Kempower opens new research unit on LUT campus in Lappeenranta, Finland, to strengthen research and development of electric mobility

Currently there are six researchers working in the EMRC team in Lappeenranta together with two researchers from Kempower. More researchers will be recruited for the ongoing projects, such as HETE (Heavy Electric Traffic Ecosystem program) and future aviation. Furthermore, the location on LUT University’s campus in Lappeenranta gives possibilities to provide opportunities for doctoral thesis, thesis workers and trainees as well.

“Collaboration between industry and academia accelerates the translation of breakthrough research into scalable real-world solutions.  Kempower’s partnership with LUT University to establish and scale the Electric Mobility Reseach Center is playing a key role in accelerating the transition to electric mobility.  We are excited to take this partnership to the ​next level by establishing a new research unit on the Lappeenranta campus” said Kempower’s CEO, Bhasker Kaushal.

"Our most important task is, no more and no less, to save the world. In this work, we need outstanding companies such as Kempower by our side," said Juha-Matti Saksa, Rector of LUT University. "At LUT, we solve global challenges through science and education, and we provide companies with the expertise of top specialists as well as the skills and potential of our students to support their success."

“Kempower and LUT University have been partners since 2023, when we started the Electric Mobility Research Center, EMRC. LUT’s campus is an excellent location to have our researchers around the same desk in Lappeenranta. This will also strengthen the regional technology ecosystem and research cooperation between Lappeenranta and Lahti, where EMRC has been working as a central part of the Green Electrification of Mobility Cluster,” says Research Director and EMRC lead Ville Naumanen.

LUT University is one of Kempower’s international university networks together with Tampere University in Fnland, the FREEDM Systems Center at NC State in the US, and Technical University of Denmark.

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