projects, clusters and accelerator programs

WE ACCELERATE INNOVATION FOR GROWTH AND GREEN TRANSITION

ENERGY & MOBILITY

ENERGY AND MOBILITY

ENERGY AND MOBILITY

A completely new ecosystem is being built in Skellefteå and it’s linked to one of Europe's largest industrial investments - Europe's first large-scale lithium-ion battery factory. The initiative presents both challenges and opportunities, where several societal stakeholders need to work together effectively to build a strong and viable business climate.

Energy and sustainable energy supply is a crucial issue for the green transition and the opportunity for Skellefteå to grow rapidly while reducing carbon dioxide emissions.

With Skellefteå Kraft as the engine for the conversion, Skellefteå Science City contributes to the development, testing and commercialization of new innovative solutions. 

Skellefteå has launched the ELIS program with the ambition of becoming an early adopter of electric aviation and a leading hub in the commercialization of electrified aviation in Sweden and beyond.

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Increasing the commercialization rate of innovations contributing to reach our energy and climate goals.

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The Arctic Center of Energy is a world-leading competence center that accelerates the electrification of society.

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The three-year Interreg Aurora project Bothnia Green Energy started in beginning of 2023. The project aims to stimulate cross-border collaboration and investment in sustainable energy solutions in the geographic area around Kvarken. The region's energy companies are involved in the project.

The objective of the project is to accelerate innovation and develop sustainable energy solutions through cross-border collaboration with stakeholders in the Kvarken region. What sets this project apart is the unique collaboration between the region's energy companies - Herrfors, Karleby Energi, Skellefteå Kraft, Umeå Energi, Vasa Elektriska, and Övik Energi - who are working together in this endeavor.

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Accelerate Skellefteå is an accelerator program operated jointly by EIT InnoEnergy, Skellefteå Kraft and Skellefteå Science City.

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GAME INDUSTRY

Arctic Game is a collaboration between Umeå, Skellefteå, Luleå and Boden that is working to create a strategic platform for the game industry in northern Sweden; with business development, investment support, game educations and events to build a strong games community.

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The project goal is to establish a test bed cluster in gaming technology and methodology, which via innovation in intersections and increased exchange between sectors strengthens technology and service development in the gaming industry and other industries.

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The project aims to create increased cooperation between Swedish XR developers, the computer game industry and other industries in order to contribute to strengthened entrepreneurship, increased exports, digitization and talent attraction.

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The project will create an innovative prototype that combines several technologies in order to be able to visualize in a new way, and create creative dialogue around, larger construction projects.

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GAME

GAME

Games are part of the creative and digital industry, which are important areas for Skellefteå and contribute to the diversification of business life.

Since 2016, a regional investment in the gaming industry – funded by the municipalities of Umeå, Skellefteå, Luleå and Boden – has been underway in northern Sweden. Skellefteå Science City is tasked with driving this initiative, with financial support from the municipalities, local regions and several projects. 

Skellefteå Science City runs several innovative projects in this area, both regionally, nationally and internationally.

Arctic Game

INNOVATION & ACCELERATOR

INNOVATION

INNOVATION

Skellefteå Science City is a global role model in the middle of the intersection between academia, the public sector and business. We break patterns and develop infrastructure for innovation for tomorrow's knowledge-intensive society.

Intersective Innovation aims to boost the innovation processes of our region’s small and medium-sized businesses by facilitating collaboration between companies that do not usually meet.

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The aim of the DistanceLAB project is to develop remote working skills and services. It equips public and private organisations with smart distance working skills and business development services in the Baltic Sea region. The developed tools and methods are divided into three categories: communication and innovation, sustainability and remote business strategy. The project is supported by the European Union Interreg Baltic Sea Region Programme and the implementation period is 1.1.2023-31.12.2025.