RISE explores opportunities for the Swedish process industry to benefit from electrofuels
In a newly launched research project, RISE, together with Södra, AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals and BillerudKorsnäs, with the support of the Swedish Energy Agency, investigates the opportunities for the Swedish pulp, chemical and paper industry to increase the production of renewable fuels while taking a more active role in the electricity market by producing so-called electrofuels.
Sweden aims to have an electricity production that is 100 percent renewable in 2040. The goal is to be achieved by mainly expanding the production of solar and wind power, which are both weather-dependent