Sweden is moving toward a fossil-free future, but its electricity market faces significant uncertainties regarding demand, costs, and policy directions. A new report by SITE research fellow Chloé Le Coq and her co-authors highlights that Sweden’s energy transition cannot happen in isolation. Strong European cooperation and robust regulatory frameworks are crucial for ensuring stability and efficiency.

The Baltic states officially severed their energy ties with Russia and Belarus on February 7, 2025, successfully desynchronizing from the BRELL electricity network without experiencing blackouts. However, recent cable disruptions in the Baltic Sea have raised new energy security concerns, underscoring the need to diversify and decentralize power systems. A new SITE policy brief analyzes the challenges and lessons learned from this transition and compares it to Ukraine’s energy resilience.

Sweden has slashed gasoline taxes, making driving more affordable, but experts warn of long-term consequences. A new policy brief from the Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics (SITE) examines how recent fuel tax cuts have lowered prices while increasing household vulnerability to oil price spikes and slowing the shift to electric vehicles.

Ukraine has halted the transit of Russian gas to Europe, ending decades of direct pipeline deliveries and significantly reshaping the region's energy landscape. This new policy brief explores the financial and geopolitical consequences, including Europe's increased reliance on liquefied natural gas (LNG) and the risks for Moldova and Ukraine.

The Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics (SITE) and the Forum for Research on Eastern Europe: Climate and Environment (FREECE) invites paper submissions to a one-day workshop on the 'The Next Era of Climate Policies: Alternatives to Carbon Pricing' on November 25, 2024, in Stockholm.

A thesis proposal presentation by doctoral student Mara Balasa.

Sweden's government aims to build new nuclear reactors by 2045 to achieve net zero emissions. This policy brief, written by Julius Andersson (SITE), compares this plan to France's successful 1970s nuclear expansion but notes significant differences: Sweden's existing low-carbon energy, cheaper alternatives, and higher nuclear costs today suggest that the benefits of new reactors may be modest and costly.

Patrick Widuch (b. 1993) is being awarded this year's Anders Wall Scholarship in collaboration with SSE Business Lab. The scholarship amount is 200,000 SEK.

SSE Business Lab was one of the first incubators in Sweden to introduce diversity and sustainability criteria in their admissions. Now, they’re raising the bar further by making sustainability coaching mandatory for all companies.

A recent report by Rickard Sandberg, Head of the Center for Data Analytics, investigates the effects of wind and temperature on electricity prices across Sweden, revealing that wind conditions significantly influence price volatility. Published in January 2024 by Energiforsk, it highlights the growing impact of wind power on the electricity market's dynamics.