Projects

Biobased ethanol as feedstock for the chemical industry is a promising alternative to fossil oil products, but the transition requires development of…

Sweden strives to become fossil-free, and biomass is a key component in this energy transition. By mapping the biomass potentials, this project…

The construction sector in Sweden stands for about 22 % of total greenhouse gas emissions. Reducing the embodied carbon in new buildings…

The project aims to increase understanding of how competing claims on biomass and biogenic hydrocarbons can be managed in the transition to…

The chemical industry accounts for ±14 % of industrial greenhouse gas emissions and is the largest industrial consumer of fossil oil. This…

In the route to mitigate global warming and phase out fossil energy sources, solar and wind power represent an increasing share of…

A long-term and sustainable raw material supply of forest biomass is affected by policy instruments, but also by the behavior of different…

Textile manufacturing contributes to 10 % of global CO2 emissions where two-thirds of the textiles are fossil-based. Current bio-based raw materials –…

As the world moves toward achieving net-zero emissions, the contradiction between the demand for high-quality graphite products and its unsustainable production process…

The aim of the project is to shed light on the possibilities and consequences of forest fertilisation at different intensity. In a…

The project aims to investigate the interaction between the chemical pulping industry and the future energy system under different energy scenarios. The…

Forestry and agricultural residues are attractive raw materials to make biofuels from. The biomass can be liquefied into bio-oil via pyrolysis, but…

In recent years, drones have become popular and are beeing used in various applications in society. However, there is a lack of…

The overall aim of the project is to (a) outline scenarios for the aviation fuel supply that provide a greatly reduced climate…

The industries of the green transition in especially northern Sweden, are in demand for labor, specialists and equipment from an increasingly large…

This project focuses on the development of a novel two-step process of forest residual materials to produce fossil free jet fuels. It…

Lignol® is a lignin based bio-oil designed to be compatible with existing refinery infrastructure. Being a lignin based product allows for production…

Long-term test and evaluation in a large scale real environment drying is done with combustion heat in dryers that supply heat directly…

With new technology, we aim to explore the possibility of significantly increasing methane production during anaerobic digestion. Recent studies have shown that…

The EU Commission has a target of production of 350 TWh biomethane by 2030, and in Sweden a target of 10 TWh…

Bioenergy is renewable, can offer flexible power in the electricity system and domestically produced fuels. However, the use of bioenergy risks causing…

Meeting Swedens’s climate target of net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2045, requires an urgent transition from fossil to biobased economy wherein…

Forestry can counteract an increase in greenhouse gases through its large capacity to store carbon and through the substitution of fossil fuels….

Kraft recovery boilers, i.e., boilers burning pulping industry spent liquor (black liquor) and recovering pulping chemicals, generate both electricity and heat. Black…

In the time when the awareness of the biomass as a limited resource drives the efforts to increase resource efficiency (in the…

The Swedish forest sector faces demands for increased carbon storage in the forest and changed management methods that result in reduced production,…

This project aims to streamline recycling of biogenic ash to forest land, but also to study how different ash transformations affect their…

The main goal of the FUSE project is to generate knowledge and green technologies to enable assembly of sustainable furan platform chemicals…

Utilisation of forest biomass will have a leading role in Sweden becoming a fossil-free and bio-based economy. The amount of forest biomass…

This project aims to The research objective is to study how thinning for many goals can be done in young dense stands…

Today’s geopolitical situation and roadmaps towards fossil freedom have increased the demand for domestic forest fuels in Sweden. There is an ecological…

At present, the metallurgical industry is using large quantities of fossil-based carbons. For example, manufacturing of anodes and cathodes for the primary…

Sustainable production of forest resources is central to the development of sustainable energy systems. Increased use of clear-cut-free methods is often suggested…

Sewage sludge is a biobased resource that contains phosophorus, potassium and carbon. Today, the sludge is largely spread in fields where these…

