Saving energy with solar panels

An important part of our sustainability efforts is reducing our energy consumption, helping to mitigate climate change, make responsible use of scarce resources, and keep costs under control. That is why, in the summer of 2025, we installed 254 solar panels, totalling 496 sqm on the roof of our new laboratory building B407.

These panels help reduce the building’s primary energy demand (PET) by 70-90,000 kWh per year, equivalent to around 25-30 % of its total electricity consumption and reduce carbon emissions by 4-5,000 kg per year.

PET is a measure of how much primary energy (such as solar energy) a building uses per square metre. In Sweden, this metric is used in energy declarations and building regulations to indicate how energy-efficient a building is. We now look forward to B407 receiving the highest energy rating in Sweden’s most widely used building certification system, “Miljöbyggnad Gold”. 

In 2023, Medicon Village used 35,980 MWh of electricity, cooling and heating. Following efficiency measures implemented in 2024 and 2025 – primarily optimisations of humidification, dehumidification and cooling in the ventilation system serving B404 – energy use has decreased to 30,504 MWh, representing a reduction of approximately 15 % across the entire site. We continue to invest in further optimising energy use.

You can read more about why Medicon Village became the first science park in Sweden to have its sustainability work verified in accordance with ISO 26000 in May 2023 (re-verified in 2025), and how we continue to address sustainability challenges, at www.mediconvillage.se/sustainability

Pictured is Andreas Wallin at INTEC, one of the consultants involved in refining and further developing our facilities.