Solar Foods Oyj has entered into a development agreement with Fortum on the energy services of the upcoming Factory 02 production facility. According to the agreement, Fortum will take responsibility for the design and pre-engineering work related to hydrogen production, heating and cooling solutions and electricity infrastructure of Factory 02. The companies have made no final investment decisions yet.

According to its business model, specified in October 2025, Solar Foods Oyj will build Factory 02 together with strategic partners, which allows the company to focus more strongly on developing its core technology of gas fermentation and related bioprocess, as well as on the global commercialization of Solein. Fortum?s strategic goal is to deliver reliable energy to its customers and drive the decarbonisation of industries and societies. The company is one of Europe?s power producers with lowest specific emissions and with specific experience in power-to-X (P2X) projects in collaboration with industry, as well as heating & cooling energy solutions for industry and district heating companies.

Fortum also works with subcontractors with expertise in electrification.