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Formas, The Swedish Energy Agency and Vinnova offer 34 million SEK in the international call on "Urban Accessibility and Connectivity" for stakeholders operating in Sweden in transnational projects.

In this call we welcome researchers who would like to supervise interdisciplinary PhD projects that study challenges within the energy system.

The EU Innovation Fund is one of the world’s largest funding programmes for demonstration of innovative low-carbon technologies. The European Commission will inform about the Innovation Fund and the first call for proposal which is expected to open in 2020.

With the help of carbon dioxide and residual flows, the company Perstorp will investigate the possibility of producing recycled methanol. The Swedish Energy Agency will partly finance this ambitious feasibility study.

Indonesia is one of the fastest growing economies in the world, with the ambition to change its energy system to a more sustainable and robust system. Through the Swedish Energy Agency's Business Accelerator Program Indonesia, Swedish companies have the opportunity to introduce their solutions to the Indonesian market. There is a great need for solutions that streamline the electricity grid, which three Swedish companies included in the program have discovered.

Indonesia faces major challenges with a growing economy and large population that is rapidly urbanizing. Therefore, Indonesia is seeking cooperation with countries such as Sweden that have come further in the transition to a sustainable society. Sweden has many companies with energy-efficient solutions that are relevant to Indonesia.

The Swedish Energy Agency has granted Bzzt AB SEK 7.5 million for the development of the company's operation, technology and software. The project aims to further develop the company's mobility system and make it ready for profitable, international expansion.

We're proud to announce three winners in the global innovation competition Sustainable Mobility Challenge. The aim of the competition has been to find sustainable services for everyday travel that are attractive enough to reduce the need to own a private car. The winners, from three different countries, all represent solutions that can contribute to advance development in Sweden.

Global climate goals are set and the journey toward a sustainable future has begun. Sweden is committed to pushing boundaries and building a more sustainable future with a fossil-free transport sector at the latest by 2045.

Some 20 energy innovations that will have a great impact on the sustainable energy system will be presented in a pitch session on Thursday April 4 at the world largest industrial fair – Hannover Messe. The Swedish Minister for Energy and digitalization, Anders Ygeman, will kick-off the session showcasing some of Sweden’s cleantech companies at the forefront.