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On Wednesday March 23rd 2011 the CanNord 2011 event took place in Toronto, Canada, presenting sustainable urban solutions from both sides of the Atlantic. Speakers gave presentations on how the Nordic region and Canada share many of the same challenges regarding city planning, transport and energy. More than 180 highly interested and inquisitive level delegates - including the ambassadors from Norway, Sweden, Iceland and Denmark - attended the conference.
After an event filled with perspectives on how the Nordic Region and Canada can learn from each other when it comes to working with sustainable solutions it was clear that both regions have come a long way in this respect. However, as Chief Planner & Executive Director of City Planning Gary Wright from Toronto put it, "people like progress, but they dont like change" pointing out the fact that the road ahead is not an easy one.
In another session focusing on transport, Mr. Karsten Lumbye Jensen, CEO of BrightIgnite pointed out that we need to think outside the box to achieve these changes. Meaning that we need to rethink how we use sustainable solutions to achieve the goals, e.g. reducing the amount of CO2. The transport sector will account for more and more of global emissions in the future and the changes it needs to become more sustainable are simply massive.
Closing remarks
In their joint closing remarks, Anne Cathrine Gjærde, Director of Nordic Energy Research and Ivar Kristensen, Director of Nordic Innovation Centre pointed out the ever-increasing importance of joining forces between different cities and nations to overcome the challenges ahead.
Closing up the conference, the directors concluded that not only is there a profound willingness for Nordic-Canadian cooperation, but that there were clear synergies. It was evident from the projects presented at the conference that the Nordic Region is an area to which Canada often looks to benchmark ideas and ensure the best design and implementation of sustainable solutions back home.
- At many sessions throughout the day we have heard how the Canadians look to the Nordic countries to benchmark sustainable solutions. I hope that this day can form the foundation for future collaborations between our two regions, said director Anne Cathrine Gjærde.
Organizers
The event was hosted by the Embassies and Trade Commissions of Sweden, Norway and Denmark, in cooperation with the Nordic Council of Ministers (Nordic Energy Research & Nordic Innovation Centre) and the City of Toronto.
8:00 Registration and Coffee/Breakfast Room 200ABC
8:30 Welcome and Opening Remarks Room 206ABC
Masters of Ceremonies for CanNord 2011:
Anne Cathrine Gjærde, Director of Nordic Energy Research
Ivar Kristensen, Managing Director, Nordic Innovation Centre
8:35 Welcome by Nordic Ambassadors Room 206ABC
Her Excellency Else Berit Eikeland, Ambassador of Norway
His Excellency Erik Vilstrup Lorenzen, Ambassador of Denmark
His Excellency Risto Piipponen, Ambassador of Finland
His Excellency Teppo Tauriainen, Ambassador of Sweden
Her Excellency Sigridur Anna Thordardottir, Ambassador of Iceland
8:45 The Nordic Experience Room 206ABC
The Nordic Countries have long been known for their progressive societies and brave leadership in the area of sustainable cities to promote clean, prosperous and healthy cities. A look at how the Nordic Region became a leader and the opportunities lying ahead.
Speaker: Jan-Erik Enestam, Secretary General, Nordic Council
9:00 Municipal Planning Strategies Room 206ABC
Moderator to introduce the session and the municipal representatives.
Meet the Mayors and City Planners from leading sustainable cities in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden, and also from the City of Toronto and other Canadian municipalities.
Sustainability does not have to be obtained through economic loss. Cities have a unique opportunity to link growth and sustainability. Northern cities have already taking many initiatives in energy, transportation and construction to address the environmental challenges of global warming, pollution and energy dependence.
What are the economics behind the Nordic success? How are projects financed? How are Public- Private- Partnership developed? How do politicians inform and convince the public about environmental solutions?
This session will give the audience some insight into the politics and economics behind the several success stories from the Nordic.
Speakers: Pekka Sauri, Deputy Mayor of Helsinki
Gary Wright, Chief Planner & Executive Director of City Planning, City of Toronto
Elly Katrin Gudmundsdottir, Environment and Transport Director for the City of Reykjavík
Lene Grønning, Director, Bright Green Test Island
Moderator: Christopher Hume, Architecture Critic and Urban Issues Columnist at Toronto Star
10:30 Coffee Break and Networking Room 200ABC
Opening of the CanNord 2011 Exhibition
10:45 Solutions for Sustainable Northern City Life Room 206ABC
A sustainable city has been defined as a city that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
Join 5 key note speakers from Canada and the Nordic on a fascinating exchange on five aspects on Solutions for Sustainable City Life.
