Jonas Sunryd

First six months 2025: Investments today – for a fossil-free future Electricity prices in the Nordic region fell during the first half of 2025 and Vattenfall’s total electricity generation declined. Despite this, Vattenfall reports an improved underlying operating profit. Contributing to the improvement in earnings were more favourable effects from price hedging on the continent and improved results from both trading and distribution operations. During the quarter, we took an investment decision that enables increased capacity at the Harsprånget hydro power plant in Sweden and obtained several permits for the Muir Mhòr wind farm off the east coast of Scotland. Read Vattenfall´s President and CEO Anna Borg´s comments on the interim report for January-June 2025: https://lnkd.in/eAacYyEM #Vattenfall #quarterlyreport #financialreport

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🔌 Interconnection will be in the spotlight tomorrow, as EU Energy Ministers gather in Copenhagen for the Informal Energy Council. 📈 Europe’s energy security goals will not be met without closing the gaps between where our grid is headed by 2030 and where it needs to be. Our updated interconnection data tool shows the scale of the challenge up to 2040: https://lnkd.in/ejATH4mq Europe needs independent and integrated infrastructure planning to channel investment into the most cost-efficient solutions. More details in Ember’s input to the upcoming European Grid Package 👉 https://lnkd.in/giGAuWjD

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Liquid Wind receives SEK 39 million funding to advance eFuel project in Sweden Liquid Wind has secured SEK 39 million in funding from #Industriklivet, the Swedish Energy Agency’s program supporting the green transition in industry. The grant will support the pre-engineering phase of the company’s full-scale eMethanol facility in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden, paving the way for a future investment decision on the eFuel plant. The planned facility will produce 100,000 tons of eMethanol per year by combining green hydrogen from electrolysis with 150,000 tons of captured biogenic CO₂ from Övik Energi AB’s biofuel-powered CHP plant. This integrated approach is expected to avoid 200,000 tons of CO₂ emissions annually, providing a sustainable alternative to fossil fuels in hard-to-abate sectors such as shipping, aviation, and the chemical industry. Claes Fredriksson, CEO and founder of Liquid Wind, says the funding represents a strong commitment from the Swedish government and signals confidence to international investors and offtakers. “It is a clear endorsement of our vision to scale local and resilient eFuel solutions in Europe,” he explains. With this project, Örnsköldsvik is set to strengthen its role as a frontrunner in Sweden’s green energy transition while Liquid Wind moves closer to delivering large-scale, low-carbon solutions for transport and industrial sectors.

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Power exchange Nord Pool will provide a new trading platform to manage flows on the 1.4 GW North Sea Link between Norway and the UK, National Grid said on Thursday.   Nord Pool has operated the solution since the cable went live in 2021, enabling implicit auctioning where power flows are guided by spot prices on both sides. But owners National Grid and Statnett launched a tender for a new and improved system starting September next year, which will also open the Norwegian auction to other exchanges in line with EU regulations.   The updated platform will introduce intraday auctions and move to 30-minute resolution, at least for intraday trading. The contract covers a daily day-ahead auction and two intraday auctions, with the possibility of a third, and runs for up to 10 years subject to regulatory approval.   Link to the full reporting by Olav Vilnes can be found in the comments section. #energymarkets #eneryinsights #nordics

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Renewables like solar and wind are weather-dependent, bringing intermittency into the grid. For them to be reliable, the energy system needs to be flexible. Good news: Norrsken House Stockholm alumni John Diklev figured it out, and founded Flower back in 2020. With its AI-powered platform, Flower harnesses energy sources (think everything from wind and solar farms to residential batteries and EV chargers) and redistributes electricity where and when it’s needed. Cherry on top of the grid? That flexibility enables them to optimize renewable energy assets and refine their output, from volatile and costly to fixed and affordable. Make sure to follow their progress! Flower, John Diklev

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