Total Eren and Aliceco will develop one of the Europe's largest electrofuels facilities in Kokkola
TEH2, the hydrogen-dedicated subsidiary of Total Eren, a renewable energy Independent Power Producer (“IPP”) based in Paris, and Aliceco Energy, a Finnish developer of large commercial scale electrofuels facilities based in Pietarsaari, Finland, are partnering to implement the Vanadis Fuels Project in Kokkola Industrial Park (KIP), in Kokkola, Finland. The facility will be designed to produce low-carbon electrofuels (also known as “e-Fuels”) for industrial sectors and for the shipping industry.
The Vanadis facility will synthesize e-methanol (e-MeOH) by capturing biogenic carbon dioxide from biomass while producing green hydrogen with an electrolyser powered by renewable energy, such as offshore and onshore wind farms and/or solar power plants.
The Partners will both be responsible for the advancement of the project, Aliceco concentrating its effort on the local development in Kokkola and Total Eren, bringing its strong know-how in the development, financing, construction and operation of solar and wind projects and hydrogen production facilities.
Total Eren and Aliceco will also rely on supportive partners such as local energy supplier Kokkolan Energia, Kokkola Industrial Park – an important inorganic chemical industrial park, the Port of Kokkola – the 3rd largest general cargo Port in Finland. The e-methanol production capacity is expected to reach up to 400,000 tons per year, with the first production starting in 2029.
The Vanadis Fuels Project will benefit from Total Eren’s experience and ambition in working on several large-scale green hydrogen projects worldwide through TEH2, such as its giga-scale green hydrogen project “H2 Magallanes” totalling up to 10 GW of wind installed capacity to be located in the Magallanes region, Southern Chile.
The Vanadis Fuels Project will also benefit from Aliceco Energy’s innovative Oxygen-combustion solution which will be used for the first time on a commercial scale. This technology concentrates and captures the biogenic CO2 flue gas from Kokkola Energia’s biomass boilers without using chemical substances on a large-scale like conventional technologies. This new CO₂ capture technology is both efficient and more respectful of the environment.
Read the press release: https://www.total-eren.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Press-release_Vanadis_-EN-FINAL-21072023.pdf
