Waste management in Colombia, Energy efficiency in Somaliland and Smart Grids in Germany – these are just a few examples of projects that have started as a result of Smart City Sweden. The visit platform works to demonstrate sustainable city solutions from Sweden and welcomes delegations from all over the world. The result is over 20 projects on four different continents.
Smart Climate is the company that contributes to a green transformation of the aviation industry. Innovation being developed and manufactured in Umeå is an environmentally smart cooling and heating system for the flight cabins.
- There are big initiatives to transform the aviation industry and low emissions and reduced energy usage will be an even stronger competitive factor, says Emma W Flodén, new CEO.
Future Cleantech Solutions is an Interreg Botnia Atlantica project that works with change, innovation and networks within the business community in the Kvarken region. For three years, we have worked in the project together to bring together local small and medium-sized companies with current large investments and establishments in the Kvarken region. This has resulted in a guide to successful cross-border collaboration.
During the digital event Let’s Talk Circular Business on October 21st, participants from all over Sweden and Finland, and from other countries in the world, got the opportunity to listen and learn more about the journey of four companies transforming their business model into a circular business model. Experts in Circular Economy also shared their knowledge about methodologies, platforms, initiatives and showed cases from both Sweden and Finland as well as international examples.
It all started with a patent from NASA that led to large-scale production of vegetables in a closed environment outside Sundsvall for 20 years. Now the technology has been further refined to become the future cultivation system of forest plants - completely digitally controlled and automated.
- The industry works hard to digitize and here we can ensure that the start of each plant is optimal. The world needs more high-quality trees to be planted from a sustainability perspective, says Johanna Johansson, CEO of Plantvation.
–What does a Formula One race have to do with sustainable leadership? Ulrika Sedin asks. To succeed in your job, you have to know how to focus, brake and rest in the right places because the digital world we live in is as fast-paced and ever-changing as an F1 race. The leaders must be F1 drivers who lead both themselves and others in a sustainable way.
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The Ambassador from United Arab Emirates in Sweden, H.E. Sheikh Mohammed bin Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum, visit Skellefteå and Umeå in Northern Sweden on September 24th.
The ability to install modern and energy-efficient lighting has changed with new technology. The newly started Umeå company Lighting by Ström wants to improve knowledge about lighting and focus the spotlight on how the industry can change towards a circular economy and sustainability.
- There is a lot to gain here, both for those who own a property and the people who move in the building. Our mission is to show the benefits of taking the help of a lighting designer, says returnee Anna Clara Sandgren.
Sara kulturhus, one of the world's tallest wooden buildings, and northern Sweden's newest landmark, has opened. Located in central Skellefteå, this climate-positive building, which also includes a high-rise hotel, was designed and built by world-leading sustainable construction companies.
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World-class competence, innovative strength and clean energy. Northern Sweden is today a dynamic growth region, not least in the area of cleantech.
- It is fantastic to see the development, says Peter Hedman, Project Manager for North Sweden Cleantech.
Biochar from Bureå, Skellefteå, can be the Swedish steel industry’s salvation in its quest to cut CO2 emissions. Envigas leads the rate of innovation with a proprietary process – with great possibilities.
“There’s no doubt that we’re just right in time”, says Tobias Brink, Head of Business Development.
Accelerate Skellefteå offers startups with ideas in energy storage, mobility and electrification to participate in a unique development program that runs between October 1 and February 28.
The industrial area in Domsjö in Örnsköldsvik has now been given a new international name, High Coast Innovation Park.
- It creates a lot of value for us entrepreneurs to have a common name and it is important to have an international name while operating on a global arena as we do. It is a great advantage to be part of something bigger, says Björn Vedin, CEO of Domsjö Fabriker, one of the actors in the area.
As the fifth-largest economy in the world in 2020 and one of Sweden’s largest export markets, the UK is a very interesting market for Swedish smart tech companies. With a strong focus on sustainability and innovation, the market is attracting Swedish companies to establish in the country.
