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More energy-efficient sawn-timber drying at sawmills
Drying sawn timber at sawmills is energy-intensive and can simultaneously lead to quality losses, limited production capacity, and high costs for equipment...
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Manager
Olov Karlsson
Completed
Increasing Biofuel Production Through Co-Processing of Different Bio-Based Liquids
The main goal of the project is to increase Swedish production of sustainable biofuels by efficiently combining and refining various bio-liquids, including...
Manager
Louise Olsson
Ongoing
OXYFLUID: Fluidized-bed oxy-fuel combustion of low-grade biomass for efficient BECCS and BECCU
Bioenergy with carbon capture and storage or utilization (BECCUS) is identified as one the most promising solutions to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2)...
Manager
Florian Schmidt
Ongoing
Maximizing biogenic carbon utilization by direct hydrogenation of biogas CO2 into electro-fuels
The project addresses the inefficient utilization of biogenic carbon dioxide in current biogas processes. In conventional upgrading, CO₂ is separated from biogas...
Manager
Derek Creaser
Ongoing
Efficiently using bioenergy through a modular fuel and load flexible combined heat and power system based on a modern steam engine
Efficiently using biowaste to meet electricity and heat demands in farms is becoming critical for achieving future fossil free agriculture. This project...
Manager
Wujun Wang
Ongoing
Risk Mitigation Strategies for Investments in Emerging Biorefinery Technologies
Advanced biorefineries and negative emissions (BECCS) are key elements in the energy system transition, yet investments are few and many initiatives are...
Manager
Jonas Zetterholm
Ongoing
Bio-based gasification enabling flexible electrofuel production in the dynamic energy system of the future
The project addresses the need for a more flexible fossil-free energy system. As wind and solar power increase, new solutions must use...
Manager
Ola Wallberg
Ongoing
Sustainable cultivation of root suckers regenerated hybrid aspen – Nutrient extraction and plant available nutrients in soil
Photo: Nils Fahlvik, Skogforsk. Hybrid aspen is a fast-growing deciduous tree that can contribute to increasing the supply of bio-based raw materials...
Manager
Nils Anders Fahlvik
Ongoing
BiogasGPT – knowledge for impact
The project aims to strengthen expertise within Sweden’s biogas sector and increase the climate benefits of biogas systems. We will develop BiogasGPT...
Manager
Ebba Perman
Ongoing
Feasibility study of biofuels in efficient Humphrey cycle gas turbines
Sweden’s and Europe’s future electricity system is likely to be highly dependent on renewable but weather-dependent power sources, primarily wind and solar,...
Manager
Thommie Nilsson
Ongoing
Novel monitoring system to improve combustion efficiency in biomass-fired heat and power plants
This project focuses on developing an advanced optical monitoring approach for grate-fired boilers to support more efficient and sustainable combustion of biomass...
Manager
Klas Andersson
Ongoing
Biological methanation – Development opportunities for existing biogas plants
The project aims to increase Swedish biogas production through biological methanation at existing plants. The technology converts carbon dioxide present in raw...
Manager
Ida Norberg
Ongoing
Biogas Potential from Mechanically Sorted Biowaste: Quality, Process and System Effects
A large share of household food waste still ends up in residual waste and is incinerated, despite requirements for separate collection. As...
Manager
Niclas Svensson
Ongoing
Direct thermochemical conversion of residual biomass into sustainable aviation fuels using activated biochar catalyst
Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) is needed to decarbonize the aviation industry, as traditional jet fuel is a fossil fuel contributing to climate...
Manager
Hoda Shafaghat
Ongoing
Bio-based marine fuels for the energy system of the future
The maritime sector is essential for global trade but remains heavily dependent on fossil fuels, resulting in significant greenhouse‑gas emissions. Despite increasingly...
Manager
Panagiotis Evangelopoulos
Ongoing
Sustainable aviation fuel from thermocatalytic refining of lignin and lignin-derivatives: development of biorefinery catalysts and reaction systems
This project proposes an efficient technology for transforming lignin into sustainable aviation fuels as an alternative to current fossil-based technologies. For this,...
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Manager
Ole Reinsdorf
Completed
Increasing the climate benefits of bioenergy by including the carbon opportunity cost of biomass in energy system models
What are cost-effective ways to use biomass from agriculture and forestry for energy purposes? This project has broadened the perspective and analysed...
