(Fredericia / Denmark) – The Danish energy group Ørsted A/S is participating in a plant in Sweden to produce synthetic methanol (e-methanol) from renewable hydrogen and carbon dioxide. The company is taking over a 45 percent share in the “Flagship One” development project from Liquid Wind AB.
The electrolyzer capacity is around 70 megawatts and the production volume is expected to be 50.000 tons of e-methanol per year. The electrolysis to produce the hydrogen is powered by electricity from wind power, and the carbon dioxide comes from the Hörneborgsverket thermal power plant in Örnsköldsvik in Sweden, where the synthetic fuel is also produced. The final investment decision should be made this year, and commissioning is planned for 2024.
Fuel for ships
“Our green fuel will become a dominant fuel for true decarbonization in the shipping sector, reducing its CO2 emissions by more than 90 percent,” says Claes Fredriksson, CEO and founder of Liquid Wind. There are plans to build a number of such facilities across Sweden. Flagship One is one of the world's first large-scale e-methanol plants and complements Ørsted's growing hydrogen and power-to-X pipeline, which includes several projects to decarbonize maritime transport.
According to the International Energy Agency, emissions from international shipping increased by 2000 percent from 2019 to 40 and now account for around two percent of total energy-related greenhouse gas emissions worldwide.
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“Flagship One” visualization in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden. © Ørsted A/S
