• Trucks Take the Train to Reduce Climate Impact
    The Swedish province of Jämtland is so sparsely populated that trees outnumber inhabitants. Approximately half of the region is covered…
  • The Smarter Electric Grid
    Electric grids in most developed countries are engineered around centralized production from large hydropower installations, nuclear generators…
  • Reduced Friction Saves Fuel
    The chemical compound tungsten disulfide, developed in the 1960s for the American space agency NASA as a dry-film lubricant, has found a…
  • Volvo and Vattenfall Announce Plug-in Hybrid Venture
    The Swedish automaker Volvo and the power generation company Vattenfall have created a joint venture company to develop a plug-in hybrid…
  • “Green box” cuts pollution
    Fuel expenses constitute a substantial portion of the total cost of operation for commercial vehicles. Quite simply, reducing fuel consumption…
  • Patented “eco-rubber”
    Where do all the old car tires go? Before answering that question, let’s take a look at the composition of modern rubber tires. Just under…
  • High precision for environmental protection
    Ship drive trains are traditionally constructed with five components assembled in a series: diesel engines, gearboxes, propeller axles,…
  • Reduced environmental impact with new technology
    Swedish companies Scania and Volvo approach climate issues by developing more fuel-efficient engines, using alternative fuels and making…
  • Treetop taxi
    The benefits of driving private automobiles are fantastic, but there are also downsides in the form of environmental impacts, highway congestion…
  • Oil from Sweden is better for the environment
    Fossil oil is of fundamental significance to a modern society, both as a source of energy and as a chemical raw material. Refined oil is…