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IVL in northern Sweden

IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute in northern Sweden leads projects together with municipalities, regions and companies in Norrbotten and Västerbotten. We provide expertise in areas from energy transition to social transformation. You are welcome to contact us at the bottom of the page for a collaboration.

Focus areas in Northern Sweden

En flod som går igenom skogsbeklädd mark.

Energy transition and circular flows

Fossil-free transport
Resource use
Circular flows

Industrial transition

Permit processes
Occupational health and safety
Waste management
Water and air analysis
Chemical analyses

Tåg ssom åker igenom natur i norra Sverige

Climate transition

Development of climate calculation tools
Life cycle assessments for small and medium-sized businesses
Awareness-raising activities for small and medium-sized businesses, municipalities and regions.

Social transformation

Community planning
CCBuild
Infrastructure and mobility
Mistra Carbon Exit

IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute - from science to reality

Järnmalmståg passerar med rörelseoskärpa i fjälllandskapet i norra Sverige.

Sustainable and competitive metal industry in Västerbotten

Tillväxtverket (the Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Growth) and the Just Transition Fund have granted SEK 24 million to develop a long-term sustainable and competitive metal industry in Västerbotten, northern Sweden.

A new battery value chain

The green industrialization has created a high demand for lithium-ion batteries. The challenge is to meet tomorrow's needs with sustainable methods; moving from a linear flow of production and waste to a circular one through production, collection and reuse.

Fyrkantig plåtlåda med mätare står på en parkeringsplats med ett berg i bakgrunden.

Environmental surveys at Kiruna mines

For more than a decade, IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute has measured water flows, levels in watercourses and groundwater bodies around the mining operations in Kiruna on behalf of LKAB.