Topsoe selected as EPF contractor for FlagshipONE project

Ørsted has taken a final investment decision (FID) to build Europe’s largest production facility, FlagshipONE, for green fuel for the shipping industry. Topsoe will provide engineering, procurement and fabrication (EPF) for the project’s e-methanol technology.

According to IEA’s Net Zero-scenario for 2050, the shipping industry needs to reduce its emissions by almost 15% from 2021 to 2030. The agency points toward both technological innovation, supportive policies, and collaboration across the value chain to develop and deploy low-carbon fuels in the industry.

FlagshipONE is a project that does just that. The project will capture biogenic CO2 (CCU) and combine this with hydrogen made from renewable electricity and water, to produce renewable methanol, or e-methanol. This versatile, liquid fuel is carbon neutral and easy to store, transport and use, and the production from FlagshipONE will go to the marine sector.

Topsoe’s expertise within both process technology and catalysts will ensure high efficiency and cost-effectiveness. In its EPF, Topsoe will supply its e-methanol technology, the so-called e-methanol loop, as well as pre-assembled modules for the facility and free-standing equipment such as the methanol reactor and distillation columns.