Open Letter: Make Europe the Electro Union

Europe’s ambition to become the world’s first electro-continent is both urgent and necessary, but delivering it will require more than rapid electrification alone. It requires firm, scalable, clean power that can support the system every hour of every day. 

At Blykalla, we are proud to co-sign Norrsken’s open letter “The Electro Union: A Call to Make Europe the First Electro-Continent” urging the EU to set a robust target to run over 50 % of its economy on clean domestic electricity by 2040. We strongly support accelerating electrification and ending Europe's dependence on fossil fuels. Expanding clean electricity is fundamental to our competitiveness, resilience and energy security. 

At the same time, achieving this transformation at scale calls for a balanced energy system where intermittent renewables are complemented by stable, dispatchable, fossil-free power. Firm capacity will be essential to anchor the system as demand grows from industry, electrified transport and AI-driven infrastructure, ensuring reliability, affordability and security of supply across Europe.

This is where Blykalla contributes.

Blykalla is developing next-generation small modular reactors (SMRs) designed to deliver reliable, fossil-free baseload power with high efficiency and a small footprint. Our lead-cooled reactors are built for industrial integration - providing consistent heat and electricity where it’s needed most, helping decarbonize hard-to-abate sectors and stabilizing the grid alongside renewables. We are building it together with European partners across the entire supply chain, supporting industrial capability, reducing external dependencies and ensuring that critical energy infrastructure is secured in Europe. 

If Europe is serious about becoming an electro-continent, nuclear innovation must be part of the foundation. Not as an afterthought, but as a core enabler of a resilient, fully electrified system.

We support the vision. And we are building the technology to make it work in practice. 

Read Norrsken's open letter here.

About Blykalla

Blykalla is a global leader in advanced nuclear technology, commercializing the next generation of clean, reliable energy through its lead-cooled reactor, the SEALER. Founded in 2013, the company has approximately 140 employees with offices in Sweden and the United States. Blykalla is building the Swedish value chain with partners including ABB, Höganäs, Kanthal, ESAB, and Alleima, and is constructing an electric test facility in Oskarshamn in partnership with Uniper. For more information, visit https://www.blykalla.com.

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