Speakers: Daniel Leeming, Founding Partner at The Planning Partnership, and Co-Chair of the
LEED-ND Committee, Canada Green Building Council
Erik Freudenthal, Head of Communications, Hammarby Sjöstad
Geoffrey Cape, Founder and Executive Director at Evergreen
Rob McMonagle, Senior Advisor, Green Technology and Green Energy Sectors & Strategic
Partnerships Office, Economic Development & Culture, City of Toronto
12:30 Lunch Room 206ABC
CanNord 2011 Exhibition
13:30 Break-Out Sessions
City Transportation Solutions
Room 205ABC
The Toronto region has historically been one of North America's fastest growing regions, thanks in part to an evolved transportation system.
However, every year congested roads and overtaxed transit systems result in billions of dollars lost through delays, wasted energy and dirty air.
Challenges and opportunities in developing and implementing effective, economic, interrelated and sustainable transportation solutions that improve mobility.
Speakers:
Kazunori Kojima, Energy Policy Analyst at International Energy Agency.
Jón Björn Skúlason, Programme Manager, New Energy.
Antoine Belaieff, Director Innovation, Metrolinx.
Karsten Lumbye Jensen, CEO Bright Ignite.
Caroline de Groot, Project Manager,Transportation Planning Branch, Ontario Ministry of Transportation
Moderator: Tyler Hamilton, Business Columnist at the Toronto Star.
Is it Greener to Build New or to Renovate?
Room 206ABC
All buildings, no matter how sustainable the materials used in their construction, still have high environmental impacts when they break virgin ground, use the energy necessary to produce new materials, and encourage sprawl.
More than 80 percent of the buildings that exist in Toronto today will still be in use in 2050. Retrofitting existing building would avoid lock-in inefficiency for the next 30 to 50 years and with older buildings, there are often many cost effective opportunities to significantly improve efficiency.
Graeme Stewart, Associate, ERA Architects.
Holger Dahl, Head of Communications, Arkitema.
Klas Berglöf, CEO, ClimaCheck Sweden AB.
Ramtin Attar, Design & Research Associate, Autodesk Research Group.
Graham Murfitt, 2030 Challenge Project Coordinator, RAIC, Smith Carter Architects and Engineers.
Moderator: Ian Chodikoff, Editor,
Canadian Architect
15:00 Coffee Break and Networking Room 200ABC
Exhibition
15:15 Break-Out Sessions
15:10 pm Break-Out Sessions Main Room
Future Buildings in Northern Climate
Activehouse, Passivehouse, Intelligenthouse, LEED, Solar Power, NET Zero Energy...
There are many concepts pushing the envelope and more in energy efficient housing and buildings. The Nordic Region has long embraced energy efficiency and these concepts are gaining traction in Canada. Canadian and Nordic leaders discuss the latest innovations and challenges.
Lars-Eric Sjoberg, VP Product & Business Development, Glenbarra Energy Management Corp.
Natalia Hahn, Sustainability Manager, IKEA Canada.
Sean Monclus, Commercial Manager of Envac Systems Canada Inc.
Andreas Michelsen, Christensen & Co. Architects.
Jane Welsh, City of Toronto.
Moderator: Virpi Mikkonen, Senior Technology Advisor, Tekes.
District Energy
A number of Canadian municipalities are considering District Energy as a component of their long term community energy plans, and Canadian provinces are in the process of implementing initiatives to promote integrated energy planning with a focus on renewable energy.
District heating has been an important part of energy infrastructure in the Nordic region. Today more than 98% of the heat demand in the City of Copenhagen is covered by district heating.
Share the lessons learned and best practices from the Nordic and Canada.
Richard Damecour, Vice-President, FVB Energy Inc., and Vice-Chairman of the Board at Canadian District Energy Association (CDEA).
Michael Kaare Jensen, Market Development Director, Danfoss.
Chris Hartwick, Technical Sales Manager, Grundfos.
Jean Laganier, Logstor/Urecon.
