Tag: Sweden

Lenzing Group acquires controlling majority of TreeToTextile

Lenzing Group acquires controlling majority of TreeToTextile

February 9, 2026 |

In Sweden, Lenzing Group is taking another strategic milestone by acquiring a controlling majority in the Swedish innovation company TreeToTextile AB. This step strengthens Lenzing’s position as a leading provider of sustainable, wood‑based specialty fibers and expands its innovation pipeline with a highly scalable, patent‑protected technology platform. The transaction is executed through the issuance of […]

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Viking Line continues to bet on biogas

Viking Line continues to bet on biogas

February 3, 2026 |

In Sweden, Viking Line is starting 2026 by renewing its offer of travel and transport powered by a high share of renewable European biogas. After multiplying the use of biofuel tenfold last year, the Åland-based shipping company has now secured another year at the same ambitious level. The biogas is used alongside liquefied natural gas on the […]

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Restra Environmental Services combines five Nordic waste-to-energy companies

Restra Environmental Services combines five Nordic waste-to-energy companies

January 21, 2026 |

In Sweden, Antilop Group launched Restra Environmental Services Group AB, a Nordic environmental services group created through the merger of five leading bio waste-to-energy companies. By bringing together local entrepreneurs across Sweden and Norway, Restra scales the production of domestically sourced, renewable bioenergy. The group has a combined turnover of approximately SEK 400 million. At […]

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Sweden announces second BECCS reverse auction

Sweden announces second BECCS reverse auction

December 17, 2025 |

In Sweden, according to the climate policy goals, Sweden must have net zero emissions by 2045 and then negative emissions of greenhouse gases. In order to achieve negative emissions, additional measures are also required. One way is to separate carbon dioxide from biogenic origin, so-called bio-CCS, from, for example, various industrial processes or combustion plants […]

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Swedish researchers seek biobased BPA alternatives

Swedish researchers seek biobased BPA alternatives

December 16, 2025 |

In Sweden, polyester and a host of other plastic products could potentially be manufactured with non-toxic and sustainable BPA alternatives identified in a multidisciplinary study published recently by researchers at KTH. The identification of safe bisphenol alternatives resulted from a design, assessment and development workflow introduced by a team of chemists, data scientists, toxicologists and […]

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Umeå Energi and Liquid Wind take the next step towards an electrofuel plant

Umeå Energi and Liquid Wind take the next step towards an electrofuel plant

October 23, 2025 |

In Sweden, Umeå Energi and Liquid Wind have signed the agreements that enable the construction of an electrical fuel plant in Umeå. The signed agreements regulate, among other things, financing, advice and guarantees between the companies. With a consensus in the project, the parties can now enter the next phase and intensify the dialogue with […]

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Lantmännen Energi acquire Ekobenz in Poland

Lantmännen Energi acquire Ekobenz in Poland

October 23, 2025 |

In Sweden, Lantmännen Energi AB has entered into a preliminary agreement with ARP (Agencja Rozwoju Przemysłu) S.A. and the minority shareholders to acquire Ekobenz Sp. z o.o. (Ekobenz) in Poland. The acquisition extending and strengthening Lantmännen Energy’s position as a leader in bioenergy products by building a fully integrated and resilient supply chain for sustainable […]

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EIB lends Meva Energy$46.5M to modular gasification plants

EIB lends Meva Energy$46.5M to modular gasification plants

October 23, 2025 |

In Sweden, the European Investment Bank (EIB) is providing €40 million in venture debt financing to Meva Energy AB, a Swedish cleantech company pioneering modular gasification plants that convert biomass residues into climate-neutral, industrial-grade biogas. This innovative fuel can directly replace fossil gas in a range of industries, supporting Europe’s transition to cleaner energy and […]

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Nordbex and Aker Solutions sign MOU for European bio-CCUS

Nordbex and Aker Solutions sign MOU for European bio-CCUS

October 13, 2025 |

In Sweden, Nordbex and Aker Solutions have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to develop a portfolio of future Bio-CCUS (bioenergy with carbon capture, use and storage) plants across Europe. Under the MoU, the companies will combine their technology, competency and capabilities to realize Nordbex 1, Sweden’s first replicable Bio-CCUS facility. Aker Solutions will provide […]

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Liquid Wind lands $4.16M grant for e-methanol plant in Sweden

Liquid Wind lands $4.16M grant for e-methanol plant in Sweden

October 13, 2025 |

In Sweden, Liquid Wind receives support from Industriklivet, the Swedish Energy Agency’s program supporting Swedish industry’s green transition, amounting to €3.6 million (SEK39 million), for the pre-engineering of the company’s full-scale eMethanol plant in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden.  The Swedish Energy Agency has assessed that the project will provide a solid foundation for Liquid Wind to move […]

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