The Swedish Energy Agency has launched two new calls, looking to back projects and research work centered around solutions that can help achieve negative emissions.
This motion forms part of the country’s strategy to support innovations through the government-backed Industriklivet program.
Through the newly announced calls for proposals, the Swedish Energy Agency will provide financial support to projects classified in two categories.
One of the calls is focused specifically on innovative negative emissions projects that are working on scaling up operations or entering a commercialization phase.
This opportunity is open to projects with a clear connection to the implementation of new technology or solutions in a commercial environment and is suitable for feasibility studies, pilot and demonstration projects, and investments in commercial facilities.
As clarified in the announcement, the call applies for technologies that enable the capture, transport, and geological storage of greenhouse gases of biogenic origin or those accumulated in the atmosphere.
These technologies are eligible for support that can be given across the entire value chain, and the financial backing will come from a fund totalling nearly $32 million (SEK 300 million).
This call is accepting submissions until April 29, 2026, with decisions on which projects will be granted support expected to be made no earlier than June 2026.
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The second call aims to back research on negative emissions solutions and is open to entities such as universities and colleges, research institutes, public sector actors, and companies (legal entities).
The call welcomes applications by projects relating to industrial research or experimental development under Article 25 of Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 (GBER), and interested parties can apply by August 31, 2026, with decisions expected to be reached from October 2026 onward.
Research projects approved under this call will receive financial support from a fund totalling approximately $1.6 million (SEK 15 million).
Further details on the two calls can be found at the Swedish Energy Agency website.
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