Energy education for companies and municipal environmental and health protection offices The project has been carried out in corporation between several actors in the county of Västmanland. The aim of the project was to raise the competence amongst corporations in the areas of energy use and efficiency. In longer terms this will lead to higher…
Sustainable Municipality During the period 1 January 2009 to 30 June 2011, the Association of Swedish Regional Energy Agencies (FSEK) functioned as coordinatinators of project cluster within the national programme Sustainable Municipality. In the project, FSEK managed six of the clusters during the entire period of the project, and a seventh cluster from mid-August 2010.…
Energy mapping in Västmanland County Mälardalen Energy Agency, in cooperation with the County Administrative Board in Västmanland, conducted a survey of Västmanland municipalities’ existing and planned measures for energy efficiency and increased share of renewable energy between 2011 and 2012. The result was presented in a report. The project was funded by the County Administrative…
Streamlining of municipal transports in Uppsala, Västmanland county and Södermanland county The county administrative boards in Uppsala, Västmanland and Södermanland have run a project between 2011 and 2014 to streamline municipal transport in 16 of the county’s municipalities. The project has shown the savings opportunities in the transport sector for the municipalities, as well as…
Roadmap for a climate neutral municipality of Uppsala Uppsala Municipality, Mälardalen Energy Agency, SLU, Uppsala University, Vattenfall Uppsala and Biogas East have collaborated in this project to develop a roadmap for how the municipality of Uppsala can become climate neutral. The actors in Uppsala Climate Protocol have also contributed strongly to the work. In the…
Earth Hour City Challenge – Energy Conversion, Communication and Leadership Mälardalen Energy Agency, together with the WWF World Wide Fund for Nature, has been running the Earth Hour City Challenge project: Energy Conversion, Communication and Leadership. This project aimed to strengthen the Swedish municipalities’ work in their transition to a 100 % renewable and efficient…
Competence Mälardalen Energy Agency participated in the project COMPETENCE as the leader for one work package regarding National know-how transfer. “COMPETENCE – Strengthening the knowledge of local management agencies in the transport field” was a 30-months project co-financed by the European Commission within STEER in the framework of the Intelligent Energy – Europe Programme IEE.…
Transport Advisory The Transport Advisory Project has investigated which transport advisory activities have been carried out in the country and the public’s experience and knowledge within the area. Based on the results from this project, activities suitable for energy and climate advisors are compiled in the manual “A Book with Recipes for Sustainable Travel”. Two…
Preliminary Study for Biogas in Västmanland County The project was carried out with a view to taking a holistic approach to the development of biogas in the county of Västmanland, in order to identify opportunities for new production facilities, upgrading current facilities, filling stations and pipelines. The project found that there is a realistic potential…
MobiNet MobiNet was an EU mobility project in Mälardalen. The project worked with schools to make it more environmentally friendly and easier for children to safely get to and from school. In addition to the efforts for the schools, the project worked for the establishment of a mobility office in the region, and a physical…