BRIGHT IDEAS

PROJECTS • EXOLUM IS TAKING PART IN A COLLABORATIVE PROJECT TO INCREASE LPG SUPPLY SECURITY IN THE UK AND CONTINUES TO INVEST IN GREEN POWER GENERATION IN ITS HOME MARKET

EXOLUM HAS SIGNED a strategic agreement to store 120,000 tonnes of LPG at its Seal Sands terminal (below) which will be distributed in the Teesside area from October 2023. The deal is set to enhance fuel security for businesses and homes in the North of England and Scotland thanks to a strategic agreement signed with Flogas Britain and North Sea Midstream Partners Limited (NSMP).

Currently, gas reserves from several North Sea fields are transported to NSMP’s gas processing plant at Seal Sands, where LPG is fractionated and then exported to global markets. As a result of the deal, NSMP will transport this LPG to Exolum’s existing infrastructure at Seal Sands, and Flogas will act as off-take partner, distributing the LPG supply across Northern England and Scotland. Once completed, the project at Seal Sands will increase available supply for LPG as well as providing opportunities for future delivery of renewable fuels, thus enhancing energy security for customers not connected to the UK’s power grid.

Exolum’s NWE commercial director, Luke Robbins, says: “We are delighted to be collaborating with Flogas and NSMP to develop such an important project for the Teesside area. This investment in our Seal Sands terminal is further proof of Exolum’s commitment to improving energy resilience and enabling the needs of our customers.”

Shine A Light

In other news, Exolum has reinforced its network of photovoltaic projects to supply its own energy consumption needs at its terminals in Spain. A three-phase project at its facility in Algeciras will, once completed before the end of this year, provide more than 220 MWh for self-consumption, equivalent to some 14 per cent of the total power consumption of the site. Exolum knows that electricity consumption is the main source of the company’s emissions and energy supply from this new renewable solar energy plant will prevent the release of approximately 27 tonnes of CO2 into the atmosphere every year. Exolum is also carrying out the extension of its photovoltaic plant in Barcelona, which will have a final power for self-consumption of 96.63 MWh. The project covers an area of 186 m2 and will prevent the emission of over 13 tonnes of CO2. Exolum is now planning a new photovoltaic plant at its Huelva terminal, in addition to two new solar plants at its facilities in Poblete and Arahal. Once all these projects are complete, Exolum will be able to supply some 10 per cent of its total energy consumption in Spain with carbon-free solar energy.

Exolum says that the construction and operation of clean energy plants is part of its sustainability strategy that aims at making it a zero-emission company by 2040, in line with the Paris Agreement at COP 21 and the UN Sustainable Development Goals. In addition to its new solar power generation, Exolum is also looking at alternative methods of reduction emissions, including the incorporation of new technological developments and the diversification of energy supply sources to ensure that emission-free generation is as widespread as possible.

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