Koppö Energia selects Thyssenkrupp’s green methanol technology

Finland’s Koppö Energia Oy has chosen uhde green methanol technology and ordered a FEED (Front End Engineering Design) from Thyssenkrupp Uhde. The planned e-methanol plant is part of a power-to-x (P2X) project developed by Koppö Energia in Kristinestad, Finland. With a planned capacity of 450 tonnes/day of e-methanol in various grades, the different product grades will support the maritime and e-gasoline fuel markets.

While grey methanol is usually produced from natural gas, green methanol – often called e-methanol – is produced via direct hydrogenation of CO2. Using uhde green methanol production technology and green hydrogen produced from green electricity and water, the resulting e-methanol has a much lower carbon footprint, claims the company.

The necessary renewable hydrogen will be produced by a 200MW water electrolysis plant. The CO2 will be captured in the city of Vaasa in Finland from a waste incineration facility. It is then liquefied and transported via trucks to the P2X facilities.

Koppö Energia is a joint venture of funds managed by Germany-based Prime Capital AG, an asset manager and financial services provider specialising in alternative energy projects, and CPC Finland, a subsidiary of project developer and green power producer CPC Germania.