Site preparation promotes tree growth and increases carbon storage in tree biomass. Extraction of bioenergy from the forest, such as slash and…

Polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) binders make up around 2-3% of a lithium-ion batteries (LIB) electrode’s mass and are crucial for battery integrity, safety,…

The UNLOCK project aims to meet the EU’s Renewable Energby Directive (RED) II by transforming Brewer’s Spent Grain (BSG) into advanced biofuels…

Aromatic chemicals are produced via many-step processes from fossil-based feedstocks. 96% of hydrogen, H2, is derived from fossil fuels. Green hydrogen costly…

This project marks the beginning of a pioneering effort to develop a novel bio-based value chain for biofuel and proteins in Sweden….

The increasing demand for sustainably produced biomass for various products places high demands on the circular use of both micro- and macronutrients….

Bioenergy is a crucial component to achieve ambitious climate goals. However, bioenergy also carries the risk of greenhouse gas emissions due to…

To promote increased use of sustainable fuels, the EU has introduced the Renewable Energy Directive (RED). RED includes a standardized methodology to…

In Sweden, around 7Mton of waste is yearly incinerated for energy recovery. Currently around 60 % of the carbon available in that…

The Swedish Government’s Climate Action Plan 2019 underlines the need for creating a common understanding about the transition to bioeconomy and knowledge…

Gotland has been commissioned to drive the transition by acting as a pilot area for a sustainable energy system. The industry and…

Biomass can be used as a feedstock for producing renewable fuels and chemicals. The project investigates how forest residues and industrial side-streams…

The project takes a holistic perspective on the assessment of the important substitution factors that indicate the climate benefits of replacing emission-intensive…

There is currently a lack of suitable bio-based raw material to cover the need and demand that exists for bio-based plastics. In…

Anaerobic digestion is a sustainable process that combines waste management, nutrient recycling and clean energy production. However, a significant portion of the…

Bright Day Graphene has developed a process to mass produce a biobased, high-quality graphene material. The material was developed with the intention…

This project is about a service for back-up power supply with biogas. It will develop overall technical and business concepts for such…

This pre-study will develop a business and implementation model which will be the basis of a future commercial project aiming to make…

Fast-growing deciduous tree species have been highlighted as an important contribution to increased biomass production. Gray alder can be a hardy alternative…

ECO-FORCE FUELS aims to produce low-emission marine biofuels via complete conversion of forest residues. A continuous organosolv process will be used to…

The need for local, plannable, renewable power has risen dramatically. Reliance on fossil fuels threatens energy security, causes climate change and is…

The forest is expected to deliver in a wide range of ways, from being a renewable resource and creating biodiversity to capturing…

Carbon is a critical material in several metallurgical industrial sectors, and not just as a reducing agent. The unique chemical and structural…

The overall aimof this project is to transform chemical industries from using fossil feedstock to using renewable biomass. In this project, we…

The project contributes to the development of efficient biological methanation of gasified woody biomass in a unique “solid state” reactor, developed and…

Bark is an underutilized residual stream from pulp and saw mills and its utilization in biochemical conversion is not well investigated. This…

The project’s overall objective is to produce quality-assured knowledge that can be applied directly in practice and enables increased efficiency in the…

Biofuel markets in the EU are undergoing rapid changes. Changes in the policy landscape due to increased climate ambitions is expected to…

The drying of sawn timber requires a lot of energy and leads to quality losses, a limited production capacity, and high costs…

The large-scale use of sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) is expected to contribute to the realization of a fossil-free society that is dependent on…

This project aims to develop a cost-effective and efficient lignin refining technology as an alternative for petroleum refinery, with the goal of…

This project examines the possibility to use granulated copper-smelter slag, järnsand in Swedish, as bed material in fluidized-bed combustion. Järnsand is a…

Increased biogas production, e.g. more biogas plants as well as increased production efficiency per plant, is clearly an important approach to reach…

This project examines a novel method for production of hydrogen and biochar from forestry residues. The principal idea is an integrated process…

