U.S. Embassy Releases 2009 A-List; Announces 3 New Additions

Stockholm - On June 30, 2009

Chargé d'Affaires Robert Silverman of the U.S. Embassy released the latest edition of the Embassy's List of Alternative Energy Opportunities in Sweden. The new list adds three companies to its ranks: Detox, Lindinvent and NFO Drives. Released in conjunction with the U.S. Embassy's Independence Day Celebration, this is the first time that a new list has been unveiled in Sweden.

"With this latest update," said Chargé d'Affaires Silverman, "Embassy Stockholm is carrying on the tradition of finding the next technological breakthrough in clean technology… It's amazing that our project, which began as a rather small idea, has grown so much. I am excited for the future of U.S.-Swedish cooperation."

The U.S. Embassy's List of Alternative Energy Opportunities in Sweden includes companies that Chargé d'Affaires Silverman and other Embassy staff members have visited, firms or individual innovators that were brought to the Embassy's attention by the Government of Sweden and other contacts within Sweden, and companies that contacted the Embassy directly. The list's purpose is to highlight promising Swedish companies that may be able to benefit from cooperation with American investors, business people and innovators. While the list continues to include a wide variety of alternative energy technologies, there has been a slight shift toward technologies that improve the sustainability and efficiency of existing infrastructures, such as heat and ventilation monitoring systems and energy efficient transformers. Other major sectors represented on the list range from alternative energy vehicles and solar energy to waste-to-energy.

The list represents one of the major achievements of the One Big Thing, the Embassy's focus on fostering cooperation between the United States and Sweden in the alternative energy sector.

The complete list of companies (PDF 1 MB) is available on the U.S. Embassy website.

Detox (http://www.detox.se:)

Detox is an innovative knowledge company focusing on environmental issues. The scope of our operations encompasses both consulting and contracting and we are constantly striving to develop and refine our operation methods for speedy and cost-effective management of environmental issues. This combination of concept development, environmental know-how and professional skills makes us a leading player in the industry.

LindinVent AB (http://www.lindinvent.com):

IDCC - Intelligent diffuser for climate control is a product that saves energy in commercial buildings, hotels, schools and hospitals. It controls ventilation, heating, cooling, lighting and power supply on demand and also optimizes the building on a system level.

The product uses technology that enables the use of the buildings internal heat loads, free cooling from cold outside air and built-in sensors to achieve a demand controlled good indoor climate.

NFO Drives (http://www.nfodrives.se):

NFO Sinus® is a frequency converter for speed control of electric (asynchronous) motors for interference-free energy efficiency projects. It is mainly used in cooling & ventilation, fan, pump conveyor, compressor and elevator applications. Between 25 - 50 % of the energy consumption can be saved. Thanks to a Swedish patented technology NFO Sinus® delivers an absolutely pure sine-wave shaped voltage to the electric motor. This gives a lot of benefits compared with conventional converters, based on so-called PWM (Pulse Width Modulation) technology.

For further inquires contact the Public Affairs Section at ph. 08-783-5440.