For years, environmental thinking has been an integrated element of the business concept at some of the the world’s most successful companies. Advantage Environment covers products and services offered by forward-thinking Swedish companies that recognize the value of sustainability for corporate image, employee loyalty and – not least – the bottom line. Most of the articles on the site look at existing solutions available on the market today, but in this section we allow ourselves to pull back the curtain and look toward tomorrow’s breakthroughs. Welcome!

  • Sustainable chemistry 2030

    Sustainable chemistry 2030

    “In 2030, Stenungsund will become a manufacturing hub for sustainable products in the chemical industry. Our business is based on renewable raw materials and energy, and contributes to a sustainable society,” says Lars Josefsson, President of INEOS. The vision of a sustainable society and a thriving chemical industry was developed in 2010 by chemical companies AGA, Akzo Nobel, Borealis,…

  • Pump power stores energy

    Storing energy in ponds is nothing new, but renewable energy sources demand more regulating power.

    Wind power and other renewable energy sources will replace current European coal-fired plants. The new energy sources may be green, but they also contribute to a more volatile energy production. Wind and solar power are not as easy to regulate as coal and nuclear power plants. This means that effective regulation systems are becoming increasingly important. As demand for electricity does not correlate…

  • Lab-grown meat is more eco friendly

    Field of dreams - Meat may soon be produced in the laboratory

    Meat production accounts for 18 percent of global emissions of greenhouse gases. The majority of these emissions come from deforestation to make way for pasture. Swedish meat production emits significantly less greenhouse gases than their international counterparts. But meat production is and will remain a part of the climate challenge. Meat grown in the laboratory can reduce emissions. ‘Meating’…

  • Liquid natural gas reduces shipping emissions
    International shipping is a major source of sulfur, nitrogen oxide and carbon dioxide emissions. Replacing conventional shipping fuel with…
  • Energy storage with flywheel technology
    To store energy is necessary for both the power grid and the future of electric cars. The regulation of renewable energy As energy sources…
  • Carbon-neutral gas
    The transport sector accounts for 13 percent of the global emissions of greenhouse gases. In Sweden, domestic transport accounts for more…
  • Fusion harnesses the sun’s power
    Every second, the sun produces more energy than the earth uses in years. It is not surprising then that researchers have long dreamed of…
  • Industrialization at home. Rise of the 3D printer
    Socio-economic development is often described as a journey from an agricultural-based economy through industrialization to a service society.…
  • More Shipping, Less Impact
    International shipping is a crucial part of the world’s economic circulatory system, accounting for more than 80 percent of global freight…
  • Generation shift in nuclear power
    In 1932, the English physicist James Chadwick discovered the neutron, a particle in the atomic nucleus that lacks an electrical charge.…
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