Associate Professor Pal Borjesson Receives Volvo Scholarship.STOCKHOLM, Sweden -- Regulatory News: Volvo (STO:VOLVA)(STO:VOLVB): Today, April 7, the Hakan Frisinger Foundation for Transportation Research is awarding its scholarship for 2008 to Associate Professor Pal Borjesson at Lund University Lund University has 7 faculties, with additional campuses in the cities of Malmö and Helsingborg, with a total of over 42,500 people studying in 50 different programmes and 800 separate courses. . The scholarship, amounting to SEK SEK In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Swedish Krona. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. 250,000, is awarded to Pal Borjesson for his research within the area of systems studies of bioenergy and biofuels, as well as spreading knowledge and cooperation with decision-makers in society and the business community. Pal Borjesson's research deals with the role of biomass in a long-term sustainable energy system, with focus on energy efficiency, cost efficiency and environmental impact. His research includes scenarios for future production and use of bioenergy as well as an analysis of the incentives for and obstacles to the use of various bioenergy systems. In recent years, Pal Borjesson's research has primarily dealt with biofuel bi·o·fuel n. Fuel such as methane produced from renewable resources, especially plant biomass and treated municipal and industrial wastes. bi systems for the transport sector. Nominations to receive the Frisinger Scholarship are made by the Chalmers University of Technology (body, education) Chalmers University of Technology - A Swedish university founded in 1829 offering master of science and doctoral degrees. Research is carried out in the main engineering sciences as well as in technology related mathematical and natural sciences. in accordance with an agreement between Chalmers and the Volvo Research and Educational Foundations (VREF VREF Voltage Reference VREF Reference Voltage VREF Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus Faecium (antibiotic-resistant bacteria) VREF Reference Landing Speed (aviation) VREF Vertical Refresh ). The decision to award the scholarship is made by VREF's Board of Directors. The prize is being awarded by the Hakan Frisinger Foundation at a ceremony held at AB Volvo on April 7, 2009. Hakan Frisinger was President of Volvo 1983-1987 and Board Chairman 1997-1999. 7 April, 2009 Visit http://www.thenewsmarket.com/volvogroup to access broadcast-standard video from Volvo Group. You can preview and request video, and choose to receive as a MPEG (Moving Pictures Experts Group) An ISO/ITU standard for compressing digital video. Pronounced "em-peg," it is the universal standard for digital terrestrial, cable and satellite TV, DVDs and digital video recorders (DVRs). 2 file or by Beta SP tape. Registration and video is free to the media. AB Volvo (publ) may be required to disclose the information provided herein pursuant to the Securities Markets Act. The information was submitted for publication at 13.00 p.m. CET CET abbr. Central European Time CET Central European Time CET n abbr (= Central European Time) → hora de Europa central CET abbr , 7 April, 2009. The Volvo Group is one of the world's leading manufacturers of trucks, buses and construction equipment, drive systems for marine and industrial applications, aerospace components and services. The Group also provides complete solutions for financing and service. The Volvo Group, which employs about 100,000 people, has production facilities in 19 countries and sells their products in more than 180 markets. Annual sales of the Volvo Group amount to about SEK 300 billion. The Volvo Group is a publicly-held company headquartered in Goteborg, Sweden. Volvo shares are listed on OMX OMX Office Max (stock symbol) Nordic Exchange Stockholm. Please visit www.volvogroup.com for more information. This information was brought to you by Cision http://www.cisionwire.com |
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