Schneider Electric has provided the complete technology backbone for European Energy’s Kassø Power-to-X (PtX) facility in Denmark, recognised as the world’s first commercially viable e-methanol plant. The project establishes a benchmark for future low-carbon fuel developments, demonstrating how advanced automation, energy management and digitalisation can optimise performance, reliability and sustainability at scale.

Powered by renewable electricity from the adjacent 304 MW Kassø Solar Park, the largest in the Nordics, the facility captures biogenic CO₂ from local sources to produce up to 42,000 tonnes of e-methanol annually. The e-methanol will be supplied to leading offtakers including A.P. Moller – Maersk, Novo Nordisk and the LEGO Group, each using the low-carbon fuel as a sustainable alternative to fossil-based feedstock.

The Kassø plant’s integrated design incorporates Schneider Electric’s Modicon automation systems, Altivar Process drives and Trihal transformers, unified through the AVEVA System Platform. This end-to-end digital architecture provides real-time visibility, centralised control, predictive maintenance and strong cybersecurity, delivering efficient, resilient and low-emission operations.

Developed in partnership with Danish system integrator Soft & Teknik A/S, a Schneider Electric Alliance Partner, the Kassø facility represents the culmination of more than a decade of collaboration between Schneider Electric and European Energy. Alongside its contribution to global e-fuel production, the plant also supplies district heating for over 3,000 local homes, reinforcing its role in both sustainable energy generation and community development.