Ongoing projects

Tool for analysing qualitative data with AI for energy-efficient healthcare

This project aims to further develop NCSH’s tool for analysing and supporting sustainability improvements in healthcare, with a particular focus on energy performance and climate impact.

The project runs from March 2026 to December 2026.

Originally developed and tested in several international pilot projects, the tool helps hospitals and healthcare organisations analyse their current sustainability performance and identify potential actions to reduce energy use and climate impact. As much of the data collected in healthcare is qualitative, the project will explore how AI-based analysis can support more efficient processing and interpretation of this information.

During the project, the tool will be further refined and tested in hospital environments while documentation, data structures and potential approaches for scaling the tool are explored. Possible models for broader implementation and collaboration will also be examined.

The overall aim is to continue developing a scalable approach that can support healthcare organisations in reducing energy use and climate impact, while contributing to the international exchange of knowledge and solutions for sustainable healthcare.

Member hospitals in NCSH and other healthcare organisations interested in learning more about the tool or potential collaboration are welcome to get in touch.

For more information about the project, please contact:

Daniel Eriksson, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or +46 (0)707 94 42 13
Johannes Brundin, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or +46 (0)760 93 90 89

DAPHNE: Decarbonising Healthcare in EU Regions

The DAPHNE project runs from 2024 to 2028.

Recognising healthcare as a hugely energy-intensive sector, DAPHNE sets out to improve 6 national/regional/local authorities' capacity to design and implement better healthcare policies – focused specifically on decarbonisation.

To do this, the project will both chart a course to decarbonisation as well as identify breakthrough technologies and innovative tools that could be scaled-up to accelerate the healthcare sector's energy transition. 

Among 8 partner organisations from 7 EU countries, we at NCSH function as an overall European advisory organisation. We will support the participating national/regional/local authorities with matters related to technical solutions, policy implementation and best practices. 

For more information and interest in this project, please contact:
Daniel Eriksson – This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

DAPHNE is an Interreg Europe project, co-funded by the European Union.

KitNewCare: Pioneering Transformation in Kidney Healthcare Sustainability Across Europe

Project website
KitNewCare, an EU-funded Horizon Europe project, aims to help health and care systems better embrace environmental sustainability and climate-neutrality, with a focus on kidney care.

The project runs from January 2024 to December 2027.

At the heart of this initiative is a pressing issue: healthcare systems are significant contributors to carbon emissions, accounting for approximately 5–11 % of the total at global level. Within this context, kidney care emerges as an ideal candidate for systemic change due to its substantial disease burden, resource footprint and well-defined care pathways and ecosystem.

KitNewCare tackles the challenge head-on, identifying and addressing the major health, environmental, financial, and social hotspots in healthcare. The project goes beyond the traditional focus on building energy use – where carbon reduction has been historically concentrated – targeting the broader aspects of products, services and pathways that form a significant part of the carbon footprint.

For more information and interest in this project, please contact:
Diego Angelino – This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.                                                                               

   
The 'KitNewCare' project is co-funded by the European Union.
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Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.


Co-funded by UK Research and Innovation. 

DesHealth: A Systemic Design Approach to Education and Training on Sustainable Healthcare

The DesHealth project started on 1 December 2023. This project aims to:

- Allow organisations to increase the quality and relevance of their education activities.
- Develop and reinforce the organisations' networks of partners, increasing their capacity to operate jointly at the transnational level.
- Answer the educational gap on Sustainable Healthcare in higher and professional education building capacity of organisations to work transnationally and across sectors.
- Promote the sustainable transition of European health systems by training new and future practitioners addressing common needs and priorities.
- Build co-disciplinary and cross-sectoral relationships between different stakeholders in the health system, in particular between academia, industry and health facilities, enabling sustainability transformations and changes.

For more information and interest in this project, please contact:
Daniel Eriksson – This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.                                                                                 

Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not
necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the National Agency Erasmus+ INDIRE. Neither the European Union
nor INDIRE can be held responsible for them.

Grønnköpingkið – the World's Greenest Hospital

Design: LINK Arkitektur

Grønnköpingkið is a digital hospital created by NCSH to showcase Nordic sustainable healthcare solutions. On the platform, we gather and describe solutions and products that increase the sustainability performance of hospitals and other healthcare facilities.

Launched late 2021, the hospital allows you to find solutions within various categories such as waste, water, pharma and chemicals, energy efficiency, and many more. Each category will hold up to 10 Nordic solutions with information about their installation sites, sustainability performance, supplier information, and everything else you need.

NCSH directs enquiries of potential customers directly to the companies on the platform.

If you are interested in showcasing your product or service in Grønnköpingkið, or would like to learn more, please contact us.

Read more about the project