Minnesota and Sweden will continue to work jointly on bio-energy projects under an agreement signed Friday.
Gov. Mark Dayton, stopping in Sweden as part of European economic development trip, signed a memorandum of understanding in Stockholm.
Daniel Johansson, an official with the Swedish Ministry of Enterprise, Energy and Communications, signed for the Swedes.
They're talking about things like studies on converting biomass to energy, clean-energy conferences and roundtables, tours and project collaborations.
Minnesota is interested in Sweden's bio-energy facilities that use wood pellets, chips, bark and sawdust. Sweden has interest in Minnesota's ethanol and biodiesel industries.
And they say an opportunity for collaboration is a proposed district energy system fueled by biomass harvested from forests in Grand Marais, Ely and other communities.
The governor and a trade delegation are also visiting Germany and Norway.