News and press releases

A new type of solar cell aims to reduce the use of disposable batteries. The Swedish Energy Agency is now granting SEK 130 million in funding to Exeger.

Stegra is building a large-scale production facility for low-carbon steel. The project has strong potential to accelerate the transition within the iron and steel industry. For this reason, the Swedish Energy Agency is now granting nearly SEK 390 million in funding to Stegra.

SSAB is transitioning to fossil-free steel manufacturing. The Swedish Energy Agency, through the Industrial Leap, is now granting support to a project aimed at reducing emissions through a more efficient post-treatment process.

The Industrial Leap granted SEK 82 million to Talga for a demonstration facility and studies ahead of an anode factory investment. The project strengthens Europe’s battery value chain.

The government has appointed Caroline Asserup as the new Director General of the Swedish Energy Agency. She will assume the position on 15 August, succeeding Robert Andrén, whose term ended on 31 August 2024.

Less than one percent of Ghana's electricity production comes from solar energy. Sweden is about to finance a project that increases that share - and helps accelerate the transition to a sustainable energy system.

In connection with Stockholm +50 – an international meeting on the environment convened by the UN General Assembly – Sweden signed Memorandums of Understanding with Nepal and the Dominican Republic. The agreements lay the groundwork for climate cooperation between the countries under the terms of Article 6 of the Paris Agreement.

The climate negotiations at COP25 in Madrid, which ended on December 15, did not lead to any decisions regarding the rule book for Article 6 of the Paris Agreement. The Swedish Energy Agency believes that the lack of outcome further emphasizes the need for positive examples of how international climate cooperation can be created under the Paris Agreement. The agency prepares for 2020 by launching and supporting a number of new initiatives, in order to support concrete cooperation under Article 6.

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.