Geodynamics

Spilios Iliopoulos

Spilios Iliopoulos is a PhD student at the Division of Environmental Technology and Management, Department of Management and Engineering (IEI) at Linköping University in Sweden. His background is in the nexus of urban planning, disaster risk management and climate change adaptation. His current research is part of the STORE project (Energy Resilient Cities), funded by the Swedish Energy Agency. The research focuses on how to enhance organizational capacities at the local level for urban energy systems’ resilience in the context of climate change and energy transition, technological shifts and a changing geopolitical landscape, looking into the case of Gothenburg, Sweden. The research takes the city of Gothenburg, Sweden as a case to explore how to best enhance organisational capacities for urban energy system resilience in the context of climate change, energy transition, technological shifts and an ever-changing geopolitical landscape.

Unpacking Energy Resilience: The Role of Holistic Frameworks in Facing Extreme Weather Events and Future Challenges

Spilios Iliopoulos and edited by Kleoniki (Lydia) Theodoridou May 21, 2025

Extreme weather events induced by anthropogenic climate change can have sever impacts in our energy systems causing major disruptions. In the image, distribution lines destroyed by Hurricane Irma in Louisiana, 2017”. Source: Scott Olson/Getty Images

Have you ever wondered what energy resilience means and how we can prepare for the future while facing extreme weather events? In this week’s blog, PhD Student Spilios Iliopoulos from the Division of Environmental Technology and Management at Linköping University, shares his thoughts about energy resilience and the important role of having in place holistic frameworks, whilst facing extreme weathe ...[Read More]