Uniper has submitted an environmental permit application for its NorthStarH2 project in Östersund, Sweden.
If approved, NorthStarH2 will produce around 115,000 tonnes of e-methanol a year, and reuse about 160,000 tonnes of biogenic CO2 annually. Final investment decision is scheduled for 2028, and commissioning should being in 2031.
Johan Svenningsson, CEO of Uniper Sweden, commented: “NorthStarH2 is an important part of Uniper’s efforts to develop renewable fuels for sectors that are difficult to decarbonise. Shipping, aviation and industry need scalable alternatives to fossil fuels. With the environmental permit application, we are taking another important step towards developing such an alternative at industrial scale.”
Broghan Helgeson, Project Manager for NorthStarH2, said: “Östersund offers favourable conditions for renewable fuel production, with access to locally generated electricity and biogenic carbon dioxide from Jämtkraft. This could strengthen the region by creating new jobs and improving energy security in the Nordics and Europe as a whole.”
