Sweden’s 16 environmental objectivespoint the way to a sustainable society.
Here you will find best practice examples from the investment programmes within the energy switch sector.
Many property owners in Rättvik have changed their heating systems from an oil-fired boiler to biofuels in the form of wood, pellets or district heating. The project reduced carbon dioxide emissions by twice as much as estimated.
Two local industrial plants in Oskarshamn now obtain steam from bioenergy instead of oil-fired boilers as in the past. The project improves sustainability in Oskarshamn and is a good example of a successful cooperation.
In cooperation with Iggesund paper mill, Fortum is utilising waste heat from the mill. The waste heat is now used to heat Iggesund, in the municipality of Hudiksvall, through a newly built district heating network.
More than 600 detached houses in Kristianstad changed from oil and electricity to district heating as their source of heating following a successful campaign by the municipality.
In a unique project, Fortum Nynas AB’s oil refinery in Nynäshamn is supplying process steam from a biofuel-powered combined heat and power plant. In return, Fortum gains access to the surplus heat from the refinery to heat the Municipality of Nynäshamn.
Tranås Energi AB, in the city of Tranås in south Sweden, has replaced its oil-fired thermal plant with a woodchip-fired steam boiler and expanded the district heating network.
The second-largest solar heating facility in Europe is in the Municipality of Kungälv in Sweden. The plant delivers an average of 4 GWh of heat annually to the municipal district heating network.