Tag: Sweden

Preem exports fully renewable HVO for the first time

Preem exports fully renewable HVO for the first time

December 20, 2023 |

In Sweden, Preem began its transition to renewable production ten years ago and now for the first time, a fully renewable HVO produced at the Gothenburg refinery has been exported, an important milestone on the company’s journey towards a climate-neutral value chain by 2035. Preem is currently undergoing the biggest transition in the company’s history. […]

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Essity joins Sustronics project to develop circular economy through the use of eco-design, bio-based materials

Essity joins Sustronics project to develop circular economy through the use of eco-design, bio-based materials

December 12, 2023 |

In Sweden, hygiene and health company Essity has joined the European research project Sustronics, which is supporting the development of circular electronic products. Companies and universities from 11 countries will, together with Essity, develop sensor-based digital solutions for self and professional care.  The main purpose of Sustronics is to transform the European electronics industry and […]

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Alfa Laval and Bisviridi team up to produce AD-based biocrude in the UK

Alfa Laval and Bisviridi team up to produce AD-based biocrude in the UK

December 11, 2023 |

In Sweden, Alfa Laval and Bisviridi, a new company part of the BioteCH4 group, the leading anaerobic digestion (AD) operator in the United Kingdom, are collaborating to elevate the sustainability potential of organic and food waste recycling. The partnership integrates Alfa Laval’s state-of-the-art Prodec Oil Plus decanter, designed for efficient oil separation, with AD to […]

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Essity joins European research project on circular sensor technology

Essity joins European research project on circular sensor technology

December 7, 2023 |

In Sweden, Essity said it has joined the European research project Sustronics, which is supporting the development of circular electronic products. Companies and universities from 11 countries will, together with Essity, develop sensor-based digital solutions for self and professional care.  The main purpose of Sustronics is to transform the European electronics industry and promote a […]

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Wärtsilä to introduce four new methanol engines to its portfolio

Wärtsilä to introduce four new methanol engines to its portfolio

December 5, 2023 |

In Sweden, Wärtsilä will introduce another four methanol engines to its portfolio, setting a new industry benchmark with the broadest methanol engine portfolio currently on the market. In addition to the Wärtsilä 32 methanol engine launched last year, Wärtsilä will add the Wärtsilä 20, Wärtsilä 31, Wärtsilä 46F and Wärtsilä 46TS to its portfolio of […]

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Birch breakthrough: Umeå University project converts leaves into semiconductor material

Birch breakthrough: Umeå University project converts leaves into semiconductor material

December 4, 2023 |

A collaboration between researchers from Sweden, Denmark and China has successfully converted birch leaves into carbon quantum dots suitable for use in semiconductors. The team, led by researchers at Umeå University, also produced a prototype semiconductor using the material. The dots were found to be a suitable replacement for semiconductor materials that require extensive mining […]

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Preem Oks $527.5M repurposing of Lysekil to produce SAF and HVO

Preem Oks $527.5M repurposing of Lysekil to produce SAF and HVO

November 27, 2023 |

In Sweden, Preem’s Board of Directors has decided to invest approximately $527.5 million to repurpose the existing refinery in Lysekil. The investment represents an important milestone on Preem’s transition journey, as the company is phasing out fossil production in favor of renewable fuels for road and air transport. The investment enables Preem to become the […]

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Metacon signs MOU with PERIC Hydrogen Technologies to build and sell its systems in China

Metacon signs MOU with PERIC Hydrogen Technologies to build and sell its systems in China

November 23, 2023 |

In Sweden, Metacon AB entered into a Memorandum of Understanding aimed at a strategic partnership with the Chinese company PERIC Hydrogen Technologies Co., Ltd, a world-leading manufacturer of, among other things, large-scale electrolytic hydrogen generators (electrolysers). The MoU means that Metacon and PERIC have established the principles for a manufacturing and sales agreement that gives […]

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