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Urban Food from Residual Heat

Turning excess heat into local produce for greener cities.

Project period: March 2017 – September 2018
Location Malmö, Lund, Bjuv and Oskarshamn
Theme: Urban Transitions
Lead contact: Bengt Persson, Project Manager at Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Stakeholders: Private and Public

The challenge
To utilize the vast amounts of energy wasted today as residual heat from e.g. energy production, waste management and research facilities. The energy is often bound in low temperature water that is hard to utilize. The emphasis on biological production was added to give focus to the competition as well as to address growing pressure on the global food production.

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About the Author

Bengt Fellbe