The new district of Brunnshög in the city of Lund will be home to the world’s largest LTDH network (low-temperature district heating). The heating network is based almost entirely on fossil-free surplus heat recovered from MAX IV, another of Lund’s many innovative facilities. The city of Lund has close to 120,000 inhabitants and is growing fast. Lund is perhaps best known for its university, and a large percentage of the population is made of students and researchers.
Recycling centers might not be famous for their aesthetically pleasing buildings. But in Kristianstad, the newly renovated and updated recycling centers are just that. Kristianstad’s municipality has five recycling centers, where locals can leave their bulky waste for recycling. The recycling centers are going through a modernisation effort, where they are either being rebuilt or improved, with more focus on effectively sorting the waste and making the most of the resources as well as improving their aesthetic and service to customers.
‘Drizzle’ is a centre of excellence committed to high-quality R&D in pioneering stormwater solutions that address several challenges: minimising pollution loads on receiving waters; minimising the risk of urban flooding; and taking advantage of the opportunities offered by stormwater run-off. Traditionally, stormwater management has primarily been regarded as a problem of quantity. This has led to a focus on directing water away from urban areas as fast as possible to avoid flooding.
Stockholm Royal Seaport (Norra Djurgårdsstaden) has developed a comprehensive, integrated stormwater system that purifies and slows storm water and meltwater before it is released into the sea.
Ronneby municipality is investing in Cradle to Cradle® as a method to achieve a circular economy, healthy materials, diversity and renewable energy. The method has been implemented in Hulta preschool, creating an environment of conscious material choices together with a stimulating outdoor environment and teaching. Cradle to Cradle® (C2C) is a concept that takes a comprehensive and positive approach to all three dimensions of sustainability: environmental, social and economic. It uses a methodology based on a circular economy, healthy materials, diversity, and renewable energy solutions.
Glava Energy Centre is a hive of activity, with a number of projects and collaborations in education and innovation to develop more efficient and sustainable solar-energy solutions to contribute to a fossil-free future. Glava Energy Centre is an arena in which a broad range of partners cooperate to create new opportunities for innovation, learning, development and testing in the field of photovoltaic, or PV, solar energy –the most common type of solar cells. The aim of the centre is to contribute to sustainable energy solutions and more efficient use of energy.
"A model created for careful renovation of public housing based on sustainability as well as ecologically, socially and economically." Byggdialog Dalarna is an industry association for the construction and real estate sector in Dalarna with the mission to support and develop the industry towards a more sustainable perspective.
Trains and buses in Stockholm have been using 100% renewable energy since 2017 and the city aims to provide the most sustainable public transport in the world. The Stockholm public transport system (SL) consists of around 450 bus lines, three shuttle boat lines and a metro system covering a total of 100 kilometres, in addition to other trams and local trains. Every day almost 800,000 people travel by public transport in the Stockholm region.
Älskade stad (‘Beloved City’) is a unique collaboration to reduce vehicle traffic in Stockholm city centre and inspire others to introduce more sustainable environmental initiatives for a vibrant city. Delivery vehicle traffic in and out of cities is increasing. To promote a clean and accessible city centre, delivery company Bring, real-estate company Vasakronan, waste and recycling company Ragn-Sells and the City of Stockholm have teamed up to found a commercially sustainable model. The hope is that more organisations will join this initiative.
Drive Sweden Innovation Cloud is the meeting point, marketplace and digital tool for cooperation, innovation and creating commercial services for connected automated mobility. We are on the verge of a radical shift within automated mobility. In a few years we will see entirely new mobility business models, helping to enable sustainable cities. But this development requires securely connected semi-autonomous and autonomous vehicles. Drive Sweden Innovation Cloud is a leading technology and service platform in this field, aiming to support and increase the automation of transport.