Scandinavian Biogas presses ahead with bio-LNG plant to supply maritime industry

Swedish firm Scandinavian Biogas has collaborated with local farmers to set up a bio-LNG production facility in Monsteras, Sweden with an estimated production capacity of 120 GWh.

PHOTO: Scandinavian Biogas also has a bio-LNG plant in Stockholm that it intends to expand and upgrade. Scandinavian Biogas

The facility will use manure as feedstock and provide fuel for the maritime and heavy transport sectors. Production is expected to commence in the fourth quarter of next year.

Monsteras in Kalmar County is an ideal location for the project as it houses many agricultural facilities where manure is generated in large quantities, the company says.

Initially, the project was perceived by local farmers in 2016 and Scandinavian Biogas got involved two years ago by forming a jointly-owned company Scandinavian Biogas Monsteras.

The Swedish government has backed the project with a 154 million SEK ($15 million) grant.

“The farmers need this biogas plant in order to be able to further develop their operations and our customers in Europe are in great need of fossil-free gas," Scandinavian Biogas chief growth officer Michael Wallis Olausson says.

By Shilpa Sharma

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