The Luleå company became the first ever winner of the "Laurence Trân Arctic Futures Award".

They won for their innovative approach of using the heat generated from a data center for year-round crops in Arctic and sub-Arctic climates.

- It feels incredibly important for us to receive this award.

Getting confirmation for our work and the journey we are on right now.

It also feels like a receipt that we are on the right track and it motivates us to continue, says Moa Johansson, CEO of Containing Greens.

The vegetables' path from waste heat to restaurant

The company consists of Moa Johansson, Ellinor Emilsson, Adrian Arrosamena Mellgren and Andreas Eklund.

Already last year, SVT Norrbotten followed to see the vegetables' path from waste heat to restaurant -

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Luleå natives Moa Johansson, CEO, and Ellinor Emilsson, operations manager, show the vegetables' path from waste heat to restaurant in the clip above.

Photo: Ulrika Wänkkö/SVT