How Skellefteå Kraft and Elvenite created a better way to understand the energy in their biofuel stock

Intro

Significant value in piles of chips, shavings, and bark

Biofuel is one of Skellefteå Kraft’s largest procurement categories. Each year, the company handles large volumes of biomass—a valuable material essential to planning, production, and finances.

Previously, the work was time-consuming and dependent on individual employees. Different systems, manual calculations, and parallel models made it difficult to know exactly what the stock contained.

At the same time, both the business and regulations demanded increasingly quality-assured and traceable data. To plan effectively, they needed to know not only how much fuel was in the piles—but how much energy—and the calculations between weight and energy needed to be traceable.

Case

Lots of data - little structure

The biggest issue wasn’t lack of data—it was lack of structure. Quality-assured data on delivered materials already existed in the systems, but the information was difficult to interpret and use.

This is where Elvenite came into the picture. Together, we shaped a clear step-by-step plan to tackle the problem.

The solution

Three phases, one shared goal

The Track the Stack project was divided into three phases: Data Proofing, Proof of Concept, and MVP. Each phase had its own timeline, budget, and final report- a way of working that provided both focus and confidence.

Throughout the project, the teams worked almost entirely digitally. Miro boards and online meetings became the norm, and the collaboration is described as open, fast, and free of prestige.

The result

From manually compiled information to a clear overall picture

Today, Track the Stack exists as a calculation model and Power BI reports integrated into Skellefteå Kraft’s IT environment.

The solution gives the business a consolidated view of energy amounts, deliveries, and inventory status-without replacing or altering the existing sampling and measurement methods that are important for the payment basis.

Track the Stack contributes structure, overview, and faster control-not changed measurements. The reports make it easier to follow how the information connects over time, from inbound deliveries to storage and usage.

The team describes that they now have a tool that makes it easier to understand and quality-assure data in day-to-day operations.

The solution strengthens the business by reducing manual work, providing clearer transparency, and better control over flows and inventory status.

Next step

Continued validation and new applications

The project is now in the final stage of the MVP phase and ready for full implementation in the business. Ongoing data validation continues, along with plans to extend the solution to more areas, such as pellets and oil.

A new way to use existing data

For Skellefteå Kraft, Track the Stack hasn’t been about changing how fuel is measured or analyzed. It’s about making the information that already exists more accessible, more coherent, and easier to use across the entire organization.

The solution has become a tool that aligns people, workflows, and data in the same direction.

It provides faster insight, clearer structure, and confidence that more people can understand how biofuel moves through the business.