Sten Grahn, Consultant, Energy and Systems Analysis, ÅF, Division Industry.
Moderator: Dr. José Etcheverry, President at Canadian Renewable Energy Alliance and Assistant Professor,
Faculty of Environmental Studies, York University.
16:50 pm Closing Remarks Main Room
16:40 Summation, Closing Remarks Room 206ABC
Follow up meeting, intent to work together, next year.
17:00 Cocktail Reception Room 200ABC
Why stop now? As the conference wraps up, we will host a unique get-together of cultural and culinary
experience. Enjoy the Nordic specialities, networking and great conversations to conclude this
extraordinary day.
The speakers at CanNord 2011 join us from different countries and varying backgrounds. Some are listed below. Click on the icons to see more from other sessions!
Morning Speakers
Masters of Ceremonies for CanNord 2011
Anne Cathrine is an engineer with a PhD from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), and also holds a Master in Professional Communications from Roskilde University. Before entering Nordic Energy Research, she was working in Denmark with DONG Energy and the Danish Energy Association. Previously she held a position as a researcher at SINTEF.
Ivar Kristensen, Managing Director, Nordic Innovation Centre (NICe)
Ivar holds a Masters degree in Business, with specialization on internationalisation of businesses, and has extensive experience with innovation, entrepreneurship and business development. As the Managing Director of Nordic Innovation Centre, Mr. Kristensen is deeply engaged in NICe's mission to stimulate Nordic businesses' innovation capabilities and create sustainable growth.
Session: The Nordic Experience
Jan-Erik Enestam, Secretary General, Nordic Council
Jan-Erik Enestam is a Finnish National and the Secretary General Director of the Nordic Council. The Nordic Council is the official inter-parliamentary body in the Nordic Region, which is a unique form of international co-operation. The Nordic Council, along with the Council of Ministers, works toward joint Nordic solutions that have tangible, positive effects known as Nordic synergies for the citizens of the individual Nordic countries. Previous to his work as Secretary General for the Council of Nordic Ministers, Jan-Erik Enestam held the role as Minister of Environment, Minister for Internal Affairs and Minister of Defence in Finland.
Session: Municipal Planning Strategies
Christopher Hume, Architecture Critic and Urban Issues Columnist at Toronto Star
Christopher Hume is the architecture critic and urban issues columnist of the Toronto Star. Since he started writing for the paper in 1981, Hume has been nominated for four National Newspaper Awards (critical writing category) and has received a certificate of appreciation from the Ontario Association of Architects.
Pekka Sauri, Deputy Mayor of Helsinki
Pekka Sauri has served as Deputy Mayor of the City of Helsinki since 2003, in charge of Public Works and Environmental Affairs. He was elected to the office as a Finnish Green League party member by Helsinki City Council, first for a 7-year term, and re-elected for another 7 years in 2010.
Gary Wright was appointed as Toronto's next Chief Planner and Executive Director of the City's Planning Division in 2008. Previous to this appointment Mr. Wright has had an extensive and varied career with the City of Toronto, beginning more than 33 years ago as a community development officer with the City's Planning and Development Department. The appointment of a veteran City of Toronto planner to the top planning post in the City brings leadership stability and great experience to the Planning Division.
Ms. Gudmundsdottir has served as Environment Director for the City of Reykjavík since 2002. In 2008 transportation was added to the Department of the Environment in response to transportation being viewed as the main challenge to the city´s environment. Ms. Gudmundsdottir is a lawyer by training and completed a Master´s degree in Environment and International Law from University of Wisconsin in 1997. Prior to working for the City of Reykjavík she worked for the World Bank in Washington, DC. The City of Reykjavik was one of the six finalist cities for the European Green Capital Award 2011-2012.
Lene Grønning is Bornholm's Business Ambassador as well as Director for Business Centre Bornholm, with responsibility for the development of the regional branding strategy "Bright Green Island 2014". The island of Bornholm's vision called Bright Green Island is of a 100 % green and attractive island based on 100% sustainable energy.
