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Sara Malmheden
Press officer
Phone: +46(0) 10-788 65 10
E-mail: sara.malmheden@ivl.se
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2020-07-10NewsMore flexible electricity networks can lead to sizable climate emissions reduction
In collaboration with the Blixt Tech company, IVL has examined the extent to which demand control and production in the electricity grid can affect energy use and carbon dioxide emissions in the hous...
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2020-07-02Press releaseWaste heat in Europe – unique insight into the way industries are thinking
Although viable techniques for utilizing industrial surplus heat already exist, a mere fraction of the latent potential is currently used. The EU-project So What is working on a digital tool to facil...
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2020-06-30NewsIVL life cycle expert appointed professor of building materials
KTH has appointed Martin Erlandsson from IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute as adjunct professor of building materials with focus on life cycle analysis methodology. The reason for this is ...
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2020-06-24Press releaseRoadmaps show how the construction and infrastructure sector can achieve net zero emissions
The installation and construction sector accounts for about one-fifth of Sweden’s greenhouse gas emissions. These emissions are far more difficult to cut back on than those emanating from, for exampl...
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2020-06-10Press releaseBetter for the environment to renovate than replace flooring
Every year, 25 million square meters of flooring is installed in Sweden. A life-cycle analysis conducted by IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute in cooperation with the floor maintenance comp...
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2020-05-26NewsDigital twin secures commissioning of new Stockholm sewage works
Summer 2020 will see the installation of a revolutionary new treatment process at the Henriksdal sewage treatment facility in Stockholm. The implementation schedule is tight – full purification is re...
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2020-05-14Press releaseNew project to reduce microplastics in the Yellow Sea and Bohai Sea
IVL is starting a new project in China aiming to prevent and reduce microplastic pollution from land-based sources to the sea. This will be done through pilot work in textile industries and wastewate...
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2020-05-12NewsNew pilot plant targets extraction of nitrogen from wastewater
A new large pilot plant to extract nitrogen from wastewater constructed at the Hammarby Sjöstadsverk facility. Together with Ekobalans, a nutrient recycling company, IVL will test and optimize new te...
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