The FirstBio2Shipping project will be completed in 2023, aiming to achieve a decentralised production of bio-LNG designated for usage in the maritime industry.
The plant will produce around 2,400 ton/year of bio-LNG (or liquefied biomethane), located at the Attero facility in Wilp, the Netherlands.
As one of the first projects to receive funding from the Fit for 55 package, the FirstBio2Shipping project has also been recognised as practical, because it will supply into existing LNG fuelling infrastructure.
Bio-LNG originates from organic waste flows, particularly domestic and agricultural waste that are available in abundance. Attero will produce 6 million Nm3 of biogas per year from domestic biowaste for the FirstBio2Shipping project.
The biogas is upgraded and liquefied into bio-LNG by Nordsol’s iLNG technology.
In partnership, Attero and Nordsol will produce 2,400 tons/year high-purity bio-LNG and 5,000 tons/year liquid bioCO2.
Titan will supply the bio-LNG to the maritime industry where it will substitute fossil fuels. The produced bio-LNG will reduce GHG emissions by 92% compared to a conventional maritime fuel, representing more than 87500 tCO2e net absolute emissions avoided during the first ten years of operation.
Mature transport, storage, and bunkering infrastructure are not the only benefits of bio-LNG, it is also increasingly recognised as a sustainable option that can be ‘dropped in’ and blended with LNG at any ratio, with no changes required onboard the vessels
Ronald van Selm, CTO, Titan, said.
Furthermore, Léon van Bossum, commercial director, Nordsol added that with the firstbio2shipping project the partners take a first step in decarbonizing the shipping sector.
