Security stocks

Those who are obliged to maintain security stocks and why Sweden i 100% dependent on crude-oil imports, which to an ever increasing extent come from areas susceptible to turbulence. The EU´s import dependency is 30%, and is increasing steadily. Therefore Sweden must continue to maintain security stocks of oil. This brochure is intended to provide a general description of security-stock maintenance and the regulations pertaining to this. The main focus is on security stocks of oil.

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Storm Gudrun

How can we become better at dealing with natural catastrophes? When storm Gudrun struck a large area of southern Sweden on 8th January;2005, it put the functions of society and the Swedish electricity distribution;system to a severe test. The work of restoring electricity supplies started immediately. Nevertheless,;some electricity customers in sparsely populated areas were without;power for up to six weeks. The storm blew down large parts of the overhead line distribution system,;leaving 730 000 customers without power. The long periods without;power showed just how vulnerable society is to more serious disturbances. A;particular problem, which exacerbated others, was that telecommunications;stopped working. Much has been learnt by the providers of various services in society, by;companies and by individuals. This publication describes what happened,;what the effects were and what those working in the energy sector have learnt;from the most serious natural disaster to strike Sweden in recent times.

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Storm Per

Lessons for a more secure energy supply after the second severe storm in the 21st century

Knowledge from the handling of the consequences of the storms ”Gudrun” and “Per” must not be wasted Within a two year period southern Sweden has been hit by severe storms that have overthrown huge volumes of forest and caused many power cuts.;The storm named “Gudrun” in 2005 was a great test for those who had to handle the restoration work. The lessons learned from that storm contributed to the fact that the work after the storm “Per” was quicker and more effective in the areas that were affected previously. ;This report summarizes the most important lessons from the hand­ling of the storms. The main aim is to spread the knowledge to new officials and people in other areas than those concerned in the winter storms of 2005 and 2007.

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Strengthen your company

By using energy more efficient

Together we can change how energy is being used in small and medium-sized enterprises. We offer a diverse portfolio of support that can help your company get started with improving energy efficiency.

Successful counselling

The Successful Counselling brochure explains the Swedish system of energy and climate advisory services that are provided by municipalities. It describes how the Swedish Energy Agency, its regional Energy Offices and municipalities collaborate so that private individuals and companies can gain the knowledge necessary to reduce their levels of energy utilisation. Successful Counselling is primarily aimed at politicians and decision-makers in other countries.

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Sustainable biofuels 2011

The sustainability criteria for biofuels aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to ensure that no areas with high biological values have been damaged as a consequence of the renewable fuels production. During spring 2012 the economic operators with a reporting obligation submitted their annual reports for the first time. The reports described the quantities of sustainable biofuels and bioliquids used in Sweden in 2011. The results are summarized in this fact sheet.

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Swedish Certificate Scheme and Energy Management Systems

This brochure gives an overview of:
1. The Swedish certification scheme for Energy Management Systems (EMnS),
2. The EnMS promoting activities in Sweden
3. The process of implementing and certifying an EnMS in a company.
4. Resulting savings and typical

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Swedish Cleantech Opportunities 2010

A market overview from the Swedish Energy Agency

Cleantech (short for clean technologies) refers to energy and environmentally friendly related technologies. Global demand for this kind of products continues to grow and cleantech can thus generate new jobs, growth and tax revenues. The Swedish Energy Agency is active in the energy segment of cleantech and support companies in their early stages of development. This market overview outlines the current status of the sector, in Sweden and globally. It also presents business leaders and innovators in this field.

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Swedish climate activities in Eastern Europe

The brochure presents results of the Swedish Energy Agency´s AIJ projects in Eastern Europe and describes other Swedish international climate activities. The Swedish AIJ projects are expected to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by up to 4 million tonnes at an average cost of 6.7 USD/tonne CO2. The projects have also reduced emission of other harmful emissions, increased fuel supply security and awareness of the UN Climate Convention in the host countries, and promoted energy and environmental co-operation between Sweden and other countries in the Baltic Sea Region.

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Swedish Climate Strategy

The Swedish Energy Agency and the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency have jointly delivered a basis for the first evaluation of the Swedish Climate Strategy, checkpoint 2004. The most important results from the different tasks that where included in the assignment are presented in this summing-up report. ;All together the judgement is that Sweden will achieve our commitment according to the Kyoto Protocol and the internal burden-sharing agreement within the EU. However, further policies and measures are needed to achieve our national target. In the report the EU Emissions trading scheme has been an important factor in our work and our conclusions. One of the proposals is that the present Swedish national interim target is replaced by a new structure. With this new structure measures are accomplished not only within Sweden but also jointly within the EU and the need for national measures is reduced within the short time-perspective. The report do however propose some measures to be justified in the present situation as there is an extensive need for measures in the long term. Behind the year 2010 the emissions are judged to increase in Sweden.

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Swedish Electricity Market 1998

Swedish Electricity Market 1998 contains information regarding the Swedish electricity market. The publication contains data on electricity generation and use during the past years, structure of the electricity market, trade in electricity in Sweden and northern Europe, electricity prices in Sweden and other countries as well as impact of the electricity generation system on the environment. The report is the third in succession and is published annually.

