A Week of Community, Activities and New Friendships
From 9–16 August, 14 Ukrainian young people from the municipality of Morshyn had the opportunity to experience a week filled with community, activities and new encounters in Rättvik and Dalarna. For these young people, all of whom are affected by the consequences of the war in different ways, the week offered a chance to temporarily […]
PRESS RELEASE: Jon becomes Samarkand’s new CEO
The board of AB Samarkand2015 has decided on the appointment of a new managing director. Jon Norling will take over as new CEO of Samarkand2015 after the current CEO has previously announced that he will quit. Jon grew up and lives in Söderbärke, Smedjebacken municipality.He most recently came from a position as CEO of […]
The most important match is played outside the football field
The football World Cup dominates the talks and engages many of us in a way that few other events can. But at the same time, a much more important match is taking place outside the football field. A more uncertain world situation places new demands on energy supply, robust supply chains and regional cooperation. What […]
International researchers at KTH’s summer course at Samarkand
During June, Samarkand’s University Center hosted KTH International summer course The rare earth permanent magnet value chain. During four intensive days, doctoral students and researchers from Sweden, Italy and Spain gathered to deepen their knowledge of the value chain for permanent magnets of rare earth metals – an area of great importance for the green transition and […]
Ending for the spring course in improvement and development methods
Now the spring round of the course Improvement and development methods in working life has come to an end. On June 2, the participants gathered for the last meeting after a semester filled with new perspectives, discussions and concrete tools to develop both working methods and activities. During eight course sessions, the participants got to […]
Energy for data centers – a conference on energy, AI and regional development
The rapid development in digitization and artificial intelligence places new demands on both energy systems and community planning. This was at the center when the Energy for Data Halls conference brought together representatives of authorities, energy companies, research, business and municipalities for a full day in Falun on April 27. Just over 100 people participated […]
Effekt4Dalarna prepares for the electrical system of the future
With the goal of cutting the power peaks in Dalarna’s electricity grid with 50 megawatts during high-load hours, corresponding to the average electricity consumption for approximately 22,000 households during a day, the power 4Dalarna works to create the conditions for a more flexible and robust electricity system. Through knowledge enhancement, coordinated planning and practical pilot […]