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In our Companies in Focus series, we highlight businesses across northern Sweden and the innovations and solutions they are developing to support the green transition. This time, we feature Umeå-based Seaflex, which is drawing on 50 years of expertise in mooring technology to enable floating solar farms in locations where water levels fluctuate dramatically, opening up new opportunities in international markets.
Per Gunnar Eriksson had developed new technology for hybrid solar panels. But when the first search report came back from the patent office, it revealed similar existing solutions. With the help of Valigent’s AI technology, he was able to pinpoint what made the invention unique and strengthen the patent application. Today, a new team and company have been formed around the technology.
Norrlandsgjuteriet and Kåge Gjutmek in Västerbotten have successfully tested metallurgical biochar made from Swedish forest biomass in their production processes. The trials show that biochar can replace fossil carbon and graphite, offering the potential to reduce both the climate impact of production and reliance on imported raw materials.
C-Green has been selected as an industrial partner in Infinity Fiber, an eight-year research initiative at Karlstad University with a total budget of approximately EUR 9 million. The initiative aims to develop new solutions to improve resource efficiency in the forest industry and extend the lifespan of wood fibres.
Umeå-based Arevo has entered into a partnership with Kekkilä-BVB to bring its arginine-based plant nutrition technology, Arginex, to consumer products across the Nordic and Baltic markets. The partnership marks another step in bringing Arevo’s technology to a wider market.
Small and medium-sized enterprises in Västerbotten have new opportunities to strengthen their competitiveness, find new partners and develop business opportunities across the Kvarken region. Through the new BRIDGE project, companies in Sweden and Finland will receive support to strengthen their ability to adapt to change and develop new cross-border collaborations.
