Scandinavian Biogas receives SEK 154 million in investment support from Klimatklivet to build biogas plant in Mönsterås
The plant in Mönsterås will produce liquid biogas (Bio-LNG)
Scandinavian Biogas plans to build a plant for the production of liquid biogas (Bio-LNG) together with local farmers in Grimhult outside Mönsterås about 370 kilometers south of Stockholm, According to the plan the construction will commence during the first half of 2022 and production is planned to begin in 2024.
The project development in Mönsterås began in 2016 by local farmers. The cooperation with Scandinavian Biogas began in 2018. The biogas plant is placed to Mönsterås due to the high density of animal farms in the area. The facility should convert 300,000 tonnes of dung from local pigs, nut and poultry into about 120 GWh of liquid biogas (Bio-LNG) that can be used as fuel in trucks and ships, or in the industry. For comparison, 120 GWh corresponds to an amount of energy of 12 million liters of diesel. In addition to biogas, the facility will produce high-quality bio fertilizer for both local use and for sale to other areas. This means that local farmers can develop their activities within the framework of their environmental permits.
The Swedish Environmental Protection Agency's program Klimatklivet has granted Scandinavian Biogas´ subsidiary Mönsterås Biogasproduktion AB SEK 154 million in investment support for the project. Mönsterås Biogasproduktion cooperates with local farmers to invest a total of just over SEK 500 (net) million in the facility. Environmental permits have been granted.
The Swedish Environmental Protection Agency's decision to support the project is based on the requirement that the funds invested should provide the greatest possible emission reduction per invested money. When the biogas is manufactured from manure, a very high carbon dioxide reduction is achieved. As the fertilizer's normal methane emissions are also greatly reduced, the environmental profit is significant. Methane is a significantly more damaging greenhouse gas than the carbon dioxide.
"This is a big step towards an investment decision says Michael Wallis Olausson, business area executive Sweden at Scandinavian Biogas. We have worked for a long time with the project, and it is good to see that we close to the final decisions. The Mönsterås farmers need the project to develop in line with increased climate benefit".
"The decision is very good for the environment, for agriculture and for the possibility of locally produced food. It also shows that the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency and Region Kalmar believe in the project and our ability to implement it. For Scandinavian Biogas, this is an important step in the implementation of the Group's growth strategy, "says Matti Vikkula, CEO of Scandinavian Biogas
For further information, please contact:
Matti Vikkula CEO and President
Mobile +46 (0) 70 597 99 38
E mail matti.vikkula@scandinavianbiogas.com
Scandinavian Biogas is a leading Nordic producer of biogas as a vehicle fuel and also fertilizer. The biogas, which is CO2-neutral, is extracted from sewage sludge and waste from households and agriculture, as well as industrial organic waste. Today, there are facilities in Sweden, Norway and South Korea. In 2020, the company delivered 354 GWh to the market. Scandinavian Biogas has 92 employees and in 2020 had total sales of SEK 455 million (pro forma). The head office is located in Stockholm and the company is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm First North Premier, the Company's Certified Adviser is Erik Penser Bank AB, telephone: +46 (0) 8-463 80 00, certifiedadviser@penser.se. www.scandinavianbiogas.com
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