Sweden
Smart Meters
Sweden’s Ellevio launches next generation smart meter large-scale rollout
Swedish DSO Ellevio is deploying Sagemcom’s second generation smart metering solution.
Digitalisation
Vattenfall deems digitalisation project a success
Smart algorithms and a mobile application delivered lower costs, a reduced carbon footprint, and more satisfied customers for Vattenfall.
Start-up zone
Sweden blazes path for sustainable energy start-ups amidst COVID-19
EIT InnoEnergy has partnered with Skellefteå Kraft, a municipality-owned power company in Skellefeå, Sweden, to launch the Accelerate Skellefteå Project.
Finance & Investment
Octopus announces €68 million Swedish wind farm acquisition
Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust has announced its first investment - the 100% purchase of the 48MW Ljungbyholm wind farm in Sweden.
Smart Energy
Volvo’s bus plant in Borås, Sweden solely powered by renewables
Volvo’s bus plant in Borås, Sweden has now become one of the first bus production facilities that relies solely on renewable energy. All the energy that the factory uses comes from renewable sources, such as hydropower and biofuels.
Smart Grid
Itron wins Boras Elnat – Swedish tender for grid modernisation
Boras Elnat will leverage Itron’s industrial IoT network to connect some 46,000 new smart electric meters.
Policy & Regulation
Vestas debuts EnVentus turbine in Sweden
Vestas has secured a 39 MW order and a 30-year service contract from long-term customer Stena Renewables AB for the Riskebo wind energy project in the Hedemora Municipality in Sweden.
Renewable Energy
New renewable energy company launches in Sweden
Enklare is extending its proposition into the energy market and is partnering with Eliq to help customers manage their energy.
Renewable Energy
GE Renewable Energy to power Sweden’s latest wind farm
GE Renewable Energy announced today that it has been selected by Holmen as the wind turbine supplier for the 143 MW Blåbergsliden wind farm, Sweden. The project, which will use 26 of GE’s Cypress onshore wind platform, represents GE’s second Cypress-equipped wind farm in Sweden.
New technology
Endless power – partners unveil new light-harvesting helmet technology
Swedish safety, innovation and design company POC, and Exeger, a Swedish deep tech solar innovation company manufacturing a unique material that converts light energy to electrical energy, a partnership which will revolutionise safety and wearable technology, by developing helmets with endless power.
