Construction has commenced on a liquefied biogas facility at the Port of Gothenburg, developed and owned by Nordion Energi.
The plant is expected to be completed in early 2027 and operational before the end of that year, with a production capacity of approximately 50 tonnes of liquefied biogas per day.
The facility is designed to enable biogas producers connected to the Swedish gas grid to access new markets by converting gaseous biogas into a liquefied form that can be transported and used in sectors beyond the reach of existing pipeline infrastructure, including shipping, heavy transport and industry.
The liquefaction step is critical to unlocking biogas’s potential as a scalable alternative marine fuel, as it allows the fuel to be bunkered and stored aboard vessels in the same manner as LNG.
Interest in liquefied biogas is growing rapidly within the shipping sector as demand for sustainable marine fuels accelerates.
Several shipping companies already calling regularly at the Port of Gothenburg use biogas to power their vessels and are positioned to scale up consumption once the facility becomes operational.
On the supply side, St1 Biokraft has already signed an agreement to secure part of the facility’s capacity, providing early commercial certainty for the project.
Therese Jällbrink, Head of Renewable Energy at the Port of Gothenburg, highlighted the importance of having the full value chain in place and operational, describing the facility as a strengthening of the port’s position in renewable bunker fuels and a step toward offering liquefied biogas to shipping at greater scale.
Carolina Wistén of Nordion Energi framed the plant as central to driving the transition of the gas grid toward 100% renewable gas, while simultaneously supporting the decarbonisation of shipping, heavy transport and industries located beyond the existing grid network.