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Manager
Lina Reichenberg
Completed
Forest of all values – Methods for inventory and valuation of the forest’s various benefits
The overall goal of the project has been to develop methods and decision-support tools that make it possible to identify, quantify, and...
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Manager
Maria Iwarsson Wide
Completed
Synthesis, structure and application of bio-binders for electrodes and refractories in the metallurgical process industries
As the metal and steel industries work to reduce fossil dependency, sustainable alternatives to coal‑based binders are of interest for evaluation. Coal...
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Manager
Björn Glaser
Completed
Biorefining of bark in biochemical conversion and in forest-industrial processes
Bark is an underutilized residual stream from pulp and saw mills and its utilization in biochemical conversion is not well investigated. In...
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Manager
Leif Jönsson
Completed
Climate impact of carbon efficient forest-based value chains
This project explores how Sweden’s forest residues and industrial side-streams can be more efficiently utilized to produce renewable fuels and deliver negative...
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Manager
Olivia Cintas Sanchez
Completed
Production of hydrogen and biochar from woody biomass via steam iron process utilizing iron ore concentrate
This project examines a novel method for production of hydrogen and biochar from forestry residues. The principal idea is an integrated process...
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Manager
Magnus Rydén
Ongoing
Classification and sustainability criteria for renewable fuels in the EU – what actually applies?
In the project, the Renewable Energy Directive (RED) has been mapped to identify which types of value chains leave room for interpretation...
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Manager
Karin Pettersson
Completed
Trading fossil and biogenic carbon emissions: Assessments of substitution effects for different value chains
The project has adopted a holistic perspective with the aim of producing quantitative results in the form of so-called substitution factors. These...
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Manager
Robert Lundmark
Completed
Efficient syngas fermentation of gasified woody biomass
The activities in this project aim to contribute to the development of efficient biological methanation of gasified woody biomass in a unique...
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Manager
Jörgen Held
Completed
GotBio: Potential of bio-based energy in carbon neutral scenarios of Gotland
Gotland has been commissioned to drive the transition by acting as a pilot area for a sustainable energy system. The industry and...
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Manager
Sofia Klugman
Ongoing
Energy-efficient recovery of the resource sewage sludge by pyrolysis
Sewage sludge is a bio-based resource that contains phosphorus, potassium and carbon. Currently, the sludge is largely spread on fields, thereby recovering...
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Manager
Ida Sylwan
Completed
Standardisation of liquid and gaseous fuels and lubricants
Standards in the field of liquid and gaseous fuels as well as lubricants are developed to make the production, functionality, control, and...
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Manager
Annika Koningen
Completed
Carbon and climate efficient use of biogenic waste for circular chemicals
In Sweden, around 7Mton of waste is yearly incinerated for energy recovery. Currently around 60 % of the carbon available in that...
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Sima Ajdari
Completed
Biogas production from pelleted and briquetted straw, roadside grass and reeds
The EU Commission has a target of production of 350 TWh biomethane by 2030, and in Sweden a target of 10 TWh...
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Manager
Anders Hjort
Completed
Potential value chains for bio-based plastics
Multiple initiatives are needed to increase the share of bio-based plastics Today, certain conditions are in place that could contribute to the...
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Manager
Kerstin Jedvert
Ongoing
Standards for solid biofuels and solid recovered fuels
Within the project, standards for solid biofuels and solid recovered fuels (SRF) were developed. By establishing standards, the project helps ensure the...
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Manager
Katarina Timåker
Completed
Catalyst and process development for energy efficient production of bio-based vinyl acetate
Biobased ethanol as feedstock for the chemical industry is a promising alternative to fossil oil products, but the transition requires development of...
Manager
Mathilda Johansson
Ongoing
Systems analysis of biomass and carbon capture across energy sectors
System costs increase by 20% without biomass According to the results of this project, European efforts to achieve net-negative emissions could become...
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Manager
Markus Millinger
Ongoing
Maximizing biogas production with post-treatment applications
Appropriate digestate post-treatment can increase methane yield Physical and biological digestate post-treatment strategies demonstrated greater improvements in methane yield than chemical and...
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Manager
Alex Enrich Prast
Completed
From forest to low greenhouse gas jet fuels with a developed catalytic pyrolysis technology
Catalysts can tailor aromatic hydrocarbons for the production of SAF The project investigated how a novel zeolite catalyst can be designed and...
