Technip secures contracts for waste-to-methanol facility in Spain

Technip Energies has been awarded two engineering services contracts by Repsol for the development of the Ecoplanta Molecular Recycling Solutions (Ecoplanta) project, a first-of-a-kind waste-to-methanol facility to be built in El Morell, near Tarragona, Spain.
The plant will be the first in Europe to transform, at scale, non-recyclable municipal solid waste and biomass into renewable and circular methanol. The project supports European ambitions for circularity and the broader transition to a more sustainable industrial model.

Utilising Enerkem’s gasification technology, the facility will process up to 400,000 tonnes of residual municipal waste annually and produce approximately 240,000 tonnes of methanol, a renewable alternative that can be used to manufacture new circular materials and to produce advanced biofuels.

As part of its role in the project, Technip Energies has been awarded two contracts covering the entire delivery scope: one for the Enerkem Core Process, developed in partnership between Enerkem and Technip Energies, and the other for the Balance of Plant, ensuring the integration of all the project units.

Under these contracts, Technip Energies will provide engineering and procurement services. The company will also oversee the integration of Enerkem’s groundbreaking gasification technology, which converts non-recyclable waste into renewable fuels and chemicals. Building on the strategic collaboration agreement signed between Technip Energies and Enerkem in 2024, this award illustrates the strength of the partnership in accelerating the deployment of circular solutions at scale.

The project is co-funded by the European Union’s Innovation Fund and is expected to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 3.4 million tonnes of CO2-equivalent over its first ten years of operation.