German energy company Uniper has submitted an environmental permit application for its planned NorthStarH2 e-methanol project in Östersund, Sweden.
The application was filed with the Land and Environment Court in Östersund on November 6 and seeks approval to build and operate a facility designed to produce around 115,000 mt/year of e-methanol, Uniper said in a press release on Monday.
The project will use renewable electricity and biogenic carbon dioxide to produce e-methanol, which could be used as a fuel in shipping and aviation and as a feedstock in the chemical industry.
The plant could also enable the reuse of around 160,000 tonnes of biogenic CO2 annually.
Uniper is targeting a final investment decision in 2028, with commissioning planned for 2031.
“NorthStarH2 is an important part of Uniper’s efforts to develop renewable fuels for sectors that are difficult to decarbonize,” Johan Svenningsson, CEO of Uniper Sweden, said.
“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.”