Session: Solutions for Sustainable Northern City Life
Rob McMonagle, Senior Advisor, Green Technology and Green Energy Sectors & Strategic Partnerships Office, Economic Development & Culture, City of Toronto
Rob McMonagle founded Prometheus Energy in 1978 - one of Canada's pioneer firms in renewable energy in Canada. Rob was hired by the City of Toronto in 2007 to develop the City's Sustainable Energy Plan and was responsible for many of Toronto's renewable energy initiatives. He is currently a senior advisor with the City's Economic Development & Culture division where he is the lead in the development of the green industry sector in the city.
Daniel Leeming, Founding Partner at The Planning Partnership, and Co-Chair of the LEED-ND Committee, Canada Green Building Council
Dan is a founding partner of The Planning Partnership and has worked on the design and development of new towns and various sizes of planned communities for private and public agencies throughout Ontario and the United States over his 35 years of experience.
Mr Erik Freudenthal is the Head of Communications of the Environmental Information Centre for Hammarby Sjöstad GlashusEtt, which is situated right in the middle of Hammarby Sjöstad. Prior to his current position Mr. Freudenthal has held different management positions in both public and private organizations.
Geoffrey Cape, Executive Director at Evergreen
Geoff is the founder of Evergreen and has been its Executive Director since its inception in 1991. Under Geoff's leadership, Evergreen as a Canadian charity has grown to include over 1200 staff and offices in Toronto and Vancouver. Evergreen is focused on the idea of integrating nature in urban design. A founding member of the World Entrepreneurship Forum, and a participant at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Geoff is an accomplished author and public speaker on urban space planning and themes related to social innovation.
Speaker presentations from CanNord 2011
Our speakers covered a variety of topics under the common interest of sustainability. Some of the presentations made at the CanNord 2011 conference can be found below. Take a look!
Session: Is it Greener to Build New or Renovate?
Session: City Transportation Solutions
Session: Future Buildings in a Northern Climate
Session: District Energy
Allstream Centre
Located at Toronto's Exhibition Place, formerly known as the Automotive Building, the building was initially used to display the latest car models to the public. During World War II this building was the home to Toronto's Naval Reserve, known as the HMCS York. A commemorative plaque to this can be found on the north side of the building.
It was reclaimed as the state-of-the-art Allstream Centre and is Canada's most environmentally responsible conference and exhibition facility, and was commended as the first LEED Silver certified conference centre in Canada in October 2009.
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Danish Trade Council
Trade Advisor, Ms. Krista Friis
Phone: +1 416 962 5661 ext. 332
E-mail: krisfr_um.dk
Nordic Energy Research
Adviser, Ms. Ina Jakobsen
Phone: +47 4110 6063
E-mail: ina.jakobsen_nordicenergy.net
Innovation Norway
Senior Advisor, Ms. Alana Prashad
Phone: +1 416 920 0434 ext. 122
Mobile: +1 416 305 2120
E-mail: alana.prashad_innovationnorway.no
Nordic Innovation Centre
Communications Manager, Ms. Melita Ringvold Hasle
Mobile: +47 95 12 19 83
E-mail: m.hasle_nordicinnovation.net
Swedish Trade Council
Consultant, Ms. Christina Keighren
Phone: +1 416 922 8152 ext. 221
Mobile: +1 416 922 8152
E-mail: christina.keighren_swedishtrade.se
Speakers: Break-Out Sessions 1 & 2
Break-Out Session: Is it Greener to Build New or to Renovate?
Graeme Stewart, Associate, ERA Architects
Graeme Stewart is an Associate with ERA Architects. Graeme has been involved in numerous urban design, cultural planning, conservation and architecture projects with particular focus on neighbourhood design and regional sustainability.
Graeme is a founding director of the Centre for Urban Growth and Renewal (CUG+R), an urban research organization formed by ERA and planning Alliance in 2009. In 2010, he was recipient of an RAIC National Urban Design Award for his ongoing research and design work related to Tower Renewal.
Holger Dahl, Head of Communications, Arkitema K/S
Since 2007 Mr. Dahl has been the Head of Communications at Arkitema Architects, one of Denmark's leading practices
with a Scandinavian presence and approximately 200 employees. Holger holds a diploma from The School of Architecture at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen, Denmark where he majored in graphic design. He is a regular contributor to the online trade site Kommunikationsforum where he writes about design and communications and the intersection of the two.
