At the Department of Electric Energy (IEL), the mission is to contribute to the fundamental and applied knowledge of electric power engineering, and to develop technology and systems for the planning, operation and maintenance of efficient, sustainable energy systems. 

Both research and research-based education at the Department cover the broad interdisciplinary aspects of power engineering: generation, transmission, conversion and the use of electric energy, including the accompanying techno-economic aspects. The Department is one of the seven departments at the Faculty of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering.