Nordsol and Attero open new bio-LNG production plant for maritime industry

Dutch companies Nordsol and Attero have officially opened their new bio-LNG production plant for the maritime industry, FirstBio2Shipping, in Wilp, the Netherlands.

Less than two years after reaching the final investment decision (FID), the partners held the opening ceremony for the new plant on September 11 in the presence of Her Majesty Queen Máxima.

“With Nordsol’s technology, biogas producers can make real bio-LNG, not from fossil resources but directly from biogas. This bio-LNG is crucial to making hard-to-decarbonize sectors, such as long-haul transport, truly more sustainable. Moreover, local production of this energy-dense, renewable fuel from waste reduces our dependence on imported fossil fuels,” the company said in a social media statement.

The FirstBio2Shipping plant is expected to produce around 2,400 tons of bio-LNG (or liquefied biomethane) per year.

Attero will process domestic biowaste into 6 million Nm3 of biogas per year. Nordsol and Attero will jointly produce 2,400 tons of high-purity bio-LNG per year and 5,000 tons of liquid bio-CO2 per year from this biogas using Nordsol’s patented iLNG technology.

Clean fuel supplier Titan, the exclusive long-term off-taker, will supply the bio-LNG to the maritime industry where it is expected to substitute fossil fuels cost-effectively.

According to Nordsol, the produced bio-LNG will reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 92% compared to conventional maritime fuel, representing more than 87500 tCO₂e net absolute emissions avoided during the first ten years of operation.