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Manager
Hoda Shafaghat
Completed
Lignin-based batteries
Challenging to produce suitable lignin for flow batteries Researchers have tested methods for depolymerizing the macromolecule lignin in the search for suitable...
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Manager
Christian Hulteberg
Completed
Bioflex – biobased energy carriers and their contribution to a flexible energy system
Higher energy yield when two production pathways are combined Biohydrogen and biogas can be efficiently produced in a two-stage bioprocess, resulting in...
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Manager
Erika Lönntoft
Completed
The potential of a bio-based concrete “ink” for sustainable 3D printing: review and perspectives
Research status and stakeholder interest mapped for bio-based 3D-printed concrete There is growing interest in bio-based concrete, but further research is needed,...
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Manager
Magdalena Rajczakowska
Completed
Good-to-go Grot: Detailed forecasts for logging residues extraction and efficient infrastructure for biomass handling
Sweden strives to become fossil-free, and biomass is a key component in this energy transition. By mapping the biomass potentials, this project...
Manager
Maria Iwarsson Wide
Ongoing
Online optimization of biomass high-temperature energy conversion processes
Variations of operational parameters are one of the most critical uncertainties in practical thermochemical conversion processes. Diagnostics and feedback control of these...
Manager
Alexey Sepman
Ongoing
Novel bio-based, hygroscopic insulation materials for enhanced energy performance and robustness of buildings
The construction sector in Sweden stands for about 22 % of total greenhouse gas emissions. Reducing the embodied carbon in new buildings...
Manager
Maria Fredriksson
Ongoing
Scale-up and implementation of anaerobic fermentation of forestry-based residual streams to 2,3-butanediol and glycerol
The chemical industry accounts for ±14 % of industrial greenhouse gas emissions and is the largest industrial consumer of fossil oil. This...
Manager
Gustav Sjöberg
Ongoing
Coordinating sectoral claims for biomass in the transition to a fossil-free welfare society
The project aims to increase understanding of how competing claims on biomass and biogenic hydrocarbons can be managed in the transition to...
Manager
Hanna Cardol
Ongoing
Fossil-free graphite
Graphite is widely used in process industries, E-mobility and digitalisation. Its consumption has increased rapidly due to increased production of lithium-ion batteries...
Manager
Weihong Yang
Completed
Surplus electricity to biomethane via intermittent hydrogen injection in post-digestion systems
In the route to mitigate global warming and phase out fossil energy sources, solar and wind power represent an increasing share of...
Manager
Jan Moestedt
Ongoing
Policies for a long-term and sustainable raw material supply of forest biomass
A long-term and sustainable raw material supply of forest biomass is affected by policy instruments, but also by the behavior of different...
Manager
Robert Lundmark
Ongoing
All-algae textile fibres – Energy efficient harvesting, extraction and textile production (KELPTEX)
Textile manufacturing contributes to 10 % of global CO2 emissions where two-thirds of the textiles are fossil-based. Current bio-based raw materials –...
Manager
Hanna Ulmefors
Ongoing
BioGraph – Advancing Biobased Graphite Production for Energy technologies
As the world moves toward achieving net-zero emissions, the contradiction between the demand for high-quality graphite products and its unsustainable production process...
Manager
Lilei Ye
Ongoing
Forest production, climate benefits, and sustainability? Effects of 42 years of nitrogen fertilisation at a field site in Västerbotten County
The aim of the project is to shed light on the possibilities and consequences of forest fertilisation at different intensity. In a...
Manager
Eva Ring
Ongoing
Future deliveries from the chemical pulp industry – flexible electricity, green products or negative emissions?
The project aims to investigate the interaction between the chemical pulping industry and the future energy system under different energy scenarios. The...
Manager
Filip Johnsson
Ongoing
Develop and prepare for commercialization of the surfactant sodium suberin hydrolyzate from industrial birch bark
The circular bioeconomy is focused on a sustainable and resource-efficient use of biomass as residues and waste and to optimize its value...
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Manager
Peter Skagerlind
Completed
Upgrading of biobased pyrolysis oil in existing refinery infrastructure
Forestry and agricultural residues are attractive raw materials to make biofuels from. The biomass can be liquefied into bio-oil via pyrolysis, but...
