Denmark-based renewables company European Energy has received its first truckload of biogenic carbon dioxide (CO2) from the Danish biogas plant Tønder Biogas.
The CO2 will be used for the company’s Power-to-X facility in Kassø, where it will play a key role in the production of e-methanol. An official inauguration of the site, developed by European Energy together with Japanese conglomerate Mitsui & Co, will take place on 13 May.
European Energy, through its gree-fuels subsidiary Ammongas, is developing carbon capture utilisation and storage (CCUS) technology in southern Denmark via what is a new CO2 liquefaction facility at Tønder Biogas. Right now this is one of the largest biogas plants in Europe.
This facility, which is now fully commissioned, is capturing, purifying, and liquefying biogenic CO2 and has the capacity to produce 48,000 tonnes of liquefied CO2 annually for European Energy.
The liquefaction unit has been engineered, constructed, and commissioned by Ammongas.
The Ammongas technology pre-conditions and polishes raw CO2 before compression, dehydration, and condensation, ensuring a purity level exceeding 99%. This high-purity gas is versatile and can be made suitable for sequestration, food-grade applications, or for green fuels.
Jaime Casasus-Bribian, CEO of Ammongas, said this first biogenic shipment was a major step towards scaling green fuel production in Denmark.
“By integrating carbon capture with Power-to-X, we are closing the carbon loop and paving the way for a more sustainable energy future,” he said.
One of the primary off-takers of the e-methanol is AP Moller – Maersk, which will use it as a low-emission fuel for the Laura Mærsk, billed as the world’s first container vessel capable of running on methanol.
Decarbonisation and carbon capture and storage are key themes at gasworld’s European CO2 Summit in Rotterdam this week. Click here for more details.
