Energy x AI: Does Sweden Need a National Plan? | Hitachi Energy at Almedalen 2026 @HitachiEnergy
Energy x AI: Does Sweden Need a National Plan? | Hitachi Energy at Almedalen 2026  @HitachiEnergy
Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Panel 1: The value chain

Linda Malm, Head of Nordics, NVIDIA
Mattias Åström, CEO, Evroc
Peter Michelson, CEO, EcoDataCenter
Andreas Regnell, Head of Strategic Development, Vattenfall
Panel 2: The path forward

Fredrik Olofsson, Energy Policy Spokesperson, Social Democrats
Malin Frenning, CEO, RISE
Magnus Persson, CEO, Skanska Sweden
Tobias Hansson, Country Managing Director, Hitachi Energy Sweden
Moderator: Niklas Ygon

Key moments:

1:56 Every issue leads back to the energy system
6:41 Nations that secure compute capacity will build the next generation of AI
9:06 Steel vs. AI: a 17x higher return per megawatt
22:52 "The market doesn't solve societal planning"
26:14 Panel 2 begins: the path forward
38:04 Smarter grids: 20-30% more capacity without new generation
44:15 A hypothetical minister's promises for 2027
46:15 Tobias Hansson: turning the "mushroom strategy" around


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