Manager
Linda Sandström
Ongoing
Copper smelter slag as bed material in fluidized bed combustion
Granulated copper-smelter slag can improve biomass combustion and eliminate the need for virgin silica sand By replacing silica sand with granulated copper-smelter...
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Manager
Magnus Rydén
Completed
Biogas and biofertilizer production in Mellanbygden, Västerbotten
This pre-study will develop a business and implementation model which will be the basis of a future commercial project aiming to make...
Manager
Morgan Larsson
Completed
Biobased graphene for energy storage – demo plant
Bright Day Graphene has developed a process to mass produce a biobased, high-quality graphene material. The material was developed with the intention...
Manager
Malin Alpsten
Completed
Reserve power service based on biogas
Control over biogas-based backup power is highly valued The project investigated the technical, market, and economic conditions for a full-service concept for...
Report available
Manager
Steve Karlsson
Completed
CelluXtreme – Feasibility study for scaleup
CelluXtreme has a unique technology for spinning strong fibers from 100% nanocellulose with green chemistry and with low emissions to air and...
Manager
Anna Wiberg
Completed
Fossil-free multicopter for heavy lifting
In recent years, drones have become popular and are beeing used in various applications in society. However, there is a lack of...
Manager
Mikael Hult
Ongoing
Fuel scenarios for aviation – Climate efficiency, feasibility and policy measures
The overall aim of the project is to (a) outline scenarios for the aviation fuel supply that provide a greatly reduced climate...
Manager
Jonas Åkerman
Ongoing
Energy efficient fossil-free aviation for regional public transportation in support of a green transition (NORRFLYG)
In northern Sweden, the ongoing green industrial transition is creating a growing need for transport solutions for labor, experts, and equipment. Meeting...
Report available
Manager
Jonas Westin
Completed
Biorefining of forest residues for production of fossil free aviation fuels by a two-step process – Enhancing process aromatic selectivity
This project focuses on the development of a novel two-step process of forest residual materials to produce fossil free jet fuels. It...
Manager
Louise Olsson
Ongoing
Evaluation of industrial symbiosis between fish farming and a hydrogen plant in Alby
Fish farm makes use of residual heat and oxygen from hydrogen plant In this study, the processes, sustainability, production costs, and handling...
Manager
Elena Petukhovskaya
Completed
Wood powder burners in direct-heated grain dryers for increased resource efficiency and lower CO2 emissions, stage 2
Long-term test and evaluation in a large scale real environment drying is done with combustion heat in dryers that supply heat directly...
Manager
Anders Lindgren
Ongoing
Hydrochar enhanced biogas production, HyBio
With new technology, we aim to explore the possibility of significantly increasing methane production during anaerobic digestion. Recent studies have shown that...
Manager
Maria Sandberg
Ongoing
Efficient use of biomass for a robust and climate-friendly energy system
Bioenergy is renewable, can offer flexible power in the electricity system and domestically produced fuels. However, the use of bioenergy risks causing...
Manager
Lina Reichenberg
Ongoing
Sustainable biobased furan platform for the low carbon industry – STAR
Meeting Swedens’s climate target of net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2045, requires an urgent transition from fossil to biobased economy wherein...
Manager
Rajni Hatti-Kaul
Ongoing
Tree species experiment focused on biomass production – Growth, carbon sequestration and biodiveristy
Forestry can counteract an increase in greenhouse gases through its large capacity to store carbon and through the substitution of fossil fuels....
Manager
Nils Fahlvik
Ongoing
Biobased Heat Transfer Fluid
Closer to market with alternative use of product In this project, Biobase Sweden AB has carried out a techno-economic analysis for a...
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Manager
Per Wiklund
Completed
Prestudy for commercial plants for OFS sustainable biofuels
Organofuel Sweden AB aims to commercialize a new, innovative and sustainable conversion process for biofuel production for road traffic and aviation. The...
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Manager
Erik Nelsson
Completed
Oxy-Kraft recovery boiler – Towards novel integrated green energy parks
Kraft recovery boilers, i.e., boilers burning pulping industry spent liquor (black liquor) and recovering pulping chemicals, generate both electricity and heat. Black...
Manager
Shareq Mohd Nazir
Ongoing
Pulping of waste wood
In the time when the awareness of the biomass as a limited resource drives the efforts to increase resource efficiency (in the...
