Gällivare Näringsliv has therefore asked the research institute Rise for help in mapping how to use the waste heat for food production.

- Instead of flushing away the hot water, we want to take advantage of it from a sustainability perspective, says Roger Hansson, CEO of Gällivare business.

Can increase the degree of self-sufficiency

It is clear that the degree of self-sufficiency in food in this way could increase drastically.

For example, heat corresponding to a megawatts has the potential to increase the degree of self-sufficiency in Norrbotten by eight percent.

In the video, you can see which three types of cultivation the wastewater could be used for.