purification, and others?
How can solar and wind resources be most efficiently employed at large scale to provide electricity to cities and industry? What technologies will be critical for matching energy supply to end use, and for enabling zero or negative CO2 emissions?
HPT Researchers joined leading experts, from academia, industry and policymaking at the TRI4 Knowledge Sharing Workshop 2026 – a joint event that brought together the CETPartnership Heating and Coolin...
Researchers, industry experts, and students gathered at KTH for the 2026 edition of the STandUP for Energy Academy - the annual conference of the STandUP for Energy. STandUP for Energy is a research c...
The HPT division at KTH will be largely represented at the 2026 SolarPACES Conference (taking place from September 15 - 18 at Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler, Germany), through a range of presentations and res...
