Solar panels on water
Renewable Energy

Floating solar modules save land and increase efficiency

About 80 percent of energy consumption worldwide comes from fossil sources, which is the source of health issues and environmental issues. The Swedish company Sunsurf Solar has created a solution that is more efficient than traditional solar parks and can help save water.
Cemvision demo plant
Sustainable Construction

Cemvision Announces Green Cement Breakthrough: Scales Up to Industrial Production

The Swedish company Cemvision announces that it has entered industrial-scale demo production of its green cement, which slashes CO2 emissions by more than 95% compared to traditional cement production. By doing so, the company takes the pole position in the race for carbon-neutralizing one of the world’s dirtiest industries.
Person recycling his phone in the deposit machine
Recycling and Waste

Recycling of phones with the help of AI

With the help of AI-powered deposit stations, more people will be encouraged to recycle and get paid for their old mobile phones in Swedish supermarkets.
Ecobarge illustration
Renewable Energy

Floating systems for cleaner energy

The availability of drinking water is a major problem in many parts of the world. According to a UN report published in 2021, more than a quarter (26 percent) of the world's population still did not have access to clean drinking water in 2020, something that threatens life and health but also drives urbanization and hinders economic development.
Flow Below Founders, Sebastian Ahlberg and Fredrik Sahl, by pipe
Water and Wastewater

Taking on the underground water challenge

Water pipes are something we rarely think about, but functioning drinking and wastewater systems are literally vital for people to live in urban areas. Meet the company that wants to help municipalities worldwide save time, energy and money.
C4 CorPower Ocean installed
Renewable Energy

CorPower Ocean installs first commercial-scale wave energy converter

Wave power has a huge potential to meet the world’s need for electricity, but the technology for harnessing the energy from waves has long been under development. The company CorPower Ocean is one of the companies trying to crack the code and has just installed its first full-scale converter in Portugal.
Forest in Gävle, Sweden
Resources and Environment

Adsorbi – Air purification with help from the forest

Air pollution affects almost everyone on the planet. Today, the common practice is to extract pollutants by using activated carbon, which is usually fossil-based. The company Adsorbi has found a way to clean the air without harming the environment and the solution is found in the forest.
SaltX facility
Sustainable Materials

Decarbonizing the concrete industry

Swedish companies can now slash several hundred kilograms carbon dioxide emissions per ton from the concrete manufacturing process. New high-tech innovation paired with solutions from the old Roman Empire lies behind this reduction.
Close up on water
Water and Wastewater

Swedish innovations that change how we think about water

Global research has revealed that 2.6 billion people around the world lack improved sanitation, 800 million lack safe drinking water, and 60 per cent of the earth’s ecosystem services are deteriorating. All these challenges are directly linked to water security.
Sustainable Materials

Recoma – turning waste into sustainable products

Composite packaging is great to store food in, but difficult to recycle. Only a small part of the packaging can be used to make new cartons and the rest is incinerated. This led to the birth of Recoma; a Swedish company that makes construction material out of old packaging.
Inauguration of Flagship one
Renewable Energy

The Green Hydrogen Boom

Nothing was happening, but suddenly the flood gates opened. Swedish hydrogen companies and their major investments are on everyone’s lips. Access to clean energy, extensive knowledge around materials and an exploding demand have made Swedish hydrogen a red-hot arena.
H2 green steel plant
Sustainable Materials

H2 Green Steel invests in the production of green hydrogen

H2 Green Steel - a company based in the north of Sweden on a mission to produce fossil-free steel - has signed a multi-billion-dollar agreement with German company Thyssenkrupp Nucera for the construction of one of the world's largest electrolysis plants.