Gasum to expand e-methane supply for maritime
Finnish energy company Gasum has announced a collaboration with power-to-gas developer Nordic Ren-Gas to bolster the supply of e-methane for maritime fuel usage.
PHOTO: Gasum's biogas plant in Sweden. Gasum
Gasum will procure up to 800 gigawatt hours per year (GWh/year) of e-methane from two forthcoming projects in Finland, sourcing it from power-to-gas plants in Lahti and Kotka.
By leveraging renewable electricity generated from Finnish wind power sources and capturing biogenic carbon dioxide from existing power plants, the production of e-methane aims at reducing greenhouse gas emissions and promoting environmental stewardship in the transportation sector, Gasum stated.
“Gasum has the infrastructure in place for effective distribution of e-methane to our customers in land and maritime transport as well as industry and we believe Finland is a competitive location for producing e-methane to the European market,” chief executive of Gasum Group Mika Wiljanen said.
Green hydrogen is first produced using renewable electricity and water. The hydrogen is then further processed into e-methane by combining it with biogenic CO2.
“E-methane produced in this way is fully renewable, and will replace fossil fuel usage in the transportation, maritime and industrial sectors,” the company stated.
E-methane can replace natural gas and biogas. When liquefied, it integrates smoothly with LNG and liquified biogas (LBG, bio-LNG), allowing for transport through existing infrastructure like trucks, ships, and pipelines. This eliminates the need for additional investments in new equipment, providing a solution for companies operating gas-powered vehicles or ships without costly modifications.
These plants will be built based on the model developed in the Tampere project, which is poised to become a key in the production of renewable e-methane, with an anticipated output of 160 GWh/year starting from 2026.
By Debarati Bhattacharjee
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