Three new liquefied biomethane projects planned in Norway

Norwegian biogas producer Havila Biogass plans to develop three liquefied biomethane (LBM) production plants in Norway’s Haugaland, Trøndelag and Innlandet regions by 2028.

IMAGE: Gismarvik harbour within the Haugaland Business Park in Norway. Haugaland Business Park

Havila Biogass will convert organic waste into biomethane through anaerobic digestion. The gas will then be liquefied into LBM for use as marine fuel, either on its own or blended with LNG in dual-fuel ships.

Dutch engineering firm Nordsol will supply the liquefaction technology for the project.

Each plant is expected to produce about 100 gigawatt hours (GWh) per year of LBM, equivalent to roughly 6,500 mt/year annually.

The companies aim to eventually expand production capacity to 700 GWh/year (around 45,500 mt/year) “in the coming years,” Nordsol said.

The produced LBM will be allocated towards “the decarbonisation of Norway’s heavy industry and transport sectors,” Nordsol’s CEO Léon van Bossum said in a social media post, although he did not specifically mention bunkering.

By Konica Bhatt

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