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Energy Market This Fall – What You Should Know
Updated: August 18, 2025, 10:12 AM Published: August 11, 2025, 4:21 PM
After several years of rapid investment, the energy sector has slowed down. However, development hasn’t completely stopped. Here, Magnus Stattin, Head of News for industry news services, provides an overview of the situation heading into the fall.
The energy industry is characterized by paused projects, altered timelines, and a reluctance to invest. An uncertain global environment and economic challenges make it difficult for stakeholders to make decisions.
It’s as if a wet blanket has been thrown over everything. For example, the development of wind power, where significant investments have been made in the last 15 years, has more or less come to a standstill, says Magnus Stattin.
Are there any areas where things are still moving?
Solar cell and battery parks are living their own lives and continue to receive investments, which is due to the fact that their costs are not so high. There is also some interest in investing in hybrid parks that combine wind, solar, and batteries.
What’s happening in the electricity market?
We’ve had a surplus of electricity and low electricity prices this year, especially in northern Sweden. At the same time, there is a capacity shortage in the electricity grids in the south, where most people and companies are located. Since electricity needs to be produced where it is actually used, more large-scale electricity production is needed in those regions. An example of this could be offshore wind farms off the southern coast, and there are a number of projects that have been approved that could lead to investment decisions. New nuclear reactors could also help solve the problem.
What’s the situation with nuclear power?
There has been political movement there. On August 1st, a risk-sharing model was introduced that makes it possible to share the costs with the state for nuclear power projects. There are plans to build new nuclear power plants at existing facilities, and a consortium of several of the country’s largest industrial groups could become an important player if they step in.
Do major setbacks, such as the bankruptcies we’ve seen this year, affect investments going forward?
It’s clear that it’s a big blow, but I don’t think it stops the development of green solutions. Everyone pretty much agrees that this is something we need to invest in. However, there is a need to reflect on what went wrong. We are in a situation where everyone is looking at each other and waiting for someone to take the first step. Industry and energy companies are very willing to do their part, but they are looking for someone to take a holistic approach, and that is primarily the government’s role.
What do you need to keep an eye on this fall?
It’s more important than ever to have good environmental monitoring and follow what’s happening both politically and technologically. On the innovation side, there are three hot areas. One is fusion energy, which is about merging atoms to release energy. It’s still a bit far off, but we see that we are entering a new phase where smaller startups are collaborating with larger established companies. Then we have geothermal energy, which involves extracting heat from the earth’s interior. A Swedish energy technology company has started to gain a foothold in that area. There is also a lot happening in CCS technology, i.e. capturing and storing carbon dioxide. For example, an energy company in Stockholm has decided to invest in a large-scale facility for carbon dioxide capture, and there is already an actor who has signed an agreement to purchase negative emissions.
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