Copenhagen Airports, SAS and other Danish companies to develop sustainable fuel facility

Copenhagen Airports, SAS, DSV Panalpina, Maersk, DFDS and Ørsted announced (26-May-2020) a partnership to develop an industrial scale facility in the Copenhagen area to produce sustainable fuels for air, maritime and road transport. Details include:

• The parties aim to develop a hydrogen and e-fuel production facility as soon as 2023, which could deliver more than 250,000 tonnes of sustainable fuel p/a once fully scaled up by 2030;
• Production would potentially be based on total electrolyser capacity of 1.3 gigawatts and could reduce carbon emissions by 850,000 tonnes p/a;
• The proposed facility may become one of the world's largest electrolyser and sustainable fuel production facilities;
• The project will require a large scale supply of renewable electricity, which could potentially come from offshore wind power produced at Rønne Banke near Bornholm;
• Renewable jet fuel (e-kerosene) may be produced in stage two of the project, which could be operational by 2027. The project has the potential to displace 5% of fossil fuels at Copenhagen Kastrup Airport by 2027 and 30% by 2030;
• The partnership will now engage with regulatory authorities on the necessary framework and policies and to seek public co-funding to conduct a full feasibility study. A final investment decision for the first stage of the project could be made in 2021.

The companies stated: "The project can spearhead the maturation of sustainable fuels while creating jobs and new value chains to reinforce Denmark's role as a green energy leader". The City of Copenhagen aims to become the world's first carbon neutral capital city by 2025. [more - original PR - DSV]