He teaches future engineers to save energy - now he is being honoured with Swedish Energy Prize

He teaches future engineers to save energy - now he is being honoured with
Swedish Energy Prize

For more than 40 years, Professor Enno has been dedicated to teaching engineers
how to reduce energy consumption. Now he is being acknowledged by SWECO
Theorells and IVA for his efforts. At the same time, SWECO Theorells has
established a whole new energy prize for students where the aim is to encourage
future innovators.

”For his entire life Enno Abel has sought solutions for reducing energy usage in
buildings, first as an engineer and later as a professor. He has also inspired
many students and researchers at Chalmers,” says Karin Annerwall Parö, Managing
Director of SWECO Theorells.

Enno Abel has worked as a Professor at Chalmers University of Technology,
Department of Energy and Environment, since the opening of the department in
1975. Under his direction, the department has evolved into a renowned centre for
energy-efficient building services engineering. A frequent speaker throughout
Europe, Enno Abel's lectures focus on how to balance the equation between a good
indoor climate and low energy consumption. The solution is a systematic working
method and a holistic approach to buildings. Enno Abel has also written a number
of books on this subject. 

”As an architect or engineer, it's easy to become overly focused on your own
field of expertise and lose sight of the big picture. A true understanding and
respect among everyone involved in a new construction or rebuilding project is
vital in reducing the need for energy,” says Enno Abel.

On the same date, SWECO Theorells will present the newly established Student
Energy Prize. The objective of the prize is to highlight ideas for new
energy-saving technology and innovations that can be of future importance. The
year's prize goes to Uppsala-based Niklas Jakobsson. 

”Niklas Jakobsson has studied and presented proposals for concrete measures to
reduce the energy requirement in new buildings to less than half compared to the
average for today's standard. He has a burning interest in energy issues and I
am therefore certain that we will be hearing more from in the future,” says
Karin Annerwall Parö.

In 2007, the Swedish Energy Prize is being awarded for the twenty-fourth
consecutive year. Click on the following link to view motivations, pictures and
additional information: www.sweco.se/energipris2007

For more information contact:
Karin Annerwall Parö, Managing Director of SWECO Theorells, +46 (0)734-12 66 62
Enno Abel, winner of the Swedish Energy Prize, +46 (0)702-324767
Niklas Jakobsson, winner of the Student Energy Prize, +46 (0)18 - 495 50 18

The Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (IVA) is an independent
academy whose mission is to promote the engineering and economic sciences and
the development of business and industry for the benefit of Swedish society.
www.iva.se

SWECO Theorells is a complete building service systems consultant specialising
in HVAC and plumbing, electrical, telecom, fire protection and building
automation systems. The company is part of the SWECO Group, the Nordic region's
leading provider of consulting services with combined expertise in engineering,
environmental technology and architecture. www.sweco.se

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