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| STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - A Swedish state-owned firm has found a cheap, eco-friendly source of energy to warm one of its offices: body heat from a quarter million commuters steaming through Stockholm's central train station.
Body heat already warms the station itself but the surplus, currently let out in thin air, will be redirected to provide as much as 15 percent of the heating in a planned 4,000 square meter office building, real estate firm Jernhusen said. "We had a look at it and thought 'We might actually be able to use this'," said Karl Sundholm, project leader at Jernhusen, which also owns the station. "This feels good. Instead of just airing the leftover heat out we try to make use of it." Jernhusen markets the building as "environment smart" and aims for its energy consumption to be half of what a corresponding building usually is. The bodily warmth from the central station will be redirected to heat up water. The investment will be around 200,000 Swedish crowns ($31,200), Sundholm said. "The ventilator aggregates are already there, and even some of the pipes. All we need to do is complement with a few pumps and pipes." (Reporting by Anna Ringstrom) |
| Jan 22 2008
Eco car sales up nearly 50 pct in Sweden Sales of ecological cars, or vehicles with low greenhouse gas emission levels, rose almost 50 percent in Sweden last year over the previous year, the Swedish Road Administration said Friday. Out of 307,000 cars sold in Sweden in 2007, 55,000 were registered as eco cars, Molden said. "This is an increase of 49 percent compared to 2006 sales numbers." By definition, eco cars must be energy efficient and have low emissions of harmful particulate matter, and have low carbon dioxide emissions. |
| Jan 25 2008
Sweden the safest place in the world to be born This is childbirth in Sweden, the safest place in the world to be born — fewer children die here under the age of five than in any other country. So what are the factors which set Sweden apart from other developed countries in terms of child safety? Medical staff at the hospital told me that the quality of ante-natal and post-natal care was very high. Almost 100% of mothers give birth in hospital - home births are not encouraged. The maternity units are large and modern. But it is about more than just buildings and staff. It has something to do with Swedish society and the way parents and small children are given the highest priority. Read more on www.bbc.co.uk |
Facts about the Swedish elderly Over 17 per cent of the Swedish population, or about 1.6 million people, are 65 years old or older. Population projections show that in the next 30 years, the largest part of population growth will be among people aged 65 and older. By 2035, the greater part of population growth will be in groups that are not of working age. The very oldest part of the population has increased since the mid-20th century and the number of people aged over 80 is projected to almost double between now and 2050. |
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Sidewalk Sweden - summer edition Watch high definition streamed video content on Sweden.se. Sidewalk Sweden - meet the people brings Swedes directly to you. We thought you might enjoy experiencing a slice of life in Sweden, so for this summer edition of Sidewalk Sweden we spent a couple of days with a high definition camera in the coastal towns of Lysekil and Visby. Watch and enjoy at www.sweden.se/sidewalk |