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Climate Leading Process Industry enters Stage 3
We are pleased to announce that we have secured funding from Vinnova and Region Västra Götaland for another stage of Climate Leading Process Industry. This means another three years of work towards...
The import of blue hydrogen can accelerate industrial transition on the West Coast
The project Hydrogen Supply to the West Coast has analysed and compared the costs of importing blue or green hydrogen for industry in western Sweden, both in the near term and in anticipation of local...
Basic research for efficient conversion of CO2 to fuel and chemicals
Electrofuels and electrochemicals created from captured carbon dioxide, water, and green energy are believed to be one of the tools for reducing climate footprints in the future. A recently completed...
How to meet the growing demand for biogas
The Industry's Biogas Commission (Industrins biogaskommission) highlights a critical need: the country's biogas production must increase fivefold by 2030 for industry to achieve fossil-free operations...
Electrically flexible industry - we're looking for new partners!
The industrial transition is in full swing - and electricity flexibility is key. An important step towards increased competitiveness is now being taken with the Electrically flexible industry...
Stop greenwash – how to verify your sustainability claims
EU directives on green claims and sustainability reporting aim to enable consumers to obtain accurate and trustworthy information regarding the sustainability of companies or products. However, the...
Feasibility study on a potential pilot plant for SOEC completed
The project Feasibility Study on a Potential Pilot Plant for High-Temperature Electrolysis (SOEC) in Stenungsund has been completed. We asked a few questions to the project manager, Lovisa Axelsson...
Energy in Focus for New Members
In 2024, seven new member organizations joined Climate-Leading Process Industry and the West Sweden Chemical and Materials Cluster. Almost all of them share the common denominator of Energy, and...
Restart of network for junior talents
We are relaunching our network for juniors in the chemical industry, now called Talents for Transformation! At our meetups, you will expand your network and learn more about how various players...
Is there a potential for synthetic production of edible oils in Stenungsund?
The Power-to-Food project in Stenungsund has concluded. Its purpose was to showcase the potential for creating an integrated food production system, producing edible oils and fats from renewable...
The potential for hydrogen in Lysekil
What is required for large-scale production of electrofuels using hydrogen as a raw material at Preem’s refinery in Lysekil? And how should a reasonably sized hydrogen storage facility look in such a...
New report on tire pyrolysis oil processing
Last spring, we reported about the agreement between Preem and Scandinavian Enviro Systems, which involves using end-of-life tires as raw material for large-scale fuel production. Now, Preem has...
We welcome two chemistry veterans
Climate Leading Process Industry kicks off the fall season with two strong recruitments to the team at Lindholmen Science Park. Both Stina Welming and Thomas Sörensson have long experience from...
Climate Leading Process Industry's project on plastic recycling in media
In two news segments, Swedish Television (SVT) highlights the results from a plastic recycling project conducted within the Climate Leading Process Industry initiative. The results show that it is...
Michael Carus at Climate Leading Process industry's Summer Meeting
Physicist Michael Carus, a leading European expert, market analyst, and political advisor in the renewable carbon-based economy, visited our summer meeting on May 30th. We took the opportunity to have...
Johan Löfvenholm appointed new CEO of Lindholmen Science Park
The board of Lindholmen Science Park AB has appointed Johan Löfvenholm as the new CEO of the company. With extensive experience in the automotive industry, he will begin his new role in August...
West Coast Hydrogen Valley submitted
We are pleased to announce that we have completed the work on a project application for a Large Scale Hydrogen Valley, with several of the members interested in hydrogen participating. The application...
Potential for electrochemical conversion of carbon dioxide into chemicals
What potential exists for sustainable production of chemicals through direct electrochemical conversion of carbon dioxide? This has been investigated by the project "Electrochemical Reduction of CO2...
Project activities within Climate-Leading Process Industry
Within Climate-Leading Process Industry, collaborative projects are funded to accelerate the transition towards a fossil-independent process industry in Västra Götaland. These projects have a pre...
Recycled tires will be part of future fuels
Discarded tires will now be used as raw material for fuel on a large scale. This follows an agreement between two members of the West Swedish Chemical and Material Cluster, Preem and Scandinavian...
In-depth analysis of your garbage bag
It has long been known that plastic accounts for the largest share of carbon dioxide emissions when household waste is incinerated. But now, a project funded by Avfall Sverige, Climate-leading Process...
Climate-leading Process Industry steps up at Lindholmen Science Park
Starting from January 2024, Lindholmen Science Park has become the host organization for Climate-leading Process Industry, a West Swedish initiative striving towards a fossil-independent and...
Lindholmen Science Park new host organization for Climate-Leading Process Industry
The host organization for the Climate-Leading Process Industry initiative, where the members of the West Sweden Chemistry and Materials Cluster (the cluster) collaborate, has been on since January 1...
Great potential for establishing more sustainable and environmentally responsible methods for plastic waste management in Sweden
Hello, Johan Landberg, project manager in the project "From reject to recycling - a feasibility study", at RISE! According to Plastic Mapping (2020), only 10% of the plastic available is recycled. In...