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3.___________________________solelia greentech.
Solelia Greentech is a Swedish company working to
become a leader in solar cell solutions for electric
vehicles. In 2011, the company launched Sweden’s first
solar-based charging station for electric cars. Solar
installations from Solelia Greentech are designed to resist
sun and rain, and occupy only a minimal amount of the
parking lot’s surface area. What’s more, they can follow
the sun during the daytime, so that they are always
positioned at the optimal angle, thereby producing
maximum electricity; that is, up to 30 percent more than
conventional fixed solar cells. The Swedish Association of
Green Motorists has named Solelia Greentech a 2012
“green role model” and the World Wildlife Fund (WWF)
also named the company its Climate Solver 2012.
“We are very happy and proud of the awards and the
support that the industry is giving our solar chargers. Our
solution makes a real difference and helps make travel by
car sustainable,” says Carolina Johansson, CEO of Solelia
Greentech.
4.____________________________________tomologic.
Tomologic has developed a method for reducing waste in
the metal industry by up to 50 percent. At present, large
amounts of waste material are created when any type of
sheet metal is cut. The waste, which often amounts to
30-40 percent of the material, entails a major cost for the
manufacturing industry and also wastes huge amounts of
energy, with negative environmental impact as a result.
“We have managed to solve a major problem for the
manufacturing industry and, in the near future, Tomologic
will set a new industry standard,” explains Josefin Nordström,
CFO at Tomologic. Tomologic was the major
winner of the 2012 Nordic Cleantech Open. The company
is now on the verge of global expansion and has begun
negotiations with several investors to raise capital and to
bring in additional expertise and expand networks for the
company. Potential investors are located in Europe, the
US, China, and India. Tomologic already has a number of
pilot customers and, in the coming year, plans to scale up
its operations.
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5.___________________chromogenics. ChromoGenics
develops technologies for smart windows that save energy
and improve comfort inside buildings. ConverLight—the
company’s electrochromic foil—can be made lighter or
darker by applying a weak electrical current. ChromoGenics
has developed a unique roll-to-roll process (R2R), in
which electrochromic material is coated onto plastic foil
instead of being applied to glass. The processes, materials,
and techniques used are backed by the company’s patents
and know-how, which have been accumulated over more
than 20 years. The smart window technology provided by
ChromoGenics’ ConverLight product primarily targets
window applications in buildings as its market, which total
four billion square meters of glass annually. ChromoGenics’
solution is both attractive and competitive because the
foil used is a mere 0.4 mm thick. What’s more, it can be cut
into any shape and laminated between glass using the
conventional equipment already owned by customers.
“We have already demonstrated the production of Conver-
Light in large volumes during trials of R2R. We are now
discussing benchmark projects with manufacturers of
insulating glass, and we already have several demonstration
units in place with potential end-customers and
end-users,” explains ChromoGenics’ CEO, Thomas
Almesjö.