The EIA report for Kirrinsanta in Pori has been completed
The environmental impact of the hydrogen plant planned for Kirrinsanta in Pori is mainly moderate or minor, according to the completed environmental impact assessment (EIA) report.
Nordic Ren-Gas Oy is developing a significant Power-to-Gas project in Pori. The project aims to build a production plant that produces renewable e-methane, hydrogen, and district heating from waste heat generated by the process. The planned location of the e-methane plant is in the Kirrinsanta industrial area.
The plant will be implemented in stages, and according to the preliminary schedule, the construction of the first phase of the plant will take place in 2026–2028. During the expansion phase, the plant's production capacity will be tripled.
The carbon dioxide to be utilised in the first phase of the project will be captured from Pori Energia's Aittaluoto bio-CHP plant. Biogenic carbon dioxide will be transported from Aittaluoto to Kirrinsanta by truck, where it will be used as a raw material for renewable fuel. The Kirrinsanta project supports the long-term cooperation between Ren-Gas and Pori Energia in the development of carbon dioxide capture and utilisation. You can access the EIA material for the project via the following link: EIA for the P2X plant in Pori.
The production of renewable e-methane, hydrogen, and district heating from process waste heat is based on a carbon-neutral fuel cycle. The project consists of a technology package that includes hydrogen and methane production, methane further processing, and heat production, along with auxiliary equipment, integration, and buildings.
Ren-Gas is Finland's leading developer of the hydrogen economy, promoting the creation of a decentralised renewable e-methane production network in Finland. The renewable fuels produced by Ren-Gas will reduce the use of fossil fuels in heavy road and maritime transport by up to 250 million litres per year. In total, Ren-Gas's projects will reduce carbon dioxide emissions by more than one million tons per year in the transport and energy sectors.
To achieve this goal, Ren-Gas is actively developing a production portfolio that can produce e-methane for up to 8,000 trucks. Ren-Gas will acquire Finnish wind power for e-methane production, and the projects will significantly support the expansion of wind power in Finland. In addition, the portfolio's approximately 800 MW of electrolyser capacity will be flexible according to the needs of the electricity system, increasing demand flexibility in the Finnish electricity grid.
Read the environmental impact assessment report for Pori.