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Swedish Energy Research 2006

Swedish Energy Research 2006 provides a brief, easily accessible overview of the Swedish energy research programme. The aims of the programme are to create knowledge and skills, as needed in order to commercialise the results and contribute to development of the energy system. Much of the work is carried out through about 40 research programmes in six thematic areas: energy system analysis, the build­ing as an energy system, the transport sector, energy-intensive industries, fuel-based energy systems and the power system. Swedish Energy Research 2006 describes the overall direction of research, with examples of current research and results to date within various thematic areas.

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Swedish Energy Research 2009

Swedish Energy Research 2009 provides a brief, easily accessible overview of the Swedish energy research programme. The aims of the programme are to create knowledge and skills, as needed in order to commercialise the results and contribute to development of the energy system. Much of the work is carried out through about 40 research programmes in six thematic areas: energy system analysis, the building as an energy system, the transport sector, energy-intensive industries, biomass in energy systems and the power system. Swedish Energy Research 2009 describes the overall direction of research, with examples of current research, and results to date within various thematic areas and highlights.

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The electricity certificate system 2007

The electricity certificate system is a market-based support system to assist the expansion of electricity production in Sweden from renewable energy sources and peat. The electricity certificate system 2007 describes the market status of the electricity certificate system, and includes statistics from 2003 to 2006. This year the report provides expanded information and statistics on wind power.

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The electricity certificate system 2008

The electricity certificate system is a market-based support system to assist the expansion of electricity production in Sweden from renewable energy sources and peat. The electricity certificate system, 2008 describes the market status of the electricity certificate system, with statistics from 2003 to 2007. This year's special theme chapter describes current support systems for renewable electricity production throughout the EU. The report also contains expanded information and statistics on biofuels, together with a new chapter that describes planned expansion of renewable electricity production up to 2012. The chapter on consumers’ contribution to renewable electricity production has also been updated. A new feature this year is provided in the form of a number of tables at the end of the report, complementing the text.

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The Electricity Certificate System 2011

The electricity certificate system is a market-based support system to assist the expansion of electricity production in Sweden from renewable energy sources and peat. This publication describes the market status of the electricity certificate system, with statistics from 2003 to 2010. The publication also includes a description of the Swedish electricity market..

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The electricity certificate system 2012

The electricity certificate system is a market-based support system for expansion of electricity production in Sweden from renewable energy sources and from peat. This publication describes the market status of the electricity certificate system, with statistics from 2003 to 2011. The publication also includes a description of the common Swedish- Norwegian electricity certificate market.

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The electricity certificate system, 2009

The electricity certificate system is a market-based support system to assist the expansion of electricity production in Sweden from renewable energy sources and peat. This publication describes the market status of the electricity certificate system, with statistics from 2003 to 2008. The 2009 publication also includes increased information about the commercial aspects on the electricity certificate system. You find this in the first chapter – Investing in renewable energy.

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The Energy Market 2004

The Energy Market 2004 is an annual publication that supersedes the earlier Electricity Market annuals. It focuses on the changes that have taken place during 2003 and the spring 2004. It also provides an overview of the network based energy issues dealt with during the year. Energy market are of vital importance to the growth and welfare of society. The Energy Market 2004 presents facts and statistics related to the electricity, gas and district heating markets. The publication is divided into chapters that can be read separately, but that jointly provide an overview of the network based energy markets. There is an extensive work carried out within the EU, in order to create a common market for electricity and gas. This publication therefore describes the Swedish market with an extension to the Nordic and European markets. Facts and statistics regarding the development of the entire Swedish energy system are presented in the publication Energy in Sweden.

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The EU Ecodesign and Labelling Systems

This guide was produced within a collaboration project on energy efficiency between India and Sweden. It should be useful for anyone who wants to follow the EU ecodesign and energy-labelling process.

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The first year with PFE

2005 Report on the Programme for improving energy efficiency in industry

The programme for improving energy efficiency in industry, was introduced in January 2005. This report gives a description on the first year, including which companies joining this far, their energy-consumption, and their location in Sweden. The report is also concerned with the certain commitments companies have undertaken as joining the programme, effects on the programme, and the PFE´s relation to other policy instruments. Beside this the report tells about the role of Swedish energy agency, concerning PFE, and collaboration with other important actors.

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The Norwegian-Swedish Electricity Certificate Market

Annual report 2015

Sweden and Norway have had a common market for electricity certificates since 1 January 2012. The annual report on the electricity certificate market is published by the Swedish Energy Agency and the Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate (NVE). With this report, the Swedish Energy Agency and NVE wish to present statistics for the electrical certificate system and to increase the understanding of how the system works.

The Norwegian-Swedish Electricity Certificate Market

Sweden and Norway have had a common market for electricity certificates since 1 January 2012. The annual report on the electricity certificate market is published by the Swedish Energy Agency and the Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate (NVE). With this report, the Swedish Energy Agency and NVE wish to present statistics for the electrical certificate system and to increase the understanding of how the system works.

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The Norwegian-Swedish Electricity Certificate Market

Norway and Sweden have had a common market for electricity certificates since 1 January 2012. The annual report on the electricity certificate market is published by the Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate (NVE) and the Swedish Energy Agency. With this report, NVE and the Swedish Energy Agency wish to present statistics for the electrical certificate system and to increase the understanding of how the system works.

The Sveby Standard for the Energy use in Buildings

Sveby is an acronym for ""Standardize and verify energy performance in buildings" and is a Swedish initiative to develop voluntary guidelines on energy use for contracts, calculations, measurements and verification.

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