Our Projects
We are convinced that green technology, clean energy and sustainable solutions (cleantech) are important components towards reaching the global goals. We are also convinced that profitability and sustainability go hand in hand. Therefor we are managing a number of projects that will lead to a cleaner growth through collaboration, new innovations and export of sustainable solutions.
Smart City Sweden
Smart City Sweden is a national export and investment platform that showcase and demonstrate examples of smart and sustainable city solutions in Sweden. Based on Sweden's export strategy and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, Smart City Sweden will contribute to strengthening relations between Swedish companies and potential foreign buyers and investors. A joint process will be developed with the aim of facilitating Swedish companies to export their solutions and thereby contribute to solving urban challenges around the world.
Smart City Sweden is coordinated by the Swedish Energy Agency. The export and investment platform is operated by IVL Swedish Environment Institute in close cooperation with regional business organizations and private companies. The initiative also includes seven agencies that assist with expertise in their respective areas. The authorities are Energimyndigheten, Boverket, Naturvårdsverket, Trafikverket, Lantmäteriet, Tillväxtverket, Vinnova and Business Sweden.
The platform is run through six regional nodes from Umeå in the north to Malmö in the south where the ambition is to showcase the best in the regions. The six nodes are Region North - North Sweden Cleantech, Region Mid - Dalarna Science Park, Region East - IVL Swedish Environmental Institute, Region West - Business Region Gothenburg, Region Southeast- Cleantech Östergötland, Region South - Sustainable Business Hub.
Smart City Sweden runs between 2018 and 2021 and is funded by the government.
Previous project: North Sweden Cleantech - The climate-smart innovation site of the future
North Sweden Cleantech - The climate smart innovation site of the future is our newest project and the goal of the project is to increase the innovation and innovation power of small and medium-sized companies, and to strengthen the development and accessibility of innovation-support systems and environments in the cleantech area in Västerbotten County and Örnsköldsvik Municipality.
The project will be implemented to the benefit of and in close cooperation with the business community in the region. The project runs between 2019-2022 and is partly funded by the European Regional Development Fund.
The owner of the project is Kompetensspridning i Umeå, which coordinates the project and the project is carried out as a collaborative project between five organizations - Kompetensspridning in Umeå, Skellefteå Science City, Uminova Innovation, Arctic Business Incubator and RISE Processum - with the support of a partnership consisting of Skellefteå, Umeå, Örnsköldsviks municipalities, the municipal companies Skellefteå Kraft, Umeå Energi, VAKIN, Bostaden and Umeå Municipal companies and Region Västerbotten, which have assets, expertise and resources that create a great growth and development potential in the cleantech area.
Previous project: Future Cleantech Solutions
Future Cleantech Solutions promotes the opportunities for business and collaboration for cleantech companies. This is done by developing methods for distribution of practical business information within the Bothnia region, developing methods that support concrete cross-border collaboration and through supporting the development of new and current cross-border cluster collaborations.
The focus of the project is to, through cross-border collaboration, take advantage of the opportunities that arise through new establishments, investments and initiatives that are prepared, planned and implemented in the region.
Future Cleantech Solutions runs 2019-2021 and is 60 % financed by the EU program Interreg Botnia-Atlantica. Other financiers are Regional Council of Ostrobothnia, Region Västerbotten, Region Västernorrland, Municipality of Umeå, Umeå Energi, Municipality of Skellefteå, Skellefteå Kraft, Municipality of Örnsköldsvik,, VASEK, Merinova, City of Vaasa, City of Kokkola and KOSEK. Kompetensspridning i Umeå AB is the project owner.
Read more about our cross-border collaboration here
Previous project:
Cleaner Growth - the Cleantech Initiative in Northern Sweden
Cleaner Growth is a regional project aiming to increase the number of innovations as well as exporting commercially viable products and services with environmental relevance from Västerbotten and Örnsköldsvik. Big focus is also on attracting players from global markets to increase to export of green technology, clean energy and sustainable solutions (cleantech).
Cleaner Growth is during 2016-2018 and is 50 % funded by European Union European Regional Development Fund, Mål 2. Other financiers are Skellefteå Municipality, Skellefteå Kraft, Umeå Energi, Vakin, Bostaden, Umeå Kommunföretag, Umeå Municipality, Västerbotten County Council, Örnsköldsvik Municipality, Processum and Region Västerbotten.
The project is divided into two parts, Commercialisation and International Business and is owned by Uminova Innovation and is, together with Arctic Business Incubator also coordinating the subproject Commercialisation. Kompetensspridning i Umeå is, together with Skellefteå Municipality coordinating the subproject International Business.
