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Liquid Wind partners with Umeå Energi for the establishment of an electrofuel facility in Umeå

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A feasibility study carried out by Liquid Wind in partnership with Umeå Energi confirms that there are excellent conditions for establishing Sweden’s third electrofuel facility for the maritime sector at the Dåva cogeneration plant in Umeå. A partnership between Liquid Wind and Umeå Energi is now launched to make the facility a reality.

The facility is expected to produce 100,000 tons of green electrofuel for the maritime industry per year and capture 230,000 tons of carbon dioxide annually. This is equivalent to 40% reduction of Umeå’s total carbon dioxide emissions. In parallel, Umeå Energi is also investigating the possibility to capture the Dåva cogeneration plant’s fossil carbon dioxide emissions for long-term storage in the bedrock, so called CCS: Carbon Capture and Storage.

Image: Dåva cogeneration plant, Umeå Energi. Photographer: Johan Gunséus. 

“We are looking forward to our partnership with Umeå Energi and their future-oriented vision which results in the possibility to jointly establish the first electrofuel facility in Region Västerbotten. The Dåva facility will follow the Örnsköldsvik and Sundsvall facilities already being developed in Västernorrland. The transition to electrofuels in the maritime sector which uses 300 million tons of fossil fuels every year is very urgent. With electrofuel replacing today’s fossil fuels, carbon dioxide emissions can be reduced by over 90%”, says Claes Fredriksson, CEO and founder of Liquid Wind.  

“As an energy company we play an important role in reducing both society’s climate footprint and the footprint from our operations. Capturing the carbon dioxide from the Dåva cogeneration plant will allow us to take yet another step towards circularity. Umeå Municipality has pledged that the city of Umeå will be climate neutral by 2030, and the municipality itself by 2040. The establishment of an electrofuel production plant at Dåva could be an important step in that direction”, says Jan Ridfeldt, CEO Umeå Energi.  

”This is fantastic news and represents an ambition that could entail a considerable strengthening of Umeå’s green industry. The establishment of the electrofuel facility would contribute decisively to the municipality’s climate goals. Furthermore, more jobs will be created and through our proximity to a brand-new rail terminal we will be able to ensure sustainable logistics. This might in turn attract more companies within the sector to establish themselves here. We welcome the establishment of the facility, which will be a great help in developing Umeå’s green industry and Dåva business park”, says Hans Lindberg (S), Mayor of Umeå. 

All documents required for an investment decision are planned to be ready in 2024, with an expected production start in 2026. 

Media contact  

Klaudija Cavala, Head of Digital & Marketing Communications  

klaudija@liquidwind.se  +46 (0)73 369 55 98 

About Liquid Wind 

Liquid Wind is an electrofuel development company with a vision to reduce the world’s dependency on fossil fuel. Liquid Wind has a solid pipeline of projects in development in the Nordic countries with the goal of reaching 8 million tons of FID’ed projects by 2030. Headquartered in Gothenburg and with a strong presence in Copenhagen and Stockholm, Liquid Wind has approx. 30 employees and a strong group of investors, including Alfa Laval, Carbon Clean, HyCap, Siemens Energy, Topsoe and Uniper. Visit liquidwind.se or follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter.

About Umeå Energi  

Umeå Energi is a regional energy company that develops and provides sustainable solutions for energy and communication services. Focusing on regional development in close co-operation with customers and partners within the public and private sector, such as building smart and sustainable residential areas and production plants, we contribute to a comfortable living for customers as well as a secured sustainable future for the region. Participating in innovative programmes, like Viable Cities and Ruggedised, where science, business and society join forces we help building the connected society and battle climate change. Read more here umeaenergi.se.  

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A feasibility study carried out by Liquid Wind in partnership with Umeå Energi confirms that there are excellent conditions for establishing Sweden’s third electrofuel facility for the maritime sector at the Dåva cogeneration plant in Umeå.
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The electrofuel facility is expected to produce 100,000 tons of green electrofuel for the maritime industry per year and capture 230,000 tons of carbon dioxide annually. This is equivalent to 40% reduction of Umeå’s total carbon dioxide emissions.
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Liquid Wind develops replicable facilities for the production of green electrofuel. The first project, FlagshipONE (acquired by Ørsted in December 2022) in Örnsköldsvik, is Europe’s first FID’d commercial-scale green electrofuel facility. The next plant will be built in Sundsvall, and three further plants are planned for the Nordic Region. FlagshipONE in Örnsköldsvik and FlagshipTWO in Sundsvall will together produce over 150 000 tons of green electrofuel per year and reduce annual emissions from international shipping by 200 000 tons of CO2.
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The need for CO2 neutral marine fuels is large (300M tons). 99,9 percent of the fuels used by marine shipping today is based on fossil raw materials. Liquid Wind wants to enable the transformation of shipping by converting renewable electricity and biogenic CO2 into green electrofuel.
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We are looking forward to our partnership with Umeå Energi and their future-oriented vision which results in the possibility to jointly establish the first electrofuel facility in Region Västerbotten. The Dåva facility will follow the Örnsköldsvik and Sundsvall facilities already being developed in Västernorrland. The transition to electrofuels in the maritime sector which uses 300 million tons of fossil fuels every year is very urgent. With electrofuel replacing today’s fossil fuels, carbon dioxide emissions can be reduced by over 90%.
Claes Fredriksson, CEO and founder of Liquid Wind
As an energy company we play an important role in reducing both society’s climate footprint and the footprint from our operations. Capturing the carbon dioxide from the Dåva cogeneration plant will allow us to take yet another step towards circularity. Umeå Municipality has pledged that the city of Umeå will be climate neutral by 2030, and the municipality itself by 2040. The establishment of an electrofuel production plant at Dåva could be an important step in that direction.
Jan Ridfeldt, CEO Umeå Energi
This is fantastic news and represents an ambition that could entail a considerable strengthening of Umeå’s green industry. The establishment of the electrofuel facility would contribute decisively to the municipality’s climate goals. Furthermore, more jobs will be created and through our proximity to a brand-new rail terminal we will be able to ensure sustainable logistics. This might in turn attract more companies within the sector to establish themselves here. We welcome the establishment of the facility, which will be a great help in developing Umeå’s green industry and Dåva business park.
Hans Lindberg (S), Mayor of Umeå