Manager
Merima Hasani
Ongoing
Navigating synergies and tradeoffs towards future forest-based solutions
The Swedish forest sector faces demands for increased carbon storage in the forest and changed management methods that result in reduced production,...
Manager
Göran Berndes
Ongoing
Ground-breaking trials for efficient bioash as a sustainable resource
This project aims to streamline recycling of biogenic ash to forest land, but also to study how different ash transformations affect their...
Manager
Mikael Thyrel
Ongoing
FUSE – Assembling C6 furans that are sustainable by C5 bio-based value chains using bioelectrochemistry and CO2
The main goal of the FUSE project is to generate knowledge and green technologies to enable assembly of sustainable furan platform chemicals...
Manager
Per-Olof Syrén
Ongoing
Intensive harvesting by repeated whole-tree extraction in forest ecosystems – effects on stem-growth, carbon stock and growth in the next forest generation
Utilisation of forest biomass will have a leading role in Sweden becoming a fossil-free and bio-based economy. The amount of forest biomass...
Manager
Felicia Dahlgren Lidman
Ongoing
Management of young dense forests and harvesting of biomass for bioenergy while sustaining high biodiversity, social values and sustainability indexes
This project aims to The research objective is to study how thinning for many goals can be done in young dense stands...
Manager
Dan Bergström
Ongoing
Improved forecasts of logging residues for precision planning
Today’s geopolitical situation and roadmaps towards fossil freedom have increased the demand for domestic forest fuels in Sweden. There is an ecological...
Manager
Raul Fernandez Lacruz
Ongoing
Substitution of fossil-based carbon with lignin in furnace electrodes for the metallurgical industry
At present, the metallurgical industry is using large quantities of fossil-based carbons. For example, manufacturing of anodes and cathodes for the primary...
Manager
Peter Rättö
Ongoing
Alternatives to clear-cut forestry: effects on biodiversity, carbon sequestration, and other non-timber services
Sustainable production of forest resources is central to the development of sustainable energy systems. Increased use of clear-cut-free methods is often suggested...
Manager
Joachim Strengbom
Ongoing
Site preparation and bioenergy harvest: How is the carbon stock in soil and biomass affected after 10 years?
Site preparation promotes tree growth and increases carbon storage in tree biomass. Extraction of bioenergy from the forest, such as slash and...
Manager
Monika Strömgren
Ongoing
Development of bio-sustainable binder for battery electrode manufacturing
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,...
Manager
Jinhua Sun
Ongoing
An insects biorefinery approach as a strategy to unlock the nutritional and energy potential in co-located lignocellulosic industrial side streams (UNLOCK)
The UNLOCK project aims to meet the EU’s Renewable Energby Directive (RED) II by transforming Brewer’s Spent Grain (BSG) into advanced biofuels...
Manager
Paul Christakopoulos
Ongoing
Sustainable production of aromatic chemicals and green hydrogen from lignin
Aromatic chemicals are produced via many-step processes from fossil-based feedstocks. 96% of hydrogen, H2, is derived from fossil fuels. Green hydrogen costly...
Manager
Xiaoyan Ji
Ongoing
Cultivating sustainable energy and empowering Swedish agriculture through a novel oil crop
This project marks the beginning of a pioneering effort to develop a novel bio-based value chain for biofuel and proteins in Sweden....
Manager
Cecilia Hammenhag
Ongoing
Increased yield of sustainable aviation fuels from Kraft lignin by multi-strategy approach: fractionation, lignin derivatization, hydroprocessing
Lignol® is a lignin based bio-oil designed to be compatible with existing refinery infrastructure. Being a lignin based product allows for production...
Manager
Marcus Jawerth
Ongoing
Costs for reducing greenhouse gas emissions from road and air transport with biofuels and electrofuels
Cost-effective GHG reduction with several renewable fuels This project provides an updated summary of the CO2 abatement costs for different types of...
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Manager
Julia Hansson
Completed
What are the current barriers for circular and sustainable use of micro- and macronutrients in biobased value chains?
The increasing demand for sustainably produced biomass for various products places high demands on the circular use of both micro- and macronutrients....
Manager
Nils Skoglund
Ongoing
Feasibility study for project with the aim of commercializing an industrial drying process based on microwave technology
Saving money and resources by drying timber with microwaves In this project, MicroDri AB has studied how their microwave timber drying technology...
