In Norway, green methanol project developer Glocal Green AS has announced that it has entered into a methanol offtake agreement with Heidelberg Materials Sement Norge AS, a subsidiary of global construction materials and aggregates major Heidelberg Materials AG. At the same time, it has been decided to establish a facility for storage, distribution, and bunkering of green methanol at the Brevik Terminal, Grenland Havn.
According to Glocal Green, the agreement is an important step toward developing the Norwegian green methanol market. As more and more players in shipping and industry turn to methanol as a realistic low-emission alternative, availability and infrastructure have remained a key challenge.
With the agreement and the establishment in Brevik, demand, logistics, and fuel availability are brought together. In this way, the project contributes not only to one specific delivery but to building the missing link between production, market demand, and further growth.
As a major cargo owner, we want to help facilitate investments in sustainable maritime transport. This is now happening through the purchase agreement and the establishment of a bunkering station in Brevik. The establishment of infrastructure is an important step in making the use of green methanol easier. Not only for us, but also for other shipowners and stakeholders who want to invest in green methanol, said Lars Erik Marcussen, Project Manager Logistics, Heidelberg Materials Norge.
Builds on the Green Shipping Programme
The decision also builds on the work carried out during last year’s pilot project under the Green Shipping Programme, in which Glocal Green, together with partners, has assessed solutions for green methanol infrastructure and bunkering in Norway.
The facility at the Brevik Terminal, Grenland Havn, will be located close to Heidelberg Materials’ Brevik cement plant and will support reception, storage, distribution, and bunkering of green methanol.
Through an ISCC EU-certified value chain, the solution could enable up to a 95 percent reduction in carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions for a vessel operator.
For Heidelberg Materials as cargo owner, the logistics-related emissions reductions may also affect the greenhouse gas (GHG) value of the end product.
For Glocal Green, the Brevik establishment is also part of a broader strategy. The goal is to develop similar infrastructure in additional locations along the coast, in line with market growth and increasing demand for access to green methanol.
In this way, the project contributes not only to one specific delivery but to building the missing link between production, market demand, and further growth.
