Ljuskällan

Project Development

Where energy becomes sustainable products and local benefits

Ljuskällan, Ljusdal

Ljuskällan is an initiative for a new industrial collaboration in Ljusdal municipality. Here, electricity from wind power will be turned into products, jobs, and local value creation, on market terms.

Estimated commissioning

Undecided

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About the Project

Ljuskällan will become a modern industrial cluster where multiple businesses share electricity, water, heat, and residual products. This ensures better resource utilization and lasting value.

The foundation is locally produced wind power. When electricity is used directly on-site, there is no need to sell it in an unstable power market. Instead, value is created through processing: the energy is transformed into products, jobs, and stable revenues.

Companies establishing themselves in Ljuskällan will benefit from lower energy costs for two reasons:

  • They avoid electricity transmission costs.

  • They share infrastructure and resources, resulting in more efficient processes.

Hydrogen at the Core

The core of the cluster is hydrogen production. Hydrogen smooths out fluctuations in wind power production, ensuring the industry has a steady supply of energy. It can also be used as a raw material in several types of business operations:

  • production of ammonia, methanol, or other electrofuels for industry and transport

  • production of fertilizers based on green hydrogen

  • circular food production, where excess heat is used for activities such as tomato cultivation and fish farming

Thus, Ljuskällan is both an energy solution and an industrial business model. It provides predictability, growth, and competitiveness in a rapidly changing market.

Ljuskällan is more than an industrial project. The project aims to strengthen the municipality through

More jobs

More jobs both within the cluster and with local suppliers

New business opportunities

For local businesses in construction, logistics, technology, and service

Professional Development

With new technical professions and educational offerings

A more stable local economy

Because new industrial enterprises provide tax revenues for local welfare

Long-term attractiveness

Long-term attractiveness by the municipality becoming a hub for the energy and industry of the future

Why Aneo?

The renewable energy group Aneo was established in the fall of 2022 through a collaboration between the energy company TrønderEnergi and the investment fund HitecVision. We have just over 180 employees, with our headquarters in Trondheim.

Åfjord at sunset with wind turbines in the background

Aneo is built on 70 years of experience in the development and operation of large power projects. Aneo owns and operates 13 wind farms and two solar power plants in Norway, Sweden, and Finland, with production in all three countries. Additionally, the group holds a stake in Sunna Group AB, which develops, builds, and operates solar power plants in Sweden. Aneo also has several subsidiaries in areas such as energy services, mobility, and development.

We have extensive experience collaborating with municipalities, where we have built strong relationships with both residents, politicians, and the administration. Together with local authorities, we are creating the energy solutions of the future, with a focus on safety and presence in the local community.

Aneo operations building in Åfjord municipality

One of the things that sets us apart from most of our competitors is that when Aneo seeks to build a wind power plant in a Norwegian municipality, it's with long-term intentions in mind, not to sell the project or power plant onward. We invest to build, build to own, and own to operate. This means that we are here now, during any construction process, and of course, every single day throughout the power plant's lifespan.

What is Ljuskällan?

A green industrial cluster is planned at the proposed Källmyrberget wind farm. It will combine a stable power supply with local industrial development, bringing production, processing, and energy storage together in one place. This allows businesses to reduce costs, secure their power supply, and build a robust and profitable business model that is less vulnerable to fluctuations in electricity prices.

Status and the way forward

Ljuskällan, Hyrizeon, and Selected Group are conducting joint feasibility studies on:

  • grid connection

  • hydrogen production

  • greenhouses

  • business models for local energy use

Ljusdal municipality has received a request for a planning decision ("planbesked"). This is a preliminary assessment of whether the municipality will initiate work on a zoning plan for the area. Over the coming year, several assessments and meetings are planned with the municipality, businesses, and residents.

Ownership

Ljuskällan AB is fully owned by Aneo. The company is responsible for coordination, the planning process, and the development of the area. Aneo initiated the project and is also developing the Källmyrberget wind farm, which will supply power to the cluster.

Contact us

Do you have any feedback for us about our project, or are you wondering about something?

Portrett av prosjektleder Marit Riiber

Klas Lomberg

General Manager, Ljuskällan AB

klas.lomberg@aneo.com

+46760252925

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