Port of Gothenburg to become Europe’s first green e-fuels hub

Gothenburg Port Authority is collaborating with Stena Line, DFDS,

hub.

The parties are engaging to set up an eMethanol value chain with the

determination to have significant volumes of eMethanol accessible at the Port of

Gothenburg.

The hub intends to launch in 2025.

“We are very pleased to have been able to get to this point,” said Elvir

Dzanic, CEO at the Gothenburg Port Authority.

“This is a prime example of companies committed to the decarbonisation of

the shipping industry lining up their green agendas towards a common goal that

is working in the favour of all involved.”

“We are excited that customers, suppliers and competitors alike show

commitment and collaborate to decarbonise our industry. With eMethanol from this

partnership, DFDS is adding a new e-fuel possibility to deliver on our promise

to operate a green vessel by 2025,” said Torben Carlsen, CEO of DFDS.

Liquid Wind and Ørsteds eMethanol production facility FlagshipONE is in

late-stage development and approaching a final investment decision. It will be

the largest e-fuels facility in the world, producing 50,000 tonnes of eMethanol

annually.

In April earlier this year, the Gothenburg Port Authority published general

methanol operating regulations for ship-to-ship bunkering.

Setting up an eMethanol value chain is a logical progression according to

Christoffer Lillhage, Senior Business Development Manager Energy at the

Gothenburg Port Authority: ”Together with these brave first movers we are now

well on the way to establishing the Port of Gothenburg as the primary bunkering

hub for future marine fuels in northern Europe, and we are convinced that more

ship owners and fuel producers will join us in this journey of

decarbonisation.”

The Port of Gothenburg has handled 430,000 TEU in January to June in 2022 –

a 5 per cent increase on last year’s levels.