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The t ec hnology group Wär tsilä will supply its biogas liquefaction t ec hnology for an impor t ant new project in Möns t erås, Sweden.

The system has been ordered by Scandinavian Biogas Mönsterås, a joint venture company between Scandinavian Biogas Fuels (SBF), the majority owner, and local farmers supplying manure and agricultural waste to the project. The plant will produce bioLNG, a substitute for fossil LNG, and will be used as transpor t fuel for heavy vehicles, thereby contributing to a fossil-free transpor t system The order was booked in Wär tsilä’s order intake in December 2022

The system will have the capacity to produce 30 tons per day of bioLNG It will be the first project of this capacity using Wär tsilä’s amine scrubber type Puregas CA technology to pre-treat the biogas, which is then liquefied using the company ’ s mixed refrigerant (MR) process The system will produce bioLNG with a negative CO2 footprint, and will thus contribute to a net reduction of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere

“We are pleased to have once again been selected by Scandinavian Biogas Fuels to supply our industr y-leading biogas liquefaction technology for their latest project This will be a step-up in capacity from their plant in Nor way, and we look for ward to strengthening the cooperation between our companies Decarbonisation is central to all Wär tsilä products and solutions, and this project is completely in line with this ambition,” commented Magnus Folkelid, Manager Global Sales, Biogas Solutions. In addition to the biogas liquefaction system, a bioLNG storage facility and expor t station will be supplied Additionally, a three-year ser vice agreement has been signed

While this 30 tons per day capacity is an advance on earlier systems, Wär tsilä believes that plants with a capacity of as much as 50 tons per day will soon be needed This is because the biogas industr y is being industrialised, and larger plants will be required to capture positive scale effects and synergies The main challenge to up-sizing will be the availability of substrates (feedstock) from which to produce biogas

Deliver y of the Wär tsilä equipment is scheduled to commence in the first half of 2024, and the plant is expected to be fully operational later that year

Wär tsilä Gas Solutions is a market leader with innovative systems and lifecycle solutions for the gas value chain Our main focus areas are handling of gas in seaborne transpor t (storage, fuel, transfer and BOG management), gas to power, liquefaction and biogas solutions. We help our customers on the journey towards a sustainable future through focus on lifecycle, innovation and digitalisation www.war tsila.com