Climate-neutral Skellefteå 2030

2025

• Campus ACE demonstrateshow circular construction can be implemented on a large scale, with the reuse of materials such as windows, fixtures, and building components, which both reduces the climate footprint and creates innovative solutions.
• Örjansskolan is another example where reuse is integrated into school construction, with materials from demolished buildings given new life in a new school environment. These projects show that reuse is not only possible but also attractive and cost-effective. The project is a concrete example for other municipalities that want to implement reuse in educational environments.

2024

Skellefteå highlights further actions that they believe may be of particular interest to other municipalities to spy and apply. Contact the process leaders to spy and apply.

• Skellefteå Kraft promotes biodiversity in power lines by creating environments that favor local species and vegetation. They collaborate with the community, where young people from sports teams take part in work activities that support this work, while receiving compensation for the team fund and learning about environmental work. 

• Skellefteå municipality is working intensively to reshape the city's traffic flows to promote sustainable transport. The work also includes investments in greener urban environments with tree plantings and electrically powered machines to reduce emissions. 

• By using procurement for development, Skellefteå municipality has achieved various successful results. For example, by procuring a long-term contract for an electric truck, the transition was made possible for the supplier, who can now offer fossil-free services to other customers in the region. 
• In November, Skellefteå municipality organizes Society Summit 2024, which aims to bring together actors from public organisations, academia and business to explore, among other things, how public procurement can be a powerful tool for reducing climate emissions. 
• In Skellefteå, through projects such as Ecolink, waste heat from heating plants and industries is used to heat streets and buildings, reducing the need for new energy sources and promoting efficient use of resources. This not only helps to reduce climate emissions, but also creates long-term sustainability and financial savings.
• The municipal companies Skellefteå Kraft and Skellefteå Airport built a 1 MWh charger for electric aircraft. Through this collaboration, the region has taken a leading role in sustainable transportation and innovation in the aviation industry, and an electric flight school has been established in Skellefteå.