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Skellefteå Kraft AB is a Swedish, municipally owned energy company based in Skellefteå. Owned by Skellefteå Municipality, it generates, distributes, and trades electricity and heat, with a production mix dominated by renewable sources—particularly hydropower—complemented by wind power and bioenergy. The company also operates district heating systems and provides related energy services, primarily in northern Sweden.
By combining power generation with grid and heating infrastructure, Skellefteå Kraft supplies stable, low‑carbon energy to households and industry. Its priorities include expanding renewable capacity, improving system flexibility, and modernizing networks to support electrification and the needs of power‑intensive manufacturing and other industrial activities in the region.
chemXplore tracks 1 project involving Skellefteå Kraft, of which one is active.
Will leave the CEO role on 31 December 2026 and support handover through Q1 2027; Board has appointed Egon Zehnder to run the external CEO search.
Funding will cover feasibility, design and engineering toward FID in 2027 for an eSAF plant targeting 130,000 t/yr using renewable power and biogenic CO₂, signaling market confidence.
The plant will produce 100,000 tonnes of SAF annually, cutting GHG emissions by up to 90%. KLM is the main off-taker. Construction follows a seven-year development phase. Completion is due in 2028.
Project SkyKraft explores producing eSAF from renewable energy and biogenic CO2 in Northern Sweden, supporting EU decarbonization and Skellefteå's green industry growth.
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