SFC's partner opened a unique renewable energy gas plant

2018-12-03 Cortus Energy is an industry partner in the Swedish Gasification Center, that cooperates with KTH and Luleå University of Technology. In 2018, the world's first industrial plant which will demonstrate fossil-free steel production based on thermal gasification on an industrial scale, opened.

SFC Program Conference 2016

2016-02-15 The Swedish Gasification Centre (SFC) held its annual program conference in Gothenburg February 1 to 4, for the fifth time. Keynote speakers were Åsa Burman, CIT Lighthouse, and Professor Hermann Hofbauer, TU Vienna.

SFC's program conference 2015

2015-02-06 The 2015 Program Conference for the Swedish Gasification Centre (SFC) was held on 2-4 February at Kulturens Hus in Luleå. The conference offered many interesting presentations and discussions within the area of gasification.

New leader for SFC

2014-05-14 Swedish Gas Centre (SFC) is a research center within which nine universities and institutes collaborates with the industry. The aim is to create a national skills base for research, development and education in the biomass gasification technology and related fields.

Major investment in gasification will provide renewable fuels

2013-06-05 The funding of 234 MSEK for the second phase of the Swedish Gasification Centre is now complete. During the period 2013 to 1017 the Swedish Energy Agency contributes with 78 MSEK, the academy invests the same amount, and also the industry where 25 companies jointly invest 78 MSEK.

Got insight into processes for green fuels

2012-08-20 A summer course for some 30 PhD students from across the country have recently been completed at Luleå University of Technology (LTU). The students have got a broad survey by experts in the field of gasification to produce green fuels from biomass. The course is held within the framework of Swedish ...

Synthesis gas for fuel – directly from forest residues

2012-04-02 Forest residues such as stumps, bark and twigs are now proving of great benefit in a new test facility for the production of high-quality synthesis gas intended for transport fuels. The results which are unique in Scandinavia, are based on close cooperation between Luleå University of Technology, th...

Swedish Centre for Biomass Gasification gave a successful conference

2012-01-20 Luleå University of Technology, leads the Swedish Centre for Biomass Gasification, SFC. The Centre is researching on how to produce "green" transport fuels from biomass. Within the space of ten years, the results of research in the SFC, will make it possible to establish energy plants, that are comm...

Fuel from biomass focus of new research center

2011-05-23 Luleå University of Technology will lead a new research center named Swedish Gasification Centre (SFC) The focus is to conduct research on biomass gasification, which is a key technology for the production of "green" fuels from biomass. SFC is a center where a number of academic stakeholders interac...