Klas Berglöf, CEO, ClimaCheck Sweden AB
Started in 2004, ClimaCheck Sweden AB develops the Internal Method for performance analyses based on a patent for the method from 1986. Klas is the inventor of several patented products that have been introduced commercially. The ClimaCheck Performance Analyser was awarded the Refrigeration Product of the Year at the RAC show in UK in
February 2009.
Ian Chodikoff, Editor, Canadian Architect
Ian Chodikoff is an architect and editor of Canadian Architect magazine. His interests range from the effects of transnational migration on urbanization to issues relating to social inclusion and cultural diversity. His research entitled Fringe Benefits: Cosmopolitan Dynamics of a Multicultural City explores the influences of multiculturalism on the suburban communities, illustrating opportunities for social and economic development. Ian currently serves on the City of Ottawa Urban Design Review Panel and the External Advisory Board member at York University's CITY Institute.
Ramtin Attar, Design & Research Associate, Autodesk Research Group
Mr. Ramtin Attar is a Design & Research Associate at Autodesk Research Group, a Fortune 1000 company and a world leader in developing software technologies used in architecture, construction, automotive, transportation, manufacturing, utilities & telecommunication. Designers use Autodesk tools to not only create plans for buildings and infrastructures, for example, but also to simulate their impact on the environment and track their performance over time.
Graham Murfitt, 2030 Challenge Project Coordinator, RAIC, Smith Carter Architects and Engineers
Graham studied two years of engineering at the University of Calgary and completed architecture at Carleton University in 1976 with an intense interest in low energy building design, building science, construction technology and furniture design. In 2009 Graham became the Practice Specialist for the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada, promoting energy conservation and the 2030 Challenge for Architecture Canada | RAIC.
Break-Out Session: City Transportation Solutions
Kazunori Kojima, Energy Policy Analyst at International Energy Agency (IEA)
Kazunori Kojima, a Japanese national, is an energy policy analyst at the IEA. Kazunori's expertise in transportation contributes to the IEA's work on energy efficiency policy and implementation in this area. Kazunori is involved with the IEA's Energy Efficiency Working Party and participates in international forum such as UNECE to improve energy efficiency
in the transport sector. Kazunori has been involved in publications such as the book on Transport, Energy and CO2: Moving Towards Sustainability released in autumn 2009, and Transport Energy Efficiency Implementation of IEA recommendations since 2009 and next steps released in September 2010.
Tyler Hamilton, Business Columnist at the Toronto Star
Tyler Hamilton is an author, blogger and business columnist with the Toronto Star, Canada's largest daily-circulation newspaper. He writes a weekly column for the paper called Clean Break that focuses on trends and developments in the clean technology and renewable energy markets.
Antoine Belaieff, Director Innovation, Metrolinx
Antoine is responsible for advancing innovation at Metrolinx in close collaboration with all departments of the organization as well as external stakeholders. He also oversees the Smart Commute Program, which delivers TDM services to employers and employees throughout the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area and the Transit Partnership Innovation program, which works with municipal transit systems to purchase buses and other transit-related goods and services.
Jón Björn Skúlason, Programme Manager, New Energy
From February 1999, Jón has been General Manager of Icelandic New Energy and also for the holding company VistOrka. In 2010 he became project manager of a new public-private initiative called Græna Orkan, (e. EcoEnergy) which is supporting government and industry to increase the use of environmental friendly fuels in Iceland.
Karsten Lumbye Jensen, CEO Bright Ignite
As Head of Innovation at Energi Horsens Fonden and now CEO of Bright Ignite, Karsten is developing new and expanding existing companies on the EV market using his experience as former chief consultant at The Danish Technological Institute and innovation activist at VELUX.
Speakers: Break-Out Sessions 3 & 4
Break-Out Session: Future Buildings in Northern Climate
Virpi Mikkonen, Senior Technology Advisor, Tekes, Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation
Ms. Virpi Mikkonen is the manager of the Sustainable Community Programme. The programme aims at significant improvement in the energy efficiency of buildings and communities and promotion of adopting renewable energy sources. Companies and research institutions involved in the programme will create innovative, renewable business operations for the planning, construction, maintenance and repair of sustainable and energy efficient buildings and communities.
Lars has developed an in-depth understanding of global renewable energy markets and clean-tech businesses, particularly solar thermal, solar photovoltaic and related technologies. During the last 8 years he has been involved in the commercialization of an Ontario-based solar thermal company, EnerWorks, and the development of GEMCO, one of North America's leading providers of commercial solar thermal and solar photovoltaic systems.
