KTP Energy Sweden is a project that will develop sustainable knowledge exchange between academia and industry to meet the needs of a transition to a low-carbon economy through concrete efforts in energy efficiency. The project is aimed at small and medium-sized companies. KTP (Knowledge Transfer Partnerships) is based on a successful British model that involves a newly graduated graduate (KTP project manager) to receive a strategically important development assignment in a company for about 1 years, where half the salary is paid by the company and the rest of the community/project. During the project, the KTP project leader gets access to a qualified coach from the academy as well as a professional business coach from the business community. A fundamental idea is to strengthen regional competence to run companies in a sustainable way and to create regional growth using resources from academia. The project is carried out by Dalarna University in direct collaboration with Swedish universities, colleges and business organisations.