The Swedish energy infrastructure company and the Finnish energy company are eyeing the set-up of a liquefaction terminal for bio liquefied natural gas (bioLNG) in the Port of Gothenburg.
The facility of 250GWh of biogas liquefaction capacity will be directly connected to the West Swedish gas network. For clients outside the grid, liquefied biogas will be temporarily stored in a tank before onward delivery, either by truck or by pipeline for direct ship bunkering.
St1 has already reserved a portion of the capacity. The company shared that it plans to sell 6.0TWh of biogas till 2030.
Investment decisions for the facility are scheduled to be taken before the end of the year.
"This is a great opportunity to reach out with biogas to ships, road transport and also industries that are not directly connected to the gas grid. For us, it is important to bring St1 - a player that invests heavily in biogas and is serious about the energy transition. Through the collaboration, we are taking a new step towards enabling more people to gain access to biogas," Carolina Wistén, Marketing Manager at Nordion Energi, commented.
Matti Oksanen, Director of Gas Business at St1, added, "Biogas is an important part of our energy transition, and we are investing heavily in the expansion of both the production and distribution of liquid biogas. Collaborations with players such as Nordion Energi give us the opportunity to expand our production and sales of biogas and are an important enabler for supplying, among other things, the transport sector with locally produced LBG."
Photo: Nordion Energi