Video - 27 September 2011

The PlantaCar - runs on waste from our greenhouse

Imagine if there would be a car that you could fill up with the left overs from our Plantagon greenhouse - The PlantaCar.

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Plantagon in European Business Awards together with H&M, Sandvik and Atlas Copco

Plantagon competes in the European Business Awards sponsored by HSBC. Plantagon International AB has together with companies such as H&M, Sandvik and Atlas Copco been selected as one of 15 Country Representatives for Sweden in the European Business Awards sponsored by HSBC.

13 May 2011 08:12

Plantagon is a Finalist for the 2011 Red Herring Top 100 Europe Award

STOCKHOLM – May 13, 2011 – Plantagon International AB announced today it has been selected as a Finalist for Red Herring's Top 100 Europe award, a prestigious list honoring the year’s most promising private technology ventures from the European business region.

20 January 2011 13:59

Establishing a vertical greenhouse in Botkyrka, Sweden

Plantagon has signed a letter of intent with the Botkyrka municipality in Sweden for establishing a vertical greenhouse. The project has received funding from the Swedish government's Clean-tech Initiative, the Delegation for Sustainable Cities. Construction is planned to begin in 2012.

7 May 2010 13:24

Unexpected meeting between Indian Chiefs and the US ambassador on Swedish soil - and an innovation that ends up in Shanghai.

The Swedish company Plantagon International AB, the first foreign company founded by North-American Indians, was started on 29 January 2008.
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This unique coo

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Plantagon congratulate the winner of the Globe Sustainability Innovation Award 2010

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29 September 2011 15:10

Press Invitation - Seminar at House of Sweden November 16: "The Urban Agriculture Summit - How do we feed people in the urban era?"

Press invitation - Seminar at House of Sweden, Washington DC, on November 16: "The Urban Agriculture Summit - How do we feed people in the urban era?". Join Swedish clean-tech and American know-how in a half-day seminar on how to use urban agriculture technologies to create a more sustainable city of tomorrow.

7 March 2011 15:41

Plantagon nominated for Globe Award 2011

Plantagon has been nominated for the Globe Award Sustainability Innovation Award 2011. The Innovation Award − one of four categories of the Globe Award 2011 − is given for original innovations which successfully contribute to increased knowledge on sustainability.

16 February 2011 06:37

Hans Hassle to speak at webinar on vertical farming

Hans Hassle and Dr. Dickson Despommier will speak at a webinar on vertical farming on February 28.

3 February 2011 08:04

Sweco on Plantagon's Botkyrka project

Swedish company Plantagon has signed an agreement with the municipality of Botkyrka, in the outskirts of Stockholm, to cooperate on the establishment of a first vertical greenhouse in Sweden. Sweco acts as the technical consultant on the project which has already generated great interest worldwide.

20 January 2011 22:03

Plantagon in sweden.se/blogs

Blog post by in SWEDEN.SE/BLOGS by Sara Jeswani who is one of the founders of Sweden’s first climate magazine, Effekt.

7 October 2010 07:56

Plantagon in "The Diane Rehm Show"

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Link to "The Diane Rehm Show"

27 May 2010 13:01

Plantagon on AFP

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27 May 2010 12:58

Plantagon in Dagens Nyheter

Read about Plantagon on Dagens Nyheter (Swedish)
http://www.dn.se/nyheter/sverige/vaxthus-for-storstaden-snart-verklighet-1.883165

15 August 2012 19:53

Plantagon wins 2012 Silver Stevie Award for "Most Innovative Company of the Year in Europe"

Plantagon was named the winner of a Silver Stevie Award in the "Most Innovative Company in Europe" category in The 9th Annual International Business Awards on August 15th, 2012. The award is recognizing product or business innovation in the past year. Stevie Award winners were selected by more than 300 executives worldwide who participated in the judging process this year.