Gasum selects Wärtsilä for another bioLNG project in Sweden

Wärtsilä Gas Solutions, part of technology group Wärtsilä, will supply Nordic energy company Gasum with biogas upgrading and liquefaction solutions for their new bioLNG plant. The plant will produce high-quality bioLNG from agricultural and organic household waste. The order was booked by Wärtsilä in Q4 2024. When operational, the Wärtsilä offering will be capable of

Työvene gets a €20 mn order from Sweden for battery-hybrid ships

Työvene will construct two plug-in battery-hybrid ships in its €20 million plus contract, which is based on a concept created by Norwegian ship designer Multi Maritime AS. The vessels will serve the route between Strömstad and the Koster islands on Sweden’s west coast. This will be Torghatten’s first regular ferry service in Sweden, beginning in

PowerCell tests methanol-to-hydrogen power system

As part of the test, the partners took methanol as a fuel and converted it to hydrogen before using the hydrogen in a fuel cell to generate power cleanly and efficiently – testing the system.

Neste starts to use lower-emission marine fuel for transport

Its use enables up to 80% lower greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions over the fuel’s life cycle compared to fossil fuel.

Ørsted starts construction of e-methanol project

Ørsted has launched construction on what is set to become Europe’s largest e-methanol plant for shipping fuel. Expected to become operational in 2025, the FlagshipONE project in Sweden will produce around 50,000 tonnes of e-methanol per year. Originally developed by the Swedish e-fuels company Liquid Wind, the plant will be located next to Övik Energi’s

Sweden may miss CO2 targets with biofuel cut

Sweden will struggle to hit its 2030 emissions targets, a government agency warned after the country’s minority coalition cut the biofuel that must be added to diesel and gasoline. The right-wing Sweden Democrats-backed coalition government has already cut fuel taxes, raised tax breaks for people driving to work and ended new electric vehicles subsidies. Mixing

Swedish govt parties agree to slash biofuels obligation

Sweden’s three government parties have struck an agreement with the far-right Sweden Democrats which will see the so-called biofuels obligation reduced to 6 percent for both fuels, down from today’s 7.8 percent for petrol and 30.5 percent for diesel. The reduction will come into force from the start of next year, and would, the parties

Wärtsilä to supply biogas liquefaction technology for project in Sweden

Wärtsilä will supply its biogas liquefaction technology for an important new project in Mönsterås, Sweden. The system has been ordered by Scandinavian Biogas Mönsterås, a joint venture company between Scandinavian Biogas Fuels (SBF), the majority owner, and local farmers supplying manure and agricultural waste to the project. The plant will produce bio-LNG, a substitute for

Liquid Wind partners with Umeå Energi for e-methanol plant

Liquid Wind has partnered up with compatriot energy firm Umeå Energi to build Sweden’s third e-methanol plant for shipping fuel. Following a feasibility study, the partners have decided to establish a facility at the Dåva cogeneration plant in Umeå capable of producing 100,000 tons of green e-methanol per year and capturing 230,000 tons of carbon

LKAB to use green hydrogen for mining operations

LKAB in Sweden runs the world’s largest underground iron-ore mine in the Arctic city of Kiruna, with its site there representing 80% of all iron ore in the European Union. Iron is steel’s main component and will play a key role in the green industrial revolution. The new Hydrogen Breakthrough Ironmaking Technology (HYBRIT) will allow