Swedish Energy Agency

Swedenenergimyndigheten.se/en

Its role Investor / Financier

projects tracked
5
active
3
partner companies
12
news articles
8

The Swedish Energy Agency (Energimyndigheten) is Sweden’s national government authority for energy policy. It supports the transition to a secure, sustainable, and efficient energy system by funding research, innovation, and demonstration projects; running support programs; and providing energy statistics, market monitoring, and policy analysis. Its work spans electricity, heat, transport fuels, and emerging energy carriers, with a focus on security of supply and reduced climate impact.

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For energy‑intensive sectors, including chemicals, the agency co-finances initiatives to cut energy use and greenhouse gas emissions and to accelerate industrial decarbonization. Priority areas include energy efficiency, electrification, hydrogen, bioenergy, and other low‑carbon technologies, as well as the scale‑up of pilots and first‑of‑a‑kind plants. The agency also facilitates collaboration between industry, academia, and public stakeholders to help move technologies from development to commercial deployment.

Projects Swedish Energy Agency is involved in

chemXplore tracks 5 projects involving Swedish Energy Agency, of which 3 are active.

  1. none Announced / Concept
  2. 2 projects FEED / Pre-FID
  3. none FID / Sanctioned
  4. 1 project Under Construction
  5. none Commissioning & Start-up

Besides these 3, the record holds 1 completed project and 1 on hold.

Active projects

Closest to start-up first.

The 2 that are completed, on hold or cancelled are in the record. See all 5 in chemXplore →

What moved recently

  • 15 June 2026 LKAB Malmberget Sponge Iron Demo and Apatite Plant Expansion · FEED / Pre-FID · Sweden
  • 11 May 2026 Liquid Wind EFÖvik eMethanol Plant, Örnsköldsvik · On Hold / Postponed · Sweden

Swedish Energy Agency in chemical industry news

17 September 2026
SkyNRG CEO Maarten van Dijk to step down

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.

14 September 2026
Alfa Laval to supply heat exchangers for Saipem-built Stockholm Exergi BECCS plant

Heat-exchange package will support a BECCS plant capturing, liquefying and storing up to 800,000 t/yr CO2, with operations due to start in 2028.

13 August 2026
LKAB Q2 2026: Earnings hit by USD hedging and higher costs

Stable production and deliveries but lower sales and operating profit due to USD hedging losses and higher energy, maintenance and urban transformation costs; two key permits granted.

13 July 2026
Rivus Batteries raises €2 million to scale critical‑mineral‑free flow battery chemistry

€2m seed plus €2m in grants to scale an organic, critical‑mineral‑free flow battery electrolyte compatible with commercial flow battery hardware.

15 June 2026
LKAB granted environmental permit for expanded Malmberget operations

Court allows continued and expanded mining and processing in Malmberget, including a demo fossil-free sponge iron plant and an apatite processing line for Luleå supply.

18 May 2026
SkyKraft awarded €21m Industriklivet grant for eSAF production in Skellefteå

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.

5 May 2026
Liquid Wind applies for eFuel permit for Örnsköldsvik eMethanol plant

Permit sought for integrated eMethanol plant producing >100,000 t/y from biogenic CO₂ and renewable hydrogen, with waste-heat recovery to district heating.

27 February 2025
HYBRIT Proves Large-Scale Fossil-Free Hydrogen Storage Feasibility

The pilot project confirms the technical and economic viability of storing fossil-free hydrogen for industrial use, reducing hydrogen production costs by up to 40%.

Where its projects are

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  • Sweden 3 active projects, 5 in all

Partners on its projects

The 6 sharing the most projects, of 12.