Carbon Clean to supply Ørsted with biogenic CO2 capture equipment

London-based Carbon Clean will deliver carbon capture equipment capable of capturing 70,000 mt/year of biogenic carbon dioxide (CO2) to Danish wind energy giant, Ørsted.

PHOTO: Model of Ørsted's commercial-scale green methanol production facility FlagshipONE in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden. Liquid Wind

Ørsted will capture biogenic CO2 from biomass-fired combined heat and power plants and utilise it to produce e-methanol at its FlagshipONE production facility in northern Sweden.

E-methanol, or synthetic methanol, is produced from carbon dioxide (CO2) captured from renewable sources like bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) or direct air capture (DAC). This is then reacted with hydrogen using a catalyst.

This type of methanol can be carbon-neutral and has almost zero emissions of nitrous and sulphur oxides and particulates.

Ørsted is tapping the potential of e-methanol as a fuel for shipping to meet this rising demand. Its FlagshipONE e-methanol plant in Sweden aims to supply 50,000 mt/year of e-methanol to the shipping industry. It is scheduled to become operational in 2025.

In a recent exclusive interview with ENGINE, Ørsted’s chief commercial officer for power-to-X (P2X) James Henry stated that “the company has seen new shipbuilding orders for container vessels, bulk carriers and ferries but also for vessels that operate in the offshore wind industry.”

Sharing his views that e-methanol demand will outstrip supply in the long run, he added the company was “seeing continued interest in e-methanol coming from shipowners in many different segments of the maritime industry.”

By Konica Bhatt

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