Environmental responsibility

Cell Impact’s fundamental purpose and drive – to combat climate change through a transformation of the global energy system – is fully aligned with its objectives concerning sustainable industries, innovation and infrastructures. Our innovations are helping to develop the markets for fuel cells and electrolyzers, setting a new standard for the production of green hydrogen and fossil-free solutions in areas such as transport. With Cell Impact Forming, our patented environmentally friendly and scalable technology based on the possibilities of the hydrogen society, Cell Impact has the potential to help change how industry and society consume goods and resources.

Cell Impact will also engage with the risks of negative environmental impact linked to the company’s own consumption and management of natural resources.

GHG emissions

Cell Impact has a very low climate impact from direct emissions in its operations (Scope 1). Producing flow plates involves a range of different steps including forming, cutting and welding. All machines in Cell Impact’s processes are powered by electricity and there is no combustion of fossil fuels. There is also a diesel-fueled van that the company uses for local transportation.

Indirect emissions (Scope 2) consist of emissions from the production of electricity and district heating that supply the factory and office in Karlskoga.

Cell Impact was not able to conduct a detailed calculation of its Scope 3 climate impact in 2024. Instead, the company used a standard calculation provided by the EcoVadis Carbon Estimator. The service is primarily aimed at small and medium-sized enterprises and is designed with the support of the GHG Protocol standards. The estimate should be considered a preliminary assessment of emissions across the 15 Scope 3 categories.

The need for an in-depth Scope 3 analysis will become increasingly relevant for Cell Impact as the business expands and production moves to large volumes. Until then, the company’s ambition is to continue to rely on the standardized calculation while gradually implementing preparations in the form of capacity building and data collection. Most interesting will be to investigate the climate-impacting emissions of our suppliers in the production of the steel used in the production of flow plates and forming tools. We believe that these emissions will cause the operation’s most significant negative environmental impact.

Energy consumption

The company’s forming technology, Cell Impact Forming, is significantly less energy-intensive than conventional forming techniques.

Cell Impact’s ambition, which is evident in the company’s Phase II productivity and profitability program, is to constantly streamline and rationalize processes to reduce energy consumption per flow plate, which is crucial in largescale production. In 2024, the factory did not operate at a capacity that would allow us to measure, monitor and develop energy-saving measures per plate. Energy-saving activities were carried out during the year, enabling savings of around 15,000 kWh per month. The electricity we consume is 100 percent fossil-free. Heating at the Karlskoga factory comes from district heating, which according to the supplier derives mainly from renewable sources. District heating consisted of 95 percent renewable and recycled energy, with the majority from waste-based fuels that cannot be recycled efficiently.

LED bulbs are used for lighting in Cell Impact’s manufacturing process.

Water consumption

Unlike other manufacturers in the industry, Cell Impact does not use lubricants in its manufacturing processes. For this reason, no water is needed to clean production machinery. The water consumed at Cell Impact’s factory relates to drinking water, flushing toilets and cleaning. Monitoring water consumption is therefore irrelevant to the operation.

Waste management and recycling

Recycling is an important factor right from the design phase of forming tools. Tools are manufactured from a life cycle perspective with a focus on sustainability. With the right material and manufacturing method, Cell Impact can ensure that a tool will maintain its shape and quality for a long time.

Well-designed tooling optimizes the forming process to make the most efficient use of material for the flow plates, minimizing waste as much as possible. This makes the manufacturing process highly resource efficient.

In manufacturing, despite good preparation, there is aneed to manage waste and recycling of discarded flow plates and scrap generated when cutting plates. Cell Impact recycles unused sheet metal and reuses discarded plates, for example, for test runs.

Cell Impact’s flow plates are primarily made of stainless steel and titanium. Leftover material is recycled, and it is relatively straightforward to recycle, although the coated sheet metal that Cell Impact uses is somewhat more resource-intensive when recycling.

In 2024, Cell Impact improved and expanded the sorting of other recyclable material by installing collection points in its cafeteria and break rooms, leading to an estimated 85 percent reduction in combustible waste.