REintergrate ApS, a Danish e-methanol process developer is the latest "Power-to-X" venture to set up operations in the Port of Aalborg Øst. A recently formed spinoff of the University of Aalborg, the company has big ambitions for developing e-methanol plants for the production of a green and CO2-neutral fuel alternative for heavy road and marine transportation.
REintergrate is the most recent green technology developer to have set up in the Port of Aalborg Øst’s business park, where several companies are working on the basis of a common ambition to push the green transition. Initially, in an office community, but the plan is for the company to expand its activities on the port’s areas within a few years.
The decision to establish REintegrate at the Port of Aalborg is largely due to the fact that the business area has become a meeting point for green ideas and solutions, so there were good synergies in placing the company right here. At the same time, there will be plenty of opportunities to enter into partnerships with other companies. We already have a close collaboration with, among others, Aalborg Portland, and at Port of Aalborg we will be neighbours with, among others, Blue World Technologies, which produces methanol fuel cells, said Søren Knudsen Kær, co-owner of REintegrate.
Catalytic process
The production of e-methanol takes place through a process where green electricity is used to produce hydrogen, which through a catalytic reaction with carbon dioxide (CO2) to form methanol. The green CO2 can come from different sources such as from biogas upgrading to biomethane (aka renewable natural gas – RNG).
REintegrate’s first demo plant was built in collaboration with Aalborg University, while preparations are currently underway to build a large-scale demonstration plant in Skive. In the long term, the ambition is to establish more facilities across the country, and here the Port of Aalborg can play an even bigger role.
Over time, it may be necessary to collect methanol production from our plant and store it in a central location, and here it is an advantage to be located at the Port of Aalborg in relation to logistics. In addition, it makes good sense to place the storage capacity at the port, because the methanol can be used as a marine fuel, and therefore we also plan to establish storage tanks at the location in Aalborg, Søren Knudsen Kær explained.
The Port of Aalborg already has a strong cluster formation within the wind industry and is, among other things, a world leader in test facilities for wind turbine blades. It is also investing in the construction of a new manufacturing plant for Blue World Technologies while being deeply involved in the test platform Green Hub Denmark.
Naturally, we are pleased that REintegrate has moved into our business park, where they strengthen the burgeoning cluster formation of companies that are engaged in the green transformation of the transport sector. It is a development completely in line with our strategy of making our business park the center of the development of tomorrow’s innovative and green technologies. It is our ambition to ensure that more of the modern future growth industry ventures begin with us so that we create jobs and growth. In this connection, there is not much that fits better than Power to X technology and REintegrate, said Jeppe Faber Commercial Manager at Port of Aalborg.