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Manager
Victor Borén
Completed
Resource-efficient processing of residues in connection to short fiber pulp production
Birch bark is a residue from the forest industry containing a variety of different compound with their individual properties and characteristics. All...
Manager
Josefin Larsson
Completed
Paulownia – A new possibility for energy and climate transition in Sweden
How can Paulownia be commercially grown in Sweden? Paulownia possesses characteristics such as high carbon dioxide uptake during the growth phase and...
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Manager
Jarmo Spiik
Completed
Wood powder firing in directly heated grain dryers for increased resource efficiency and lower CO2-emissions
Wood powder fired grain dryers pose low risk to food safety A test dryer for grain has been developed that uses wood...
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Manager
Susanne Paulrud
Completed
FOUNDATIONS
New technology promises higher yield from sustainable and locally produced biomass Phoenix Biopower’s BTC technology, Biomass-fired Top Cycle, enables flexible and robust...
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Manager
Michael Bartlett
Completed
Development of business concepts for the commercialization of Votion’s bio-based solutions and value chains
Fuels and oils from any biomass This feasibility study has identified focus areas for the company Votion’s pilot projects and the concepts...
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Manager
Anders Edling Hultgren
Completed
Grey alder as a potential for increased energy-oriented production in Sweden – Evaluation of progeny experiments and their transformation to long-term silvicultural experiments
Fast-growing deciduous tree species have been highlighted as an important contribution to increased biomass production. Gray alder can be a hardy alternative...
Manager
Nils Fahlvik
Ongoing
ECO-FORCE FUELS: Eco-efficient biorefinery for competitive production of green renewable shipping fuels
ECO-FORCE FUELS aims to produce low-emission marine biofuels via complete conversion of forest residues. A continuous organosolv process will be used to...
Manager
Pavlos Christakopoulos
Ongoing
Biorefinery: scale-up of 5-HMF derivatives
The overall aimof this project is to transform chemical industries from using fossil feedstock to using renewable biomass. In this project, we...
Manager
Louise Olsson
Ongoing
Efficient biofuel production and logistics at terminals and industry
The project’s overall objective is to produce quality-assured knowledge that can be applied directly in practice and enables increased efficiency in the...
Manager
Dan Bergström
Ongoing
The future of biofuel production in the EU – potentials, technologies and policies
Biofuel markets in the EU are undergoing rapid changes. Changes in the policy landscape due to increased climate ambitions is expected to...
Manager
Jonas Zetterholm
Ongoing
Efficient production of hard carbon from modified lignin (CARAMEL)
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...
Manager
Habtom Desta Asfaw
Ongoing
Next generation surveillance of biogas plants using AI – for improved efficiency and resource utlisation
Increased biogas production, e.g. more biogas plants as well as increased production efficiency per plant, is clearly an important approach to reach...
Manager
Anna Schnürer
Ongoing
Creative construction of defossilized value chains – CROSS
Deep decarbonization of the society requires rethinking of the production routes and value chains with a radical switch to renewable carbon, utilizing...
Manager
Efthymios Kantarelis
Ongoing
Smart storage and supply of straw for biorefinery
Cereal straw is an interesting raw material for biorefineries. Here, we want to investigate the possibility of using straw with increased water...
Manager
Carina Gunnarsson
Ongoing
Resource-efficient value chains though ash recycling to fast-growing broadleaved tree plantations for increased biomass production
Ash recycling to fast growing broadleaf tree plantations might generate 45 TWh/year by 2045 were 30 TWh is made possible through application...
Manager
Henrik Böhlenius
Ongoing
Catalytic production of green esters from biomass feedstock in a biorefinery context
It is of utmost importance that we become a fossil free sustainable society and an important part is to valorize biomass. Biomass...
Manager
Louise Olsson
Ongoing
Development of process monitoring for improved efficiency in thermochemical conversion of biomass
In the Swedish CHP sector, different types and qualities of biomass are currently used. The quality of a fuel reflects its properties,...
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Manager
Klas Andersson
Completed
Check-in: moisture content – radiowave arrival measurement on roundwood and chip trucks
Stacked roundwood moisture content – fast and non-destructive Knowing how much moisture is present in roundwood is important – it affects both...
Manager
Kari Hyll
Ongoing
Biochar stability validation – reaching a new level of understanding and transparency
Biochar can store carbon in soils for centuries, but uncertainties about its long-term stability have limited its integration into carbon removal frameworks....
