energy

Static! Designing for Energy Awareness

Behavioural Changes Needed to Reach Full Potential of Smart Grids

The Swedish Energy Markets Inspectorate has referred their report on smart grids and smart meters to the Interactive Institute for condsideration....

Interactive Institute Invited to a Dialog Meeting about Smart Grids

Carin Torstensson, from Interactive Institute’s Energy Design studio, is invited to participate in a dialog meeting about smart grids. The meeting will take place the 4th of March at the Ministry of Enterprise, Energy and Communications. The Director General of the Energy Markets Inspectorate, Yvonne Fredriksson is hosting the event.

BeAware presented and demonstrated at Munktell Science Park

Carin Torstensson, from Interactive Institute's Energy Design studio, held a speech about the project BeAware at a breakfast seminar Tuesday, March 1. She also showed a live demonstration of the prototype Energy Life....

Christina Öhman invited to speak at Dagens Industri conference

Among distinguished speakers, Christina Öhman is invited to present the work of the Interactive Institute at Dagens Industri annual conference; DI Energi, December 15. She will focus on consumers and customers needs and the fact that feedback is essential for engagement for new models in energy efficiency.

Energy Design invited to speak at workshop "The Smartness of Smart Grids"

Cecilia Katzeff, research director at the Interactive Institute's Energy Design studio in Eskilstuna, is invited to speak at a workshop bringing forward the societal and user/consumer perspectives on the smart grid. The workshop is organized by International Energy Agency's Demand-Side-Management-programme (IEA DSM)....

Green Factory a network for assisting the industry to be more energy efficient and environmental friendly

Interactive Institute will perform a feasibility study called Green Factory, together with the Municipality of Eskilstuna, Mälardalen’s university, Mälardalens Energikontor, Fabriksföreningen and Kunskapskompaniet....

Produce your own electricity – Interactive Institute participates in debate at the Almedalen Week

 

Can design increase the interest for energy efficiency? Christina Öhman, Business developer at the Interactive Institute, is invited by Göteborg Energi to participate in a debate about consumers and electricity use at the Almedalen Week....

Thesis Work Presented at Energy Design

David Molander and Samuel Pierre
David Molander and Samuel Pierre presented their thesis project that has been focusing on the parts of the design and mechanical construction of 'Watt-Lite:Twist', a torchlight showing statistics about electricity use. The concept has been developed in the project 'inCharge' at Interactive Institute, Energy Design.