News and press releases

Energy in Sweden – an overview 2022 can now be downloaded from the Swedish Energy Agency's website. The overview of statistics provides easily-accessible information about developments in the energy sector in Sweden.

New York's iconic skyline is dominated by commercial high-rise office buildings. One of the engines of its economy and the home to many of the world's leading corporate headquarters, these buildings are a foundational part of New York City's identity. These same skyscrapers also have a fundamental role in achieving the City and State's climate action goals.

Meet us at this year's climate change conference (COP 27). The event takes place in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, on 7 - 18 November 2022.

The Swedish Energy Agency recently co-authored an article that was published in the latest issue of the magazine Carbon Mechanisms Review. A summary of the article follows below.

Globally, cities account for more than 70 percent of the world's CO2 emissions. Therefore, the including of cities in the process of reducing global warming is essential. Sweden's method for organising this on a national level has inspired the EU's Cities Mission.

On Tuesday June 21st, the Swedish Energy Agency declared an “early warning” for the western Swedish natural gas system.

The first reversed auction for operational state aid for bio-CSS will be postponed until 2023. The reason behind the delay is that the Swedish Energy Agency currently lacks the necessary prerequisites to launch the reversed auction.

The call for proposals for the Joint Nordic Hydrogen Research Programme is now open.

In this call for proposals, the Swedish Energy Agency is providing support for research and innovation projects that contribute to the energy and climate transition by developing knowledge about the role of biomass in society and sustainable bio-based solutions.

The Swedish government has decided to carry out a release of the Swedish emergency stocks of oil. The release is part of the joint collective action decided by the member countries of the International Energy Agency (IEA) on the 1st of March 2022.