The aim of the contest is to find new green technologies and services to continue to carry out construction projects with nearly zero environmental impact in the areas of energy, climate, materials and water.
Midsummer is a leading global provider of turnkey production lines for cost-effective manufacturing of flexible thin film CIGS (copper, indium and gallium) solar cells. Midsummer has developed a rapid process for the production of these solar cells using sputtering of all layers of the solar cell. This allows for scalable and cost-effective manufacturing of thin film solar cells.
The Deep Green Challenge aims to find new green technologies and services. These technologies and services will help Skanska in its development of green construction in all of Skanska’s business areas. For the participants, this contest means a great opportunity to draw attention to their green solutions.
“Being appointed as one of the finalists in this exciting contest proves once again that there is a great interest in the market for our solution. Midsummer's objective is to become the leader in the market segment for lightweight and flexible CIGS thin-film solar cells and to expand the business even further within this fast growing segment”, said Sven Lindström, CEO at Midsummer.
“Skanska's initiative for a sustainable and greener construction is exciting and something we are keen to be a part of. Today, fewer large solar energy parks are being built. Instead, focus is moving towards installations in large buildings in cities. The lightweight and flexible thin film solar cells are ideal for this use. It is economically and environmentally more beneficial to produce solar energy locally, where it is consumed”, Sven Lindstrom concluded.
Skanska's objectives for what the company calls the “dark green building” is to implement construction projects with nearly zero environmental impact in the areas of energy, climate, materials and water. This includes zero- and plus energy buildings, zero harmful chemical substances and zero construction waste to landfill.
Skanska’s Dark Green Target is stricter than the environmental certification systems currently used in the Swedish market. To succeed, Skanska needs to find new green technologies and dedicated partners. Together with these partners Skanska wants to develop green construction in buildings and civil construction projects.
Midsummer has been named as one of Sweden's hottest technology companies and also been repeatedly featured on the list of the nation's fastest growing technology companies. Midsummer was the fastest growing cleantech company in the EMEA region in 2007-2011 (Deloitte, Fast 500).
21 Января 2025 | вторник | 03:56