Deep decarbonization of the society requires rethinking of the production routes and value chains with a radical switch to renewable carbon, utilizing…

Cereal straw is an interesting raw material for biorefineries. Here, we want to investigate the possibility of using straw with increased water…

Ash recycling to fast growing broadleaf tree plantations might generate 45 TWh/year by 2045 were 30 TWh is made possible through application…

Fuels and oils from any biomass This feasibility study has identified focus areas for the company Votion’s pilot projects and the concepts…

Birch bark is a residue from the forest industry containing a variety of different compound with their individual properties and characteristics. All…

CelluXtreme has a unique technology for spinning strong fibers from 100% nanocellulose with green chemistry and with low emissions to air and…

Organofuel Sweden AB aims to commercialize a new, innovative and sustainable conversion process for biofuel production for road traffic and aviation. The…

How can Paulownia be commercially grown in Sweden? This project has investigated what is needed to succeed in cultivating Paulownia in Sweden….

Saving money and resources by drying timber with microwaves In this project, MicroDri AB has studied how their microwave timber drying technology…

New technology promises higher yield from sustainable and locally produced biomass Phoenix Biopower’s BTC technology, Biomass-fired Top Cycle, enables flexible and robust…

Fish farm makes use of residual heat and oxygen from hydrogen plant In this study, the processes, sustainability, production costs, and handling…

Closer to market with alternative use of product In this project, Biobase Sweden AB has carried out a techno-economic analysis for a…

It is of utmost importance that we become a fossil free sustainable society and an important part is to valorize biomass. Biomass…

To meet a future fossil-free bio-based economy utilisation of forest biomass will have a leading role. Available forest biomass depends on available…

Hybrid aspen is an interesting alternative in developing renewable raw materials and phasing out fossil products and energy sources. We have some…

To become a bioeconomy for real – how do we solve issues about sustainable protein feed and renewable energy? In order to…

Biomass is often seen jointly with carbon capture in influential studies and IPCC publications. However, uncertainties regarding biomass availability affect the potential…

Sweden has an untapped potential of straw fuels of 20 TWh on unused arable land of approximately 700 000 ha and further…

Graphite is widely used in process industries, E-mobility and digitalisation. Its consumption has increased rapidly due to increased production of lithium-ion batteries…

Domestic sustainable biogenic feedstocks are important in the energy system transition, but their use is severely limited by a lack of investment…

The overall aim is to describe how the role and function of biomass to achieve energy and climate goals will change over…

Large-scale implementation of biofuels will be required if Sweden are to achieve its goals of the phasing out of fossil fuels in…

Bio-oils produced from wood by existing conversion technologies (e.g. pyrolysis) are incompatible with current jet engines and fuel infrastructure. Bio-oil instability, corrosivity,…

Cost-effective GHG reduction with several renewable fuels This project provides an updated summary of the CO2 abatement costs for different types of…

Biogas is associated with several benefits, that can support a societal transition towards a circular economy with reduced climate impacts. The national…

Kraft lignin has a great potential to replace fossil-based materials in many applications due to its availability and molecular structure. However, its…

Biochar produced from biomass has large potential to provide negative greenhouse gas emissions as a stable carbon sink in soil. A major…

The circular bioeconomy is focused on a sustainable and resource-efficient use of biomass as residues and waste and to optimize its value…

Bioflex aims at increasing the flexibility, redundancy, and robustness of the energy system by integrating biobased energy carriers (biohydrogen/biogas) with electrolytic hydrogen….

The project aims to develop new natural, water-based organic redox solutions based on lignin, such as electrolytes in a flow coil. These…

Wood powder fired grain dryers pose low risk to food safety In this project, a test dryer for grain has been developed…

The moisture content of wood chips and fuel- and pulpwood is important for both logistics and industrial processes. Today’s methods for measuring…

The overall goal of the project is to enable improved electric efficiency biomass boilers. This project aims to demonstrate and make use…