Kanthal wins Swedish energy prize

The prize is Sweden's largest energy prize in business and aims to promote the development of Swedish companies that contribute to the energy and climate transition. Companies are awarded in three categories: renewable energy, energy optimization and sustainable transport. The jury’s comments read: ‘‘With a 90-year-old invention combined with a modern and innovative approach, this year’s winner is paving the way for a fossil-free industry through the electrification of high-temperature processes. Natural gas is replaced by efficient electric heating in industrial applications, enabling fossil-free production processes that improve both the environment and working conditions’’.

‘‘We are very proud that the jury chose us and our technology for this prize. With our technology, industries around the world, such as the steel, battery, semiconductors and glass industries, can use electricity instead of fossil fuels. This can contribute to major emission savings in global industry. The technology has a 100-year legacy of innovative development and is more relevant than ever. There is a large potential, and more and more industries are making use of it,” said Robert Ståhl, president of Kanthal.

"The greatest opportunities of the energy transition are still ahead of us. It is necessary to level up both in terms of temperature and scale and find completely new solutions for industries such as steel and cement. In addition, our products themselves have become a huge lever for this transition: Not only do they reduce customers’ emissions, but they also contribute to the expansion and improved management of fossil-free electricity,” added Nicolai Schaaf, sustainability manager at Kanthal.