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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 - 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.