List of Profu activity areas
Energy
study (initiated by the Swedish government) and Control Station 2004 (for the Swedish Energy Agency)
Analyzing consequences of national and international climate policies
Energy indicators for monitoring the Swedish energy-policy goals
Analyses of a Swedish and a Swedish-Norwegian system for tradable green certificates (studies for the
Swedish Energy Agency and the Swedish Government)
The role of district heating on the heating market (Swedish and Norwegian district heating markets)
Evaluating industrial waste heat and heat from waste incineration, including models for agreement between heat
producer and district-heating operator
Evaluating different strategies for expanding district-heating production (including combined heat and power)
Analyses of interconnecting separate district-heating systems
Municipal energy plans
The Nordleden and the NEP projects (Nordic multi-disciplinary research projects with focus on energy and climate-policy
issues in the Nordic countries)
Improving the statistics relating to energy use in buildings
Analysis of the biofuel market in Northern Europe
Environmental impact assessments for energy facilities
Waste
Survey and analyses of gate fees for waste incineration
Studies of policy measures affecting conditions for waste management (e.g. bans on waste disposal and
waste-incineration taxes)
Environmental impact assessments applied to waste management
Biological waste management
Assessing treatment capacities for combustible and biological waste
Waste management differences between countries – International waste trade
Waste incineration within the EU
Cost comparisons between different waste-handling strategies
Pricing of waste products
Independent scrutiny of heat agreements between waste incineration companies and district-heating operators
Swedish WasteAtlas
Environment
Environmental impact assessments for
Energy facilities
Waste treatment
Other environmental assessments for
air quality
energy-environment issues
the impact of chemicals on the
environment
transports
Other
Development and marketing of the Martes model (a district-heating supply model)
Development of models and tools for the analysis of energy and waste systems
Training and educating within the energy and waste systems, including planning and management for companies and
universities
Information searches and services within the energy, waste and environment field
Our fuel waste reports:
The solid biofuel market
English version available.
Please contact John Johnsson
+46 (0)31 720 83 93
for more information
Gate fees at waste incineration
English version available.
Please contact Johan Sundberg
+46 (0)31 720 83 94
for more information
The market for recovered wood and sorted waste fuel
English version available.
Please contact Mårten Haraldsson
+46 (0)31 720 83 92 for more information
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