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Growing success for climate-clever climate screens
Nov 27, 2018
In the Swedish locality Kinna, a 130-year-old factory turns yarn into technical textile ready for export to 130 countries. The climate screens are used in greenhouse cultivation, where they save energy and improve crop quality. Ludvig Svensson flourishes.
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Formable sandwich material saves weight
Aug 21, 2018
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Recycled materials in wood plastic composites
May 29, 2018
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Digital plumber saves energy
Jan 2, 2018
Modern second-hand with humans in mind
Jan 29, 2019
Most people agree that we should reuse more, but selling leftover things is often a cumbersome process. The second-hand concept of Busfrö keeps the circular economy spinning - and makes it easy for consumers to shoulder their new responsibility as suppliers.
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A green performance at the opera
Apr 3, 2018
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A new deposit system for packaging
Mar 20, 2018
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Kestrels, flowers and golf
Jan 23, 2018
More renewable packaging for Swedish foodstuff
Sep 25, 2018
Packaging is responsible for 40 percent of the global plastic production. The food industry is now rapidly replacing fossil-based plastics with renewable and recycled solutions, and Carlsberg, Löfbergs and Arla are among the pioneers.
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Eel farming for consumption and restocking
Mar 6, 2018
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Nutrient recycling turns a problem into profit
Dec 12, 2017
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Beer with smaller climate impact
Jul 25, 2017
Rotor sails reduce emissions on the Baltic Sea
Sep 11, 2018
In the labyrinthic waterways between Sweden and Finland, the cruise ferries bounce back and forth through the archipelagos. But when it comes to technology development, it is full speed ahead for Viking Line: composite rotor sails, LNG fuel and heat power will make their new ferry the most climate efficient to date.
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Unique friction-reducing technology saves fuel
Feb 6, 2018
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Absorbents save money and transports
Jan 9, 2018
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Light and strong aircraft structures
Nov 7, 2017
In the heartland of Swedish sustainable fashion
Jan 15, 2019
Filippa K is one of the defining forces when the Swedish fashion industry leaps into a circular future. Active collaborations, design for sustainability and simplicity is their modus operandi.
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Sustainable hosiery made from recycled nylon
Jan 9, 2019
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A counterweight to fast fashion
Dec 18, 2018
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Fungus-coated fabric removes heavy metals from water
Dec 11, 2018
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A catalyst of sustainable fashion
Dec 4, 2018
Can grazing animals save the thawing tundras?
Jan 22, 2019
Tundras may have emerged when the ecosystem services from megafauna ceased due to too successful hunting by humans. Today, thawing tundras threaten to release their trapped methane, and accelerate climat change. But some believe that there is a remedy: restored grasslands, repopulated by grazing animals. Perhaps even mammoth hybrids?
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The future of textiles
Jul 17, 2018
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Sustainability through the supply chains
Feb 20, 2018
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Evaporation from lakes can provide renewable power
Jan 30, 2018
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Renewable resources build the bioeconomy
Oct 24, 2017
Environmental advantage – in Sweden and worldwide
Dec 22, 2015
Sweden is reducing its emissions. Investments in new, better technology is making production...
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Eco-textiles – In fashion
Feb 20, 2015
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Open District Heating
Aug 27, 2014
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Modern second-hand with humans in mind
Jan 29, 2019
Most people agree that we should reuse more, but selling leftover things is often a cumbersome process. The second-hand concept of Busfrö keeps the circular economy spinning – and makes it easy for consumers to shoulder their new responsibility as suppliers.
Read MoreCan grazing animals save the thawing tundras?
Jan 22, 2019
Tundras may have emerged when the ecosystem services from megafauna ceased due to too successful hunting by humans. Today, thawing tundras threaten to release their trapped methane, and accelerate climat change. But some believe that there is a remedy: restored grasslands, repopulated by grazing animals. Perhaps even mammoth hybrids?
Read MoreIn the heartland of Swedish sustainable fashion
Jan 15, 2019
Filippa K is one of the defining forces when the Swedish fashion industry leaps into a circular future. Active collaborations, design for sustainability and simplicity is their modus operandi.
Read MoreSustainable hosiery made from recycled nylon
Jan 9, 2019
A fossil-based, delicate disposable; anyone who has found a run in their brand new tights may be forgiven for calling sustainable hosiery an oxymoron. Nevertheless, Swedish Stockings are here to challenge that view, with recycled yarns and zero-waste manufacturing.
Read MoreA counterweight to fast fashion
Dec 18, 2018
Specialized products and fast fashion changes is the norm in the clothing industry. But a Swedish sustainability-focused outdoor brand is pulling in the opposite direction: their design philosophy is to make durable garments with many applications, that can stay with their owner for a long time. To promote this idea, the stores are turned into hubs for circularity.
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