Annual Report 2008 - IVA

ulrika franke, ceo Tyréns AB, is chairman of the
Transport 2030 project
A fully charged year
for Power Circle
in 2008 Power circle continued to work on
its message of the electric power industry’s
importance for a sustainable energy system.
in articles and lectures during the year, Power
circle showed how sweden over the past
few decades has succeeded in combining
growth with reduced climatic impact by using
more electricity produced from carbon-free
sources and biofuels.
Power circle has presented a future sustainable
energy system of continued electrification
based on carbon-free production.
development of systems and technology will
promote industry projects and new commercial
opportunities. Power circle’s message
is also the reason for more young people
choosing an engineering career.
The creation of demonstration venues for
electric vehicles at several locations around
the country has been part of an active strategy
to help sweden become a leader in
launching electric vehicles. The vehicles, which
run entirely or partially on electricity from
the power grid, stand out today as an obvious
element in a sustainable energy system.
Transport 2030 to provide
strategies for transportation
sweden needs a transportation system
for the future that will help industry compete
and expand its markets. Transportation
must be efficient, safe and flexible, while
incorporating more stringent environmental
requirements. ivA’s “Transport 2030”
project was launched in 2008. The project
will create a vision of the future transportation
system in sweden and provide background
for a national strategic platform in
the area.
europe, through the eu and an increasing
number of common guidelines, is becoming
an ever more important arena. if sweden is
to have an impact on european transportation
initiatives, we need to coordinate our
These activities have led to new members
for Power circle in the form of regional
organisations and energy companies.
At Power circle’s Annual meeting held at
ivA on 9 may, jan-olaf willums, ceo of Think
global, was in attendance to unveil the electric
car called Think, as part of Power circle’s
“vind i tankarna” (Running on wind) project.
Also at the meeting was michael m. wood, us
Ambassador to sweden, who shared his view
on the swedish energy sector. he has been
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efforts. Transport 2030 is focusing on the
transportation of both goods and people.
The timeframe is the situation in 2030 and
the project’s starting point is transportation
as an important factor, both for the sustainable
development of society and for progress in
the country’s various regions.
Transport 2030 involves broad-scale collaboration
between the swedish Rail and
Road Administrations, the swedish civil
Aviation Administration, the swedish maritime
Administration, vinnova and ivA. The
steering committee chairman is ulrika
franke, managing director of Tyréns AB and
member of ivA’s division iii: Building and
construction.
following the project with great interest for
some time. The aim is to replace fossil fuels
with electricity produced by wind power.
“A number of municipalities have joined
the queue to participate in the project since
it was launched on the island of öland. we
will purchase a thousand vehicles to distribute
to the municipalities. michael m. wood’s
involvement and participation from the start
of this project makes us extra proud,” said Bo
normark at the Annual meeting.