News and press releases

Strategic innovation programmes is an initiative where leading actors from industry, academia and the public sector identify and define areas where they see a need for collaborative efforts and to mobilise Swedish resources and knowledge.

The Minister for Policy Coordination and Energy Ibrahim Baylan has launched two international innovation competitions: Sustainable Mobility as a Service and Sustainable Local Energy Systems. Entrepreneurs and companies from all over the world are invited to participate.

On May 25, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will begin as law in all EU member states. The purpose of these regulations is to protect people against the violation of their personal integrity during processing of their personal data.

Energy in Sweden - Facts and Figures 2018 can now be downloaded from the Swedish Energy Agency's website. This makes interesting energy statistics available to everyone, and some data is available in series as far back as the 1970s.

The Swedish Energy Agency has been commissioned by the Government to investigate potential ways to remove the grid-connection costs for offshore wind power. The Agency has chosen to examine two different models.