Swedish electro-fuels (eFuels) project developer Liquid Wind AB has revealed that it is partnering with compatriot municipal energy company Sundsvall Energi AB to develop FlagshipTWO, its second eMethanol plant project in Sweden.
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According to a statement, Liquid Wind has signed an agreement with Sundsvall Energi outlining the parties’ intentions for the development of a 100 000 tonnes-per-annum e-fuel facility.
We’re excited to announce FlagshipTWO – a project that will further strengthen Sweden’s position in the green transition while supporting local fossil-free fuel production said commented Claes Fredriksson, CEO, and Founder of Liquid Wind.
The plant will be hosted at Sundsvall Energi’s Korstaverket waste- and biomass-fired combined heat and power (CHP) plant site in Sundsvall, a city located on the northeast coast of Sweden.
Sundsvall has set a goal of being climate neutral by 2030 and this is a crucial step in that direction. The company takes a positive view of this opportunity to develop our business together with Liquid Wind and we are absolutely delighted about the positive partnership we have now launched, said Arianne Sundman, Chair of the Board of Sundsvall Energi.
Like FlagshipONE currently being developed in Örnsköldsvik, FlagshipTWO will also produce eMethanol, for the shipping industry; supporting the decarbonization in the hard-to-abate shipping sector by reducing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by more than 90 percent.
The facility in Sundsvall will have twice the capacity compared to FlagshipONE in Örnsköldsvik and will serve the maritime market, Claes Fredriksson said.
An integrated CCUS project
The two companies will now work closely to integrate their operations. Using efficient carbon capture technology, Liquid Wind aims to capture all the CO2 emitted from Korstaverket approximately 240 000 tonnes per year.
We are planning for extensive work over the next several years ahead to enable this development and it can become the largest ever industrial investment in Sundsvall, said Anders Jonsson, CEO of Sundsvall Energi.
In the Liquid Wind facility, green hydrogen will be produced from additional renewable electricity and water. This hydrogen will then be combined with the biogenic fraction of the captured CO2 in a reactor to form eMethanol.
The fossil fraction of the captured CO2 will be transported by Sundsvall Energi for long-term storage in the bedrock, Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS).
The two facilities will also be closely integrated to exchange steam, waste heat, and other process media to maximize the use of resources.
We will be able to offer our customers energy and waste treatment solutions that will ensure future positive climate footprints. This will place us as one of the companies in pole position in our industry, Anders Jonsson said.
Investment decision in 2023
Liquid Wind has a strong community of strategic partners that will supply technology and the expertise to produce eMethanol, an experienced team that also has worked together on FlagshipONE.
Going forward they will design the technology integration and engineer the facility, in close collaboration with Sundsvall Energi.
The goal is to make the investment decision in late 2023, subject to the environmental permitting process and extension of the electricity grid connection.
With a construction time of approximately two years, the eMethanol is planned to be available by the end of 2025 or early 2026.
It is an exciting project with many purposes. First of all, all fossil emissions from Korstaverket will be eliminated. Secondly, eMethanol will replace and avoid emissions from fossil fuels. The deep collaboration and process integration we are aiming for will provide a truly circular value chain based upon only local feedstock, ended Johan Zettergren, Project Director FlagshipTWO at Liquid Wind.
