The two have partnered to set up the production plant, formerly known as FlagshipONE (bought by the Danish Ørsted in December 2022 and shelved in the summer of last year), additionally doubling its yearly capacity to 100 thousand tonnes of e-methanol.

Liquid Wind will start developing the project this spring, with Övik Energi tasked with supplying the biogenic carbon dioxide (130 thousand tonnes/year) for e-fuel production.

Övik Energi's cogeneration plant will also provide steam and water for the e-methanol production process, while excess heat will be fed back into Örnsköldsvik's district heating network.

"I am very pleased to announce our new collaboration with Övik Energi. We have already been working together for a few years, so we are glad that this new partnership has now come together. We see a very strong desire from customers and fuel users to transition to sustainable fuels, something our facility in Örnsköldsvik will contribute significantly to. Our new eFuel project is already underway, and we are looking forward to bringing it to reality," Claes Fredriksson, CEO and Founder of Liquid Wind, commented.

Övik Energi's CEO, Roland Nordin, added, "We are thrilled that Liquid Wind remains dedicated to setting up large-scale eFuel production in Örnsköldsvik. We are better positioned than ever to contribute to the green transition, thanks to our ability to operate our combined heat and power plant entirely on renewable energy. Together with Liquid Wind, we are strengthening our sustainability initiatives in Örnsköldsvik and fostering the industrial collaboration that happens every day at the High Coast Innovation Park business cluster."

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