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In March 2011, the Swedish Energy Agency's new conference, Nordic Energy Outlook, will take place in Gothenburg. Attendees will come from the energy authorities of the Nordic countries as well as from industry stakeholders, research institutes and other participants from the Nordic countries and gather together in one of Northern Europe's largest energy conferences.

Anaerobic digestion of suitable waste gives a valuable possibility to complete the plant nutrient circuit and thus gives a large economic benefits in addition to the biogas produced. This is the assertion of the Swedish Energy Agency, the Swedish Board of Agriculture and the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency in the sector-transverse biogas strategy that is being submitted to the government today.

A total of 261 municipalities and 19 county councils have between 1 January and 30 June of this year submitted applications for state support to the Swedish Energy Agency for working actively with energy efficiency in their own enterprises.

During 2009, a record large expansion of renewable electricity was recorded within the electricity certificate system. Calculations show this expansion will provide an increase of 2.2 TWh of renewable energy per year, beginning in 2010. Of this increase, biomass CHP plant capacity is responsible for 1.2 TWh and windpower for 1 TWh.

Recent measurement results show that Belok's model for energy savings in premises, named Total Project, more than halves the consumption of electricity and heat, while at the same time being profitable for the property owner.