OVERVIEW
Hammarby Sjöstad is a sustainable city located outside of Stockholm, Sweden. After Sweden faced an oil crisis in the early 1980s, they started looking for alternative ways to produce energy for their cities. The goal of Hammarby Sjöstad is to use less than half the amount of energy used in the average Swedish home, and it looks as if they are meeting that goal.
ABOUT
Hammarby Sjöstad and their use of sustainable energy is paid for by the city council and utility companies. The homes and apartments are attractive, low-rise flats that draw young families and couples. Combustible waste is siphoned through tubes throughout the city, and is then burned in a heat and power plant to supply heat and electricity to the city. [1]
Even wastewater is run through a powerplant that gives electricity to local buses.