Energy and sustainability
- 100% green electricity closest to Stockholm in Sweden’s 2nd most sustainable municipality

Energy and sustainability – 100% green electricity closest to Stockholm in Sweden’s 2nd most sustainable municipality

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Gävle has energy-intensive industries that take advantage of our safe and robust electricity grid with high capacity and local service suppliers. Several of the national grid lines providing renewable energy produced in northern Sweden are available in Gävle on their way to the south of Sweden.

For energy-intensive businesses – 100% green electricity closest to Stockholm.

Gävle has unique advantages for energy-intensive businesses looking for safe and sustainable sites in direct proximity to Stockholm and Arlanda.
Sustainable and close, all in one package:

  • 100% green electricity closest to Stockholm and Arlanda International Airport
  • Safe and robust electricity grid
  • Low risk of natural disasters
  • 3 MW, 10 MW/12 months
  • 4.6 degrees Celsius, average yearly temperature
  • 40 kv power line on unoccupied land adjacent to the E4

http://www.nodepole.com/81/Ersbo

Available areas and premises in Gävle: https://www.gavle.se/service-och-information/foretagare/etablera-mig-i-gavle/

Biogas – cleaner, cheaper and more effective than petrol

The company Ekogas operate on the regional market; they produce and sell compressed natural gas to buses, garbage trucks, taxis, companies and private citizens. The company is owned by Gästrike Återvinnare and Gävle Energi. They produce biogas from Duvbacken’s sewage plant and Forsbacka biogas plant.

www.gavleenergi.se/om-oss/affarsomraden/

Knowledge Transfer in Waste Management

Gästrike Återvinnare specialise in the collection of non-toxic waste, and they regularly transfer their knowledge in Waste Management to others.

www.gastrikeatervinnare.se

Awarded sustainable municipality with its own network for sustainable businesses

The business cluster Hållbart Näringsliv Gävle seek to increase business advantages by reducing environmental impact, focusing on the areas: transportation, energy, consumption and waste. The business cluster is operated by the Municipality of Gävle as a part of Miljöstrategiska Programmet, the municipality’s official sustainability strategy.

The Municipality of Gävle ranks second best in the ranking of Sweden’s most sustainable municipality in 2017 and 2018.

The Municipality of Gävle won Laddguldet (Charger’s gold) in 2017 as Sweden’s best municipality for electric cars.

www.gavle.se/service-och-information/foretagare/driva-och-utveckla-forerag/traffa-andra-foretagare-och-natverk/hallbart-naringsliv-gavle/