Stockholm Royal Seaport (Norra Djurgårdsstaden) is Stockholm's largest urban development project and a globally recognised model for sustainable smart city development. Located on former industrial and port land along the waterfront northeast of the city centre, the project will provide approximately 12,000 new homes and 35,000 workplaces in a district designed to be climate-positive by 2030.
The development integrates advanced smart city systems including a smart grid with local renewable energy generation and storage, pneumatic waste collection with automated sorting, intelligent building energy management, and a comprehensive mobility strategy prioritising walking, cycling, and shared electric vehicles over private car use.
A central innovation is the district's smart energy system, which uses building-level energy management communicating with a neighbourhood-scale smart grid to optimise energy flows between buildings, renewable energy sources, and storage systems. The project serves as a living laboratory where new sustainable technologies are tested at scale before potential deployment across Stockholm.
Detailed monitoring of energy consumption, transport patterns, waste generation, and resident satisfaction provides evidence for continuous improvement and knowledge sharing. The City of Stockholm works closely with developers, utilities, and research institutions to ensure that sustainability and smart technology requirements are embedded in land allocation agreements and building permits.