Swedish e-fuel plant developer Liquid Wind has announced a new e-fuel facility project in Örnsköldsvik municipality, Sweden.
As disclosed, the project will be carried out in collaboration with Övik Energi as a development partner and supplier of biogenic carbon dioxide.
Once operational, the facility will, reportedly, produce approximately 100,000 tons of e-methanol per year, which is said to be twice as much as the previously planned e-fuel facility in the municipality.
Claes Fredriksson, CEO and Founder of Liquid Wind, stated: “I am very pleased to announce our new collaboration with Övik Energi. We have already been working together for a few years, so we are glad that this new partnership has now come together. We see a very strong desire from customers and fuel users to transition to sustainable fuels, something our facility in Örnsköldsvik will contribute significantly to. Our new eFuel project is already underway, and we are looking forward to bringing it to reality.”
Roland Nordin, CEO of Övik Energi, commented: “We’re thrilled that Liquid Wind remains dedicated to setting up large-scale eFuel production in Örnsköldsvik. We are better positioned than ever to contribute to the green transition, thanks to our ability to operate our combined heat and power plant entirely on renewable energy. Together with Liquid Wind, we are strengthening our sustainability initiatives in Örnsköldsvik and fostering the industrial collaboration that happens every day at the High Coast Innovation Park business cluster.”
To note, Liquid Wind’s e-fuel project FlagshipONE is Europe’s first commercial-scale green e-fuel facility with a final investment decision (FID) in place. It was acquired by Danish offshore wind developer Ørsted in December 2022.
The FlagshipTWO is being developed in cooperation with energy services provider Sundsvall Energi. Swedish-Finnish company AFRY provided basic engineering for the balance of the plant.
As for FlagshipTHREE, it will be built in cooperation with Swedish Umeå Energi and connected to the cogeneration plant Dåvaverket. It is expected to be ready for production in 2027. In January 2025, the company received an environmental permit for the project.
In November 2024, Liquid Wind secured €44 million in Series C financing to support the development of e-fuel facilities. The raise, which is said to be one of the largest funding rounds in Europe for e-fuels in 2024, was led by Uniper, HYCAP Fund I SCSp and Samsung Ventures.
E-fuel production facilities are considered necessary to meet the growing demand for low-carbon fuels and support the phase-out of fossil fuels in hard-to-abate sectors such as shipping, aviation and the chemical industry.