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Umeå Energi and Skellefteå Kraft Collaborate to Ensure Network Reliability
How do we maintain network reliability during crises? How do we meet society’s increasing demands for digitalization? These are questions that Umeå Energi and Skellefteå Kraft are now seeking to answer together.
“The entire region benefits if more city networks collaborate and exist in the same ecosystem,” explain Mats Berggren, CEO of Umeå Energi Umenet AB, and Anders Pettersson, CEO of Skellefteå Kraft Fibernät AB.
Several Measures Required for the Green Transition of the Iron and Steel Industry
Faster and more predictable permitting processes, climate requirements in procurement, and national risk-sharing related to municipal investments in housing and community services are some of the measures highlighted as crucial for accelerating the transition to fossil-free steel, according to a new research report.
Receives 15 Million SEK: Creating Biodegradable Plastic from Algae
The Waste2Plastic project at Umeå University has been awarded 15 million SEK by the Swedish Energy Agency and its industrial partners to produce biodegradable plastic (PHA) using microalgae. These algae are cultivated in wastewater in Umeå, converting carbon dioxide from flue gases into biomass.
Breakthrough: Volvo to Launch Electric Truck with 600 km Range
Up to 600 km on a single charge. That’s how far the next generation of electric trucks from Volvo Trucks will be able to travel. This range represents a breakthrough for long-distance transport without exhaust emissions.
Groundbreaking Sustainable Aviation Fuel Initiative Enabled by New Partnership
Skellefteå Kraft and SkyNRG have entered into a partnership to produce sustainable aviation fuel (eSAF) in Skelleftehamn. The project, called SkyKraft, plans to use biogenic carbon dioxide and renewable hydrogen to produce 100,000 tons of eSAF per year, equivalent to the fuel needed for 60,000 people to fly around the world.