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Projects
Introducing our first portfolio
with 5 projects under development

Projects
Introducing our first portfolio
with 5 projects under development

In our project companies RxAB (Regenergy X, where “X” is named after the place of establishment, e.g. Regenergy Kullabygden AB, Regenergy Frövi AB), WA3RM AB will create new regenerative activities (e.g. greenhouses for tomato cultivation and land-based fish farming) based on large industries’ residual flows – “waste-to-x”. These new operations will, among other things, increase employment locally (hundreds of jobs per plant), attract external financing of more than SEK 500 million per plant,

annually recover large amounts of residual heat (tens of GWh) and CO2 (thousands of tonnes), significantly reduce the need for transportation, producing thousands of tons of food, recycling large amounts of nutrients per year, etc. External financing takes place through WA3RM’s fund financing model currently supporting up to 5 RxABs to be deployed. Below we present an overview on the 2 first projects currently being developed in parallel and have both reached permit phases

These new operations will, among other things, increase employment locally (hundreds of jobs per plant), attract external financing of more than SEK 500 million per plant, annually recover large amounts of residual heat (tens of GWh) and CO2 (thousands of tonnes), significantly reduce the need for transportation, producing thousands of tons of food, recycling large amounts of nutrients per year, etc.

External financing takes place through WA3RM’s fund financing model currently supporting up to 5 RxABs to be deployed. Below we present an overview on the 2 first projects currently being developed in parallel and have both reached permit phases

Regenergy Kullabygden AB (RKAB)

RKAB will utilize waste streams from the world’s largest metal powder plant Höganäs AB in the south of Sweden to create a circular economic environment around Höganäs where excess heat and CO2 from the plant is used for a sustainable production of tomatoes and fish, while the plant avoids costs for cooling and reduces its environmental footprint. RKAB is also a lighthouse project in CORALIS, under the Horizon 2020 framework.

Location Höganäs municipality
Green house size 8 hectar
Fish farm size 2 hectar
Total annual food production 6 800 tonnes
Recycled heat 20 GWh/year
Recycled and avoided CO2 emissions 7 966 ton/year
Job creation 71 FTEs
Investment and annual Growth 379/76 M SEK

Höganäs AB: Höganäs is the
world leader on the market for iron
and metal powders with a yearly
capacity of 500,000 tons.

Local Harvest: New Swedish
greenhouse grower with year around
production of sustainable tomatoes
and vegetables

WA3RM: Developer of
regenerative businesses

Regenergy Frövi AB (RFAB)

RFAB will utilize waste streams from the world leading manufacturer of packaging carton in the mid-east of Sweden to create a circular economic environment around the site where excess heat and CO2 from the plant is used for a sustainable food production, while the plant avoids costs for cooling and reduces its environmental footprint.

Location Lindesberg municipality
Green house size 20 hectares
Fish farm size TBD
Total annual food production 15 000 tonnes
Recycled heat 50 GWh/year
Recycled and avoided CO2 emissions 19 915 ton/year
Job creation 220 FTEs
Investment & annual Growth 754 / 267 M SEK

BillerudKorsnäs: World-leading
provider ofprimary fibre based
packaging materials with customers
in over 100 countries.

Local Harvest: New Swedish
greenhouse grower with year
around production of sustainable
tomatoes and vegetables

WA3RM: Developer of
regenerative businesses

New projects and pipeline

During the spring 2021 we are focusing our efforts on developing our two first projects, RKAB and RFAB, to building start late 2021. The development consists of detailed planning, prospecting, securing land, applications for building permits, etc. as well as securing financing and the setting up of our first fund. We have no intention to stop with the two first projects. The climate threat is real, and we need to add industrial large-scale sustainability solutions that make a difference.

Therefore, in parallel, we are developing our projects portfolio. At this stage we have another X projects under negotiation and early development on Swedish and Belgian soil. Our aim is to have a project portfolio of at least 30 projects in different geographies and stages of development by the end of 2024.

CORALIS

The main objective of CORALIS is to create pathways for the decarbonisation of resource and energy intensive sector value chains through the implementation of viable industrial symbiosis approaches combining new business and management strategies with innovative technology-based enablers.

This whole approach will be demonstrated in three real industrial areas covering different sectors, geographical dimensions and resources, improving the knowledge basis and laying the foundations for exploiting the potential of Industrial Symbiosis in EU process industry.

CORALIS’ overall approach will be demonstrated in 3 Lighthouse demonstrators. Besides, 3 follower industrial parks will learn from the project results in order to replicate them by implementing additional Industrial Symbiosis initiatives after the project’s end.

WA3RM is project coordinator for on of CORALIS 3 lighthouses: Höganäs

The pilot will demonstrate the utilisation of CO2 and low-grade waste heat in the Höganäs symbiosis network.

CO2 capture from flue gas streams from the sponge iron factory will be utilised including integration with waste heat. Heat and part of the CO2 will be used in a nearby greenhouse, to be constructed during the project.

Adjacent to the greenhouse, a fish farm will be constructed, with facilities to recycle waste nutrients to the greenhouse and benefits as well from residual heat, which will be assessed during the project execution.

The pilot will also test the upgrade the CO2-source stream to the quality required by potential uses other than the greenhouse (algae cultivation, power to X technologies etc) with the objective of scaling-up the installed facilities and find new alternatives for the symbiotic use of captured CO2.

Finally, a valorisation analysis of slags coming from Höganäs will be also performed in order to support future IS initiatives in the industrial area.

CORALIS Lighthouse: Höganäs

Empowering Regenerative Businesses for Increased Resource Productivity and Sustainable Business Growth (EMP)

The project “Empowering Regenerative Businesses for Increased Resource Productivity and Sustainable Business Growth” (EMP), supported by the Kamprad Family Foundation.

EMP focuses on regenerative business operations that have their core focus on value creation from waste stream resources and the development of more sustainable economic systems. The project involves Industrial Environmental Technology at Linköping University, Sotenäs Symbioscentrum, WA3RM AB, Econova AB, Ecoloop AB, Swedish Algae Factory AB, RagnSells AB, and Ectogrid within E.ON Sverige AB.

The project will highlight the importance and role of regenerative activities to increase resource productivity in Sweden. Key challenges that hinder efficient business operations and further development of regenerative companies must also be identified and efforts to promote the development of this sector formulated and communicated with key players. The growth of regenerative companies promotes innovative business development and creates jobs in a sustainable sector that can establish a circular and bio-based economy in practice.

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Regenergy Kullabygden AB (RKAB)

Location Höganäs municipality

Green house size 8 hectar

Fish farm size 2 hectar

Total annual food production 6 800 tonnes

Recycled heat 20 GWh/year

Recycled and avoided CO2 emissions 7 966 ton/year

Job creation 71 FTEs

Investment and annual Growth 379/76 M SEK

Regenergy Frövi AB (RFAB)

Location Lindesberg municipality

Green house size 20 hectares

Fish farm size TBD

Total annual food production 15 000 tonnes

Recycled heat 50 GWh/year

Recycled and avoided CO2 emissions 19 915 ton/year

Job creation 220 FTEs

Investment & annual Growth 754 / 267 M SEK

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