👊 Green Impact
Meet the people and the ideas that make a bright and sustainable future come sooner.
💰 They make climate investments for companies – raise $50 million
Swedish Rison Capital has entered into a partnership with SEB Nordic Energy, which is investing $50 million in climate-promoting projects. The business model is based on Rison making the investments for the companies, such as switching to LED lighting, and the companies pay a fixed fee to Rison.
⚡ European climate fund invests in nuclear SMR company
For the first time, a so-called Article 9 fund is investing in nuclear energy, a milestone in climate-focused EU investments.
🔋 The first prototype of the Energy Society will be built here
In Lund, in the south of Sweden, the first prototype for the Energy Society will be built and is expected to be operational next year.
🌏 'Jaime Lannister' to host An Optimist’s Guide To The Planet
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau searches for climate optimism.
🚰 Wayout and Alfa Laval show sustainable water production in Dubai
A micro-factory that produces clear and clean water is the invention of Swedish impact startup Wayout. Together with Alfa Laval, they are now opening a showroom in Dubai.
🌱 Tasting the future
Vertical farming is really smart. Grow vegetables year-round with a very low environmental impact. Warp Premium Supporters have visited vertical farming company Ecobloom, to taste the future – literally.
👊 What is the impact of Tesla or Spotify? Upright knows
“My hope is that this helps humanity to understand what really creates value and direct our efforts, capital, passion and energy into those things,” says Annu Nieminen. She has created the Upright platform that measures the impact of 15 000 companies.
👊 They intend to solve the hassle of charging electric cars
About half of Swediish EV owners find the number of charging operators with separate apps to be complicated. A problem Eljun intends to solve using a blockchain.
👊 The Renaissance man of nuclear power
John Ahlberg, a father of three from Gothenburg, wants to make fossil-free energy in the form of small modular reactors a reality in Sweden. And things are moving forward quickly. The first reactor could be in place by 2030.