Energy and Environment
The world faces major challenges make more efficient use of resources and energy in the built environment, industry and transport, and to reduce their consumption. New energy and environmental technologies must be developed in order to tackle the climate change problem, and to accept that most resources are finite and non-renewable. SP assists the development of environmentally competitive energy solutions and new energy technologies, and is one of Sweden's most important resources for multi-disciplinary research, innovation and technical evaluation in these areas. Achieving the most efficient use of resources and energy are today's greatest challenges. Our work is aimed at making the best use of our energy resources through technical development and more efficient system solutions. We also help to deal with the secondary challenges resulting from the use of energy and resources, by such means as improved effluent and gas treatment processes, research into risks and safety, and the renewable use of materials.
SP - Sweden's energy and environmental technology institute
SP carried out cross-disciplinary research and evaluation in a wide range of areas, such as improving the efficiency of energy use, conversion and distribution of energy, and renewable energy. Our work also includes energy and materials recovery, risk and length of life technology, and environmental management. Development of new, sustainable environmental technology for reduced climate effect requires multi-disciplinary knowledge and sustainable innovation processes, which are important parts of SP's activities.