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Övik Energi AB is a municipally owned Swedish energy company headquartered in Örnsköldsvik, Västernorrland county. It operates as a full-service provider of sustainable energy and communication services, including electricity production and distribution, district heating, district cooling, process steam, and fiber optic broadband networks. The company manages a biomass-fuelled combined heat and power (CHP) plant at Hörneborg that utilizes renewable biofuels such as wood chips, bark, and sawdust from local forest and industrial sources.
Established with roots dating to 1895, Övik Energi AB was restructured into its current form in 1993 and employs over 145 people. It is wholly owned by Rodret i Örnsköldsvik AB, a holding company 100% owned by Örnsköldsviks kommun. The group includes the wholly owned subsidiary Övik Energi Nät AB, responsible for the electricity grid, and partial stakes in entities such as Domsjö Fiber AB for biofuel supply coordination, Norrsken AB for broadband infrastructure, and SEKAB for bioethanol production.
In the Swedish energy sector, Övik Energi focuses on the transition to climate-neutral operations, having phased out peat and fossil oil in favor of 100% renewable fuels. It participates in regional innovation clusters like High Coast Innovation Park and collaborates on carbon capture initiatives, supplying biogenic CO₂ from its CHP plant for e-fuel projects. The company serves customers in Örnsköldsvik municipality and emphasizes reliable, locally produced energy solutions alongside fiber connectivity.
Also known as Örnsköldsviks Energiverk.
chemXplore tracks 1 project involving Övik Energi.
Parent company placed in bankruptcy; trustee appointed and group business — including Nordic subsidiaries — put up for sale.
Permit sought for integrated eMethanol plant producing >100,000 t/y from biogenic CO₂ and renewable hydrogen, with waste-heat recovery to district heating.
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