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46 SAAB ANNUAL REPORT 2011
SAAB’S RESPONSIBILITIES > ENVIRONMENT
SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS TO
REDUCE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
Environmental and climate challenges are global, and all
our customer-countries face the daunting task of having
to address them as a major priority.
In February 2011, the EU rearmed its goal to reduce greenhouse
gas emissions by 80–95 per cent by 2050 to avoid a temperature
increase of two degrees Celsius. Taking into account the measures
developing countries will have to take, this represents a global re-
duction in emissions of 50 per cent by 2050. Moreover, 50 per cent
of the world’s population currently lives in urban environments. In
20 years, this is expected to grow to 60 per cent. Cities devour en-
ergy and resources and produce large volumes of waste. For escalat-
ing urbanisation to be sustainable, new solutions and ideas will be
needed. Every industry is looking for ways to eectively transition
to a more sustainable society. As a result, energy-ecient solutions
are in growing demand, regardless of the energy source.
Information and communication technology (ICT) is thought to
have excellent potential to reduce CO2 emissions if used optimally.
In our business development we have already seen how our know-
how and solutions based on existing technology can help custom-
ers. is has facilitated a leap into the greentech market. Our
Greentech Business Concept is to create and introduce sustainable
solutions for various situations where people impact of the environ-
ment. is includes cities, energy supplies, transports and trac on
land, at sea and in the air.
Transports, energy, water, waste management and huge amounts of
information ow in various directions. Several of the players responsi-
ble for this in society are customers of Saab. Our systems can optimise
these ows and represent an important step toward a sustainable
society. Examples include:
tIntelligent transport solutions for air, land and sea
tSolutions that improve logistical and maintenance eciency
tCommunication and decision-making systems
tSurveillance systems for land and sea
tData processing and visualisation for better decision guidance
tWaste and energy
Current examples include: :
t Measuring cities – Safe & Ecient Cities is a collaborative project
by the Linköping municipal and technical authorities, Saab and
Linköping University launched in 2008. Together we have demon-
strated a sensor that measures drinking water in real time. Saab’s
contribution to the project is the control system that transmits
the alarm from the sensors. e security system is currently being
tested in Linköping and is expected to be available in the interna-
tional market within a year.
t Support for wind and solar power – Saab oers complete main-
tenance and monitoring systems for wind farms, which means
that operators can rely on us as their sole supplier of maintenance
systems. e same oering is available for solar energy, where Saab
supplies weather monitoring systems that control the wind park’s
functions. Customers include ABB and Cleanergy.
t Telematic Fleet Maintenance – Used at airports, for example, to
monitor fuel consumption, emissions and costs per vehicle by col-
lecting data from sensors in the vehicles. e system also handles
data transfers between the backoce and vehicles.
t SESAR – (Single European Sky Air Trac Management Research),
an EU collaboration focused on developing future air trac man-
agement systems with less impact on the environment.
t Clean Sky – Saab’s technology is contributing to lighter, more
energy-ecient aircra with lower wind resistance, thereby
reducing energy consumption. New technology will gradually be
incorporated into future generations of commercial cargo aircra
beginning in 2016.
t BioFuel – Saab participated in 2011 in a joint study with FMV and
the Swedish military on the use of biofuels in the Gripen system.
t C-lean Ship – All ships collect algae and other unwanted mate-
rial on their hulls, which makes them slower and increases fuel
consumption. e bigger the ship, the more consumption increases.
Most shipping companies wash the hulls once every three years,
which will sideline a vessel for up to 48 hours. Saab has developed
a robotic cleaning device, based on the remotely operated vehicles
(ROV) from Dynamics, which can do the job in 6–8 hours. Maersk,
for one, has seen savings of about MSEK 400 per year.
t Minesto - develops a new concept for a powergeneration through
tidal water and ocean streams. It is a spin-o from Saab’s expertise
within aerodynamics. e powerplant, called Deep Green, has a
unique ability to function in a cost-ecient manner at low speeds
where no other known technology functions. In 2010 Time Maga-
zine named Deep Green as one of the best inventions of the year.