Sean is currently working in Montreal City, for Envac Systems Canada Inc. as a Commercial Manager, to develop the US & Canadian market. His goal is to promote and expand automated underground waste collection systems in the area. He is currently following up potential projects (Hospitals with collection of linen and waste, Residential areas with waste collection for different fractions) and public tenders in the US & Canada.
Natalia Hahn, Sustainability Manager, IKEA Canada
Natalia Hahn works both as the National Sustainability Manager for IKEA Canada, as well as a sustainability communicator for IKEA Global's head office. Prior to her joining IKEA, Natalia completed a Masters in Environment & Management from Royal Roads School of Sustainability, with a focus on corporate sustainability and carbon footprinting. During her
Masters program, Natalia worked as an environmental consultant, specializing in municipal sustainability planning.
Andreas Michelsen, Christensen & Co. Architects
Andreas has been deeply involved in designing of some of the practices most striking and ambitious green buildings since the practice formed in 2006. On these projects Andreas has worked on concept and initial design development with a
particular focus on integrating sustainable considerations as fundamental design parameters. In this context daylight simulation has become one of his preferred tools when establishing the basic building geometry and internal lay-out.
Jane Welsh, City of Toronto
Jane Welsh is Acting Project Manager for Environmental Planning, Toronto City Planning. The Environmental Planning section is responsible for the Toronto Green Standard, Green Roof By-law, Bird Friendly Guidelines and the development of land use policy tools for Natural Heritage protection, climate change, sustainable development, and biodiversity. Her
20 years of municipal experience in environmental planning have included preparing environmental policies for the official plans of Metro Toronto and Toronto, and the Ravine Protection and private Tree by-laws.
Break-Out Session: District Energy
Dr. José Etcheverry, President at Canadian Renewable Energy Alliance and Assistant Professor, Faculty of Environmental Studies, York University
José is a member of the Faculty of Environmental Studies at York University and also a research and policy analyst for the David Suzuki Foundation, where he has published research on renewable energy (Smart Generation: Powering Ontario with Renewable Energy) and on energy efficiency (Bright Future: Avoiding Blackouts in Ontario). In 2006 José was appointed by Hermann Scheer to become one of the chairs of the World Council for Renewable Energy. Prior to joining the foundation José worked for the climate change team of the Global Environment Facility in Washington DC and also was an intern for
the Mexican Electricity Research Institute.
Richard Damecour, Vice-President, FVB Energy Inc., and Vice-Chairman of the Board at Canadian District Energy Association (CDEA)
Richard Damecour is a Canadian Citizen with over 30 years experience in the energy industry, including 12 years in oil and gas, and for the past 18 years has helped to develop at least 20 new district energy systems that have been successfully brought into service in North America and the Middle East. Experience of district energy in many different environments gives Richard a broad view that is useful in identifying key business issues in particular circumstances, ranking alternative scenarios and communicating the pertinent points effectively to clients.
Michael Kaare Jensen, Market Development Director, Danfoss
Michael is the Director of development for Danfoss. He has spent the last 15 years working with District Energy Heating and Cooling projects in Eurpe and China, and has held positions in product development, technical design and sales. Before this, he worked as project leader, consulting engineering companies in Denmark and Germany with a variety of HVAC projects.
Chris Hartwick, Technical Sales Manager, Grundfos
Chris Hartwick is the Ontario Technical Sales Manager for Grundfos. An innovator in its field, Grundfos sets the standard for efficient pumps. Their Magna circulator uses 75% less energy than traditional circulators, as verfied by independant testing conducted by B.C. Hydro. Chris works in the commercial market helping clients utilize innovative pump technology to make buildings greener and acheive substantial energy savings.
Sten Grahn, Consultant, Energy and Systems Analysis, ÅF, Division Industry
ÅF Engineering is a leading Swedish environmental and technical consultancy with extensive general expertise within the district heating area. In one of his current assignments, Mr Sten Grahn is working for the office of regional planning in Stockholm to map out regional district heating plans and considerations up until 2030. He is also a board member of the Process Control Group of the Swedish Thermal Engineering Research Institute in Stockholm.
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