With a green technology focus and through smart acquisitions of cutting-edge expertise, Eurocon has become a player to be reckoned with. But there are bigger plans for the consulting company - only in 2021 will a major recruitment effort be implemented that includes up to 30 new hires.
With the event Bioeconomy Co-Creation we wanted to contribute to the journey towards the 2030 climate goals. To succeed, we in the bioeconomy industry, need to work as one. The forest has big opportunities but at the same time it is also the green lungs of the earth. Through good collaboration and successful innovations, we can work faster and be stronger.
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There are good opportunities for Swedish smart grid companies that are looking to export to Germany. The biggest possibilities are within e-mobility and charging infrastructure, energy storage and smart grid technology, but also smart cities and smart home products and solutions contributing to the Energiewende are needed. This is the conclusion of a webinar held by the German-Swedish Chamber of Commerce (GSCC) on behalf of Smart City Sweden.
In today's digital regional final in the Venture Cup, the winners in region north were presented. North Sweden Cleantech awarded the Impact Maker sustainability award, which this year went to Nowa Drops.
Recently Kokkola Industrial Park, KIP participated in a virtual visit to learn more about the industrial initiatives and city developments going on in Skellefteå, Umeå and Örnsköldsvik.
Software from Algoryx, a widely acclaimed company located in Umeå, Sweden, is already used by multinational companies such as Toyota, Komatsu and Honda. But now, as the product AGX Dynamics is linked to the world’s two largest gaming development platforms, Algoryx counts on the global market genuinely opening up its doors with vast potential.
The City of Vaasa and Johnson Matthey have signed a Common Letter of Intent on 2 April 2021. The front-end engineering design for the battery value chain operator Johnson Matthey’s commercial plant in Vaasa has begun.
Since the beginning in 1986, the Vilhelmina company Inpipe's trenchless innovation has renovated drains and pipes over the entire world and contributed to large quantities of reduced carbon dioxide emissions.
The winner of this year's Cleantech Profile is Emilia Lindmark from EOE Eyewear! She was appointed by a unanimous jury during Cleantech Meetup digitally March 24.
Sustainability at future workplaces from different perspectives was on the agenda when the Future Sustainable Workplaces webinar, organized by the project Future Cleantech Solutions as part of the EnergyVaasa Talks series, invited people around the world to take part in the insights shared by Finnish and Swedish leaders and decision-makers. The event was moderated by Annakarin Nyberg.
The demand to convert fossil-heavy industries to more bio-based or with environmentally friendly production is steadily increasing. The consulting company, GreenExergy, is working with energy issues in large facilities. Increased growth and new employments are a head.
- We are in an expansive face, we will grow and continue to deliver good quality in our main areas, says CEO Anders Bystedt.
Representatives from Smart City Sweden region West and North spoke at the Swedish-German cleantech webinar, arranged by the Swedish-German Chamber of Commerce and The Swedish Energy Agency.
Green, domestic production of fuel is necessary according to Sekab, a company located in Örnsköldsvik in the north of Sweden. Sekab would like to take the lead in the production. A new global collaboration will lead to a commercial facility in Örnsköldsvik with green chemicals, such as softwood as raw material.
- We have the innovations and have been proactive in the technological development. We are now equipped to take the next step, says Monika Normark, CTO at Sekab.
Smart City Sweden, with the mission to showcase Swedish solutions for sustainable cities internationally, the travel restrictions following the pandemic demands new ways of working. From welcoming international delegations on site around the country, today both visits and other events are conducted digitally.
Innovators with solutions in aviation can, through the projects Future Cleantech Solutions and FAIR, get the opportunity to showcase their solutions to the aviation industry.
Nordic Cleantech Open once again gives cleantech start-ups the opportunity to showcase their innovations.
The Umeå based company Medicvent, specializes in delivering unique complete solutions for air purification products in healthcare worldwide. The latest product - an autostart box - automatically removes toxic fumes in operating rooms and is based on highly innovative knowledge from the region.
- It has received an undivided positive reception from users, says CEO Erik Lindström.
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