Shortly before Christmas, the Swedish Energy Agency granted SEK 36.5 million to the Solar Research Center in Sweden, also known as SOLVE. This is part of the total budget of SEK 130 million that will drive research forward between 2022 and 2026.
The purpose of the competence center is to, according to a news item from the organization Svensk Solenergi, "strengthen cooperation between industry, the public sector and academia in order to make knowledge of the highest quality and competence available for society's transition to a sustainable energy system." In this way, it will contribute to the national sustainability goals and play a role in the expansion of solar electricity for Swedish companies.
"Want to contribute as much as we can"
Some actors behind SOLVE are Uppsala University, the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, RISE Research Institutes of Sweden AB, Dalarna University, Mälardalen University College and Karlstad University.
We at SBP have chosen to participate in the project and have therefore written a letter of intent with the aim of, among other things, further developing and testing new green technology.
– We see taking bigger steps in the development of solar energy as extremely important and see the new research center as a fundamental part of the national sustainability goals. We therefore want to contribute as much as we can based on our knowledge, resources and skills, says Andreas Backström, CEO of SBP.
