Many companies have adopted a proactive approach to the environment, with the aim of utilizing natural resources more efficiently and reducing the environmental impact of production processes, transportation and products. From green chemistry to nanotechnology, any number of fields present opportunities for dramatic environmental improvements.

  • Producing electricity and heat with solar energy
    One of the first articles in our series about products that have had a positive effect on the environment was published back in 2008. It…
  • Norrgavel – Furniture made for function, form and the environment
    “I want to create furniture that gives us a gateway to what’s important in life and that brings us closer to the essence of life,”…
  • Energy-efficient Timber Drying
    The moisture quotient of the wood shouldn’t be higher or lower than the surrounding air where it is to be used. In a living tree,…
  • An Energy-Efficient “Gas Pedal” for Electric Motors
    Most of us don’t give a great deal of thought to the functioning of static frequency converters, known as “drives.” But for companies…
  • Icy Technology to Clean Contaminated Sites
    Toxic contamination is a problem at hundreds of thousands of sites on land and in the sediments beneath lakes and streams all over the world.…
  • A Cure for Waterborne Drug Waste
    People living in countries like Sweden often take abundant, high-quality water for granted. But elsewhere in the world it can be hard to…
  • Biofuels opening new markets for heat exchangers
    Sweden’s Alfa Laval, founded more than 125 years ago by Gustaf De Laval, the inventor of the centrifugal milk separator, has grown into…