Dear Swestep friends, partners and stakeholders
As the year draws to a close, we would like to express our sincere appreciation for your trust and cooperation over the past year. Together, we have continued to build, refine and strengthen the foundation of SWESTEP through focused efforts and long-term commitment.
At SWESTEP, we believe that progress is driven by sound decisions and taking one step at a time. The work carried out over the past few years has been guided by this principle, and it has positioned us well for the next phase of our journey.
Looking ahead, 2026 appears to be a year where we expect to reap the rewards of sustained efforts and strategic focus. Several agreements that have developed over time will be brought to light, translating preparations into concrete results. Already in the first quarter, we expect encouraging results that reflect the strength of the groundwork that has been put in place.
We enter the coming year with confidence, clear direction and optimism about what lies ahead. We look forward to continuing our collaboration and taking the next step together towards shared success.
We wish you all a Happy New Year.
Karl Magnus Mattsson and the SWESTEP Team
The financial burden for households that depend on cars could soon become significantly heavier..
From 2027 onwards, the EU will introduce a new emissions trading system, called ETS 2, which covers more sectors than before, including road transport. The system means that companies that sell fossil fuels such as petrol and diesel must buy emissions rights, which in turn adds an extra cost to each litre of fuel.
These costs are then expected to be passed on to consumers, leading to higher prices.
According to Viktor Gunnarsson from the industry organisation Drivkraft Sverige, the price increase could hit between SEK 1 and 2 per litre as early as 2027.
The following year, the price could increase further to between SEK 2 and 2.60 per litre. At the same time, other experts warn of significantly higher price increases, writes Carup.
Car expert Ronny Svensson has speculated on prices of up to 35 kronor per liter, which would mean a total doubling compared to today’s levels, he tells Carup.
The Swedish Institute of Economic Research has made its own calculations on behalf of the government and they show that a family with two children could have increased expenses of between 2,700 and 6,800 kronor per year.
However, the institute emphasizes that there is great uncertainty about future prices for emission rights. According to the Swedish Institute of Economic Research’s basic scenario, gasoline prices could rise by 1.32 kronor per liter and diesel prices by 1.41 kronor per liter.
Sweden must become independent regarding domestic production of non-fossil fuels and meet Sweden’s need for emergency stocks of the same… … …
A solution is closer to what many people know: SWESTEP, the Swedish innovation company with a process technology that is both economically and environmentally defensible.
Swestep’s Technology is based on a patented process that converts organic waste, residual products and even plastic into synthetic renewable fuels and/or crude oil that can help many industries become fossil-free. Through a patented catalytic process that mimics nature’s own decomposition, but much faster and more controlled, the material is broken down into hydrocarbons – completely without using fossil resources.
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SOURCE – DagensPS (Link to article in Swedish here)
Executive Chairman ZHANG Yi Visits KTH Royal Institute of Technology of Sweden
2016-1-21
On January 21st, 2016, Executive Chairman ZHANG Yi paid a visit to KTH Royal Institute of Technology of Sweden in the company of Ms. Vanessa Folkesson, Head of Nordic Team of EUCNC. Mr. ZHANG Yi has conferred with the heads of several sci-tech startups of great significance that originate from KTH as for the feasible cooperation. The concerned parties have reached the consensus on the joint efforts of promoting the sci-tech cooperation between China and Nordic countries.
Mr. ZHANG Yi firstly exchanged the views with Mr. Karl Magnus Mattsson, Founder and CEO of SWESTEP and Mr. Klas Engvall, Professor of KTH as for the green technology cooperation.
At the meetings, Mr. ZHANG Yi made the detailed presentation on the commercial opportunities that sprouted out of current situations of China, namely economic transformation and industrial upgrading. He remarked, EUCNC put the sci-tech innovation cooperation on the top priority and set the work under the guidance of “European Technology, Chinese Market, Win-Win Cooperation”. In the meanwhile, EUCNC has reached the consensus with several Chinese cities as for the sci-tech cooperation with a view to substantiating China-Europe Urbanization Partnership with the tangible projects.
Scientists and engineers of KTH indicated their ready willingness of making their contribution to Sino-European people through the concrete sci-tech projects by virtue of the platform of EUCNC.
Mr. ZHANG Yi offered the invitation to the scientists and engineers to visit China in due time. EUCNC would set the stage for these sci-tech companies on which they could present themselves to the full, which would bring forth the possibility as for the future cooperation. Scientists and engineers of KTH were quite looking forward to the related arrangements and expressed their willingness of facilitating the in-depth cooperation between KTH and EUCNC.
30 DEC 2015 – The new year ushers in the official launch of the bold and transformative 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development adopted by world leaders last September at the United Nations. The new Agenda calls on countries to begin efforts to achieve 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) over the next 15 years. “The seventeen Sustainable Development Goals are our shared vision of humanity and a social contract between the world’s leaders and the people,” said UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. “They are a to-do list for people and planet, and a blueprint for success.”The SDGs, unanimously adopted by the UN’s 193 Member States at an historic summit in September 2015, address the needs of people in both developed and developing countries, emphasising that no one should be left behind. Broad and ambitious in scope, the Agenda addresses the three dimensions of sustainable development: social, economic and environmental, as well as important aspects related to peace, justice and effective institutions.The mobilization of means of implementation, including financial resources, technology development and transfer and capacity-building, as well as the role of partnerships, are also acknowledged as critical. The Paris Conference on climate change is seen by many as the first test of political will to implement the Agenda. “The Paris Agreement is a triumph for people, the planet, and for multilateralism. For the first time, every country in the world has pledged to curb their emissions, strengthen resilience and act internationally and domestically to address climate change. By addressing climate change we are advancing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development,” said the UN Secretary-General.Turning this vision into reality is primarily the responsibility of countries, but it will also require new partnerships and international solidarity. Everyone has a stake and everyone has a contribution to make. Reviews of progress will need to be undertaken regularly in each country, involving civil society, business and representatives of various interest groups. At the regional level, countries will share experiences and tackle common issues, while on an annual basis at the United Nations, the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF), will take stock of progress at the global level, identifying gaps and emerging issues, and recommending corrective action.The 17 Sustainable Development Goals and 169 targets of the new agenda will be monitored and reviewed using a set of global indicators. These will be compiled into an Annual SDG Progress Report.
Source: UN-DPI