Our Challenge

Cities and their surrounding rural areas generate vast amounts of organic resources, from manure and crop residues to food and agricultural by-products. These materials hold great potential for producing renewable energy and strengthening sustainable food systems, yet they are often underused or seen as competing with food and feed production. In this challenge, you will explore how biogas production can be effectively integrated with agriculture in ways that create value for both farmers and energy systems. Together with St1 Biokraft, one of Northern Europe’s largest producers of bio-LNG, a sustainable and locally produced alternative to fossil fuels, you will investigate real-life examples where agricultural resources are used for biogas without compromising food production. Based on your findings, you will develop practical recommendations for how such approaches can be applied at St1 Biokraft’s new production facility in Mönsterås and you will contribute to shaping smarter, more circular solutions for energy and agriculture, helping drive the transition to a more sustainable future. The challenge is open to students from all backgrounds, blending engineering, natural sciences, and social studies to develop cutting-edge solutions.