News and press releases

The Swedish Energy Agency has granted C-Green Technology AB nearly SEK 22.7 million to build a full-scale plant that converts industrial biosludge into biofuel. The project will be carried out in cooperation with StoraEnso in Finland. Approximately 13 GWh renewable biofuel will be produced annually, at the same time as the mill's greenhouse gas emissions will be reduced by the equivalent of 7.000 tons of CO2 per year.

The winning contribution in yesterdays competition comes from the company Altered. The energy innovation is a tap mounted on faucets and turns the water into a dense fog. Up to 98 percent of water consumption can be reduced with this innovation.

What is our next major global energy innovation? It is very possible that it is among the ten specially selected cleantech start-up companies that compete in the Cleantech Open in Malmö today. More than 500 participants have signed up for the event and we hope to see the start of many business-to-investor relationships.

The Swedish Energy Agency's program, India-Sweden Innovations' Accelerator (ISIA), has since the beginning of 2013 resulted in a number of collaborations for Swedish innovation companies. While India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits Sweden, 12 Swedish innovation companies travel to India to present their solutions for the development of the energy system.

The Swedish Energy Agency has granted funding of up to SEK 146 million to Northvolt Lab's planned pilot plant for large-scale battery manufacturing in Sweden. The decision is a major step towards a new domestic industry and a sustainable energy system.