Clean technology has become the driving force for further growth in the fourth largest area in Sweden-Linköping and Norrköping in Östgötland region, an hour and half or two hours drive south of Stockholm.
In a tour to these two cities in mid-June, journalists from more than 20 countries have had a good view about how the two cities focus more on clean technology and balance between food production, energy production and environment.
With a population of 420 thousand, there are 36 thousand companies in the area providing 100 thousand jobs within 50 minutes of traveling from job to home for most people every day.
In a series of reports, People's Daily Online correspondent in Stockholm Xuefei Chen will take you to the two cities and have a good experience of being green in many aspects.
Journalist on the GlobaLiTH electric car. Linköping University is the high-tech center for the areaWith 26500 students, Linköping University is the high-tech center for the area. It can also be called the brain or the engine for the area. Linköping is not only famous for its design and production of airplanes, but also known as a vanguard in using biofuel in many ways.
Linköping University is actually a large university town. It works very closely with the industry and society.
The GlobaLiTH electric car and windmills for exportTo reduce the CO2 emission and better deal with the climate change problem, 16 students in Civil Engineering Department of Linköping University designed a new type of electric car branded as GlobaLiTH within five months.
Model of an airplane which uses electricity. At the campus of the Linköping University, Petter Krus, Professor in Machine Construction told reporters the differences between the GlobaLiTH electric car and other vehicles.
"It is environmentally friendly as it uses electricity which can come from windmills. Its motors are three times more effective than those who use fossil fuel. It uses the latest version of lithium-battery which can hold much more electricity than the normal one."
says the professor.
He says that GlobaLiTH can be driven at 70 kilometers per hour and driven up to 150 kilometers before recharging the battery.
As we tried to sit in the car, it feels very quiet and light. And the car can go very fast too.
The project was sponsored by Skyllermarks, a Swedish company which exports wind power technology.
Professor Petter Krus said the GlobaLiTH electric motor vehicle will be produced in Chile together with the windmills. It will use the wind power and serve the local farmers.
According to Skyllermarks' letter of intend with Chile, the company will help Chile build 3000 new residential houses for farmers. And four or five houses will share one small-scale windmills which will be enough for the local use. The extra power will be sold to the other areas.
The GlobaLiTH electric car is designed for farmers to use wind power. "The technology is there and it is easy to be applied. It is just a matter of political will or personal will. This small wind turbine will be used near the private houses. And it is easy to connect it with the larger grid too. "says Stefan Skyllermark, CEO of Skyllermarks, which will carry out the wind power project in Chile.
Small scale wind turbineOf course, the question is also raised on how much the cost is. It is definitely more expensive than diesel or petrol cars. Professor Krus said that the price for the car will be about 5000 US dollars on the market. But this will be a product produced together with the wind turbines. And if it is in mass production, the price can be almost halved.
Meanwhile, some students also designed no-man airplane which consumes electricity but not petrol, the project was sponsored by Saab, a famous company which produces airplanes.
By Xuefei Chen People's Daily Online correspondent in Stockholm.
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