Charger charging electric car
Energy Efficiency

Charged for the future – battery storage in buildings

Energy-related CO2 emissions keep rising internationally* and with increased urbanisation and electrification, this trend seems to continue. There are, however, innovative solutions that can help change this. In the town of Örebro, the housing company Öbo installed battery storage to balance the energy in their buildings, allowing for better energy efficiency and a more stable power grid.
The Aquammodate team
Water and Wastewater

Aquammodate – clean water with inspiration from nature

Although more than 70 % of the earth is covered with water, most of the water is not drinkable. Today, one billion people worldwide lack access to safe drinking water. Aquammodate offers a unique, energy-efficient solution to this essential problem.
Cars on highway
Energy Efficiency

Greater Than – Safer driving and lower emissions through AI

Greater Than’s solution is revolutionary for people’s health as well as the planet.
Midnight sunset in the north of Sweden
Energy Efficiency

Zero Sun – solar energy in the darkest of places

Living in a country like Sweden, when half of the year is dark and the sun never rises in some parts in winter, solar energy might not be the first thing that comes to mind. In Skellefteå in northern Sweden, a real-time experiment is testing how solar technology can be more accessible to countries with little sunlight.
Againity machine loaded in truck with workers outside
Recycling and Waste

Againity – the company that turns waste into value

Waste is a big problem in many parts of the world. But not all waste needs to be wasted. Againity is the company that turned a problem into a profitable business that does good for the planet.
Bridge and kids in front with logos of the Swedish Energy Agency and Nordic Innovation House
Events

Welcome to a Nordic Startup Night in Palo Alto on the 29th of January

Welcome to a Nordic Startup Night at the Nordic Innovation House in Palo Alto!
Jakob Nilsson, CTO at Ligna Energy and Peter Ringstad, CEO at Ligna Energy
Renewable Energy

Energy storage with help from the forest

The Swedish company Ligna Energy has developed a battery produced from residual materials from the forest. The first batteries are now being produced.
Wind power plants on field
Renewable Energy

Sweden reaches new record in production of wind power

In the first week of 2020, Sweden produced more than a terawatt-hour of energy within a week for the first time, according to industry interest organisation Swedenergy.
Illustration of city with Univrses logo
Sustainable Transportation

Univrses – safer cities through positional tracking

Univrses is a young company on a mission to build an autonomous future. The company started in Stockholm just four years ago but has expanded rapidly and already consists of 30 employees, all of whom are experts in Computer vision and Machine learning.
Poster for Smart City world congress
Events

Swedish Cleantech to Smart City Expo World Congress

Swedish Cleantech will participate in Smart City Expo World Congress in Barcelona - the world’s leading event for cities – from the 19th to the 21st of November.
Orbital systems shower
Energy Efficiency

The smartest shower on earth – cutting water consumption with technology from space

After working on NASA's Mars mission project, Orbital Systems founder Mehrdad Mahdjoubi had an idea.
Ferroamp technology
Energy Efficiency

Ferroamp – electricity reinvented

Being an end consumer of power is more complicated than ever, with the increasing use of devices, the complex need of power from electrical vehicles (EV) and the possibilities of locally produced energy via photovoltaic (PV) panels. Ferroamp is a fast growing cleantech company that offers a solution for energy and power optimization in buildings and facilities.