Manager
Cecilia Sundberg
Ongoing
Large scale deodorization of kraft lignin for thermoplastics – a new testbed
Kraft lignin has a great potential to replace fossil-based materials in many applications due to its availability and molecular structure. However, its...
Manager
Katarina Ohlsson
Ongoing
Biogas Scenarios
Biogas is associated with several benefits, that can support a societal transition towards a circular economy with reduced climate impacts. The national...
Manager
Thomas Magnusson
Ongoing
Sustainable and cost-effective production of biobased fuels and chemicals via slurry hydroprocessing of forest residues
Large-scale implementation of biofuels will be required if Sweden are to achieve its goals of the phasing out of fossil fuels in...
Manager
Niklas Bergvall
Ongoing
The role of bioenergy to achieve energy and climate goals – an assessment of a changeable function in a dynamic energy system
The overall aim is to describe how the role and function of biomass to achieve energy and climate goals will change over...
Manager
Pål Börjesson
Ongoing
A flexible bioeconomy – key factor to enabling investments in large-scale biorefineries
The transition to a fossil-free energy system requires large volumes of sustainable liquid and gaseous fuels in hard-to-electrify sectors. Despite this, investments...
Manager
Elisabeth Wetterlund
Completed
Novel energy and resource-efficient value chains through co-combustion of straw fuels and sludge
The project aimed to develop attractive, energy- and resource-efficient value chains based on co-briquetting and co-combustion of straw fuels and sewage sludge...
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Manager
Marcus Öhman
Completed
Green2 Feed – Sustainable animal feed and biogas from green leaves
Green leaves can become both animal feed and biogas The Green2Feed project has explored how green plant biomass (such as forage crops,...
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Manager
Thomas Prade
Completed
Sustainable cultivation of root sucker generated hybrid aspen
Hybrid aspen is a fast-growing broadleaved tree species that can contribute to the transition towards renewable raw materials and energy sources to...
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Manager
Nils Fahlvik
Completed
Intensive forest biomass harvest and need for nutrient compensation – new knowledge for guidelines for sustainable biomass utilisation
To meet a future fossil-free bio-based economy utilisation of forest biomass will have a leading role. Available forest biomass depends on available...
Manager
Ulf Sikström
Ongoing
Biogas and biofertilizer production in Mellanbygden, Västerbotten
This pre-study will develop a business and implementation model which will be the basis of a future commercial project aiming to make...
Manager
Morgan Larsson
Completed
Biobased graphene for energy storage – demo plant
Bright Day Graphene has developed a process to mass produce a biobased, high-quality graphene material. The material was developed with the intention...
Manager
Malin Alpsten
Completed
Reserve power service based on biogas
Control over biogas-based backup power is highly valued The project investigated the technical, market, and economic conditions for a full-service concept for...
Report available
Manager
Steve Karlsson
Completed
CelluXtreme – Feasibility study for scaleup
CelluXtreme has a unique technology for spinning strong fibers from 100% nanocellulose with green chemistry and with low emissions to air and...
Manager
Anna Wiberg
Completed
Fossil-free multicopter for heavy lifting
In recent years, drones have become popular and are beeing used in various applications in society. However, there is a lack of...
Manager
Mikael Hult
Ongoing
Fuel scenarios for aviation – Climate efficiency, feasibility and policy measures
The overall aim of the project is to (a) outline scenarios for the aviation fuel supply that provide a greatly reduced climate...
Manager
Jonas Åkerman
Ongoing
Energy efficient fossil-free aviation for regional public transportation in support of a green transition (NORRFLYG)
In northern Sweden, the ongoing green industrial transition is creating a growing need for transport solutions for labor, experts, and equipment. Meeting...
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Manager
Jonas Westin
Completed
Biorefining of forest residues for production of fossil free aviation fuels by a two-step process – Enhancing process aromatic selectivity
This project focuses on the development of a novel two-step process of forest residual materials to produce fossil free jet fuels. It...
Manager
Louise Olsson
Ongoing
Evaluation of industrial symbiosis between fish farming and a hydrogen plant in Alby
Fish farm makes use of residual heat and oxygen from hydrogen plant In this study, the processes, sustainability, production costs, and handling...
Manager
Elena Petukhovskaya
Completed