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Wärtsilä to supply a major

LNG/bioLNG production
plant for CO2-neutral

transport fuels

The technology group Wärtsilä has been
awarded a major contract to supply and
construct a plant for production of CO2-
they will receive LNG from one of the collaborate to develop a global LNG bunker neutral liquid transport fuels. The plant
lowest-cost, most reliable, and most efficient supply network for their customers in will liquefy gas from the natural gas grid to
terminals on the US Gulf Coast.” Singapore and Northern Europe, including produce carbon-neutral LNG. It will have a
“Coming only a few months after our Amsterdam, Rotterdam and Antwerp. Under capacity of approximately 100,000 tons per
acquisition of Magnolia LNG, this extension a memorandum of understanding (MoU), the year and located in Cologne, Germany. The
approval is an important early milestone in partners agree to leverage each other’s LNG order with Wärtsilä was placed in September
our development plan, and it underscores bunker infrastructure and supply capabilities, 2020.
our focused commitment and belief in the in their respective regions of operations, to Wärtsilä’s vast experience and state-of-the-
project,” said Vlad Bluzer, Managing Director provide global supply points across for their art technologies developed for the process
of Glenfarne and President of Magnolia LNG customers. design, fabrication, and delivery of gas
Holdings. “Pavilion Energy is thrilled to partner liquefaction plants and mature gas treatment
Magnolia LNG sits on a 115-acre project with Gasum and provide customers with solutions prior to liquefaction, were key
site on the Industrial Canal near Lake Charles a wide supply LNG bunker network for factors to secure the contract.
in Southwest Louisiana and has a long-term ocean-going vessels sailing between the Far “It is an honour to have been awarded
Lease Option Agreement in place with the East and Northern Europe” said Mr Frédéric this order for a landmark project. We take
Lake Charles Harbor and Terminal District. H. Barnaud, Group CEO of Pavilion Energy, this as a clear endorsement of Wärtsilä’s
Magnolia LNG is permitted to receive natural “We will complement this alliance with capabilities in this field. The use of LNG as
gas through the existing Kinder Morgan additional LNG bunkering partnerships in the an emissions-reducing fuel in the marine
Louisiana Pipeline and will pretreat, liquefy Mediterranean, North Asia and the Americas. and transportation industries is already well
and store the LNG onsite for domestic use Our network will combine global commercial established, and to introduce bioLNG which
and export. Magnolia LNG will utilize the offerings with regional operational can be mixed with LNG is the next obvious
patented OSMR® liquefaction technology, a expertise,and bring further momentum to step in enabling a CO2-neutral transportation
low-cost, highly efficient process configured the emergence of a thriving LNG bunkering fuel. We look forward to continuing on our
to generate lower greenhouse gas (GHG) industry.” mission to enable sustainable societies with
emissions than other conventional LNG “This partnership underlines our aim to smart technology,” said Antti Kuokkanen, VP
processes. build a world-wide partner network. For our Gas Solutions.
Glenfarne has two operating subsidiaries: customers this mean that we will support The feedstock for bioLNG is based
Alder Midstream, which focuses on building, them with LNG wherever they are. We are on biological waste material e.g. liquid
owning, and operating midstream and LNG very happy for having Pavilion Energy as manure and food waste. The feedstock is
assets, and EnfraGen, a developer, owner, a partner in the Far East supporting our fed to an anaerobic digestion reactor that
and operator of specialised power generation shipping customers,” said Mrs. Johanna produces biogas, which is then upgraded to
assets. Glenfarne’s total LNG export capacity Lamminen, CEO of Gasum. biomethane and injected into the natural gas
is approximately 12.8 mtpa: 8.8 mtpa from Against the backdrop of a burgeoning grid. Green gas certificates are issued along
Magnolia LNG and 4.0 mtpa from Texas LNG industry for LNG as a marine fuel, this with the injected biomethane, which then
Brownsville, a FERC-permitted LNG export partnership combines Pavilion Energy’s permits operators at other locations, such as
development project in Brownsville, Texas, pioneering LNG bunkering expertise in liquefaction plants producing bioLNG, to buy
majority-owned by Alder Midstream. Southeast Asia with Gasum’s experience as the certificates and utilise the biomethane.
GLENFARNE GROUP, October 08, 2020 a premier LNG bunker solutions provider The Wärtsilä scope for this project includes
in North West Europe. As a licensed LNG the engineering, the civil works, installation,
importer and bunker supplier for Singapore, and commissioning of the plant. The plant
ASIA Pavilion Energy has taken several firm steps to will include a gas treatment system based
invest in and support Singapore’s LNG bunker on Wärtsilä’s Puregas CA technology, a
Pavilion Energy and Gasum readiness. Gasum has five LNG bunker vessels liquefaction unit utilising Wärtsilä’s Semi-
Dual Brayton technology, storage tanks,
in operation and several LNG terminals in the
agree to develop global LNG Nordics. truck filling stations, and all necessary safety
flare and auxiliary equipment. The plant is
PAVILION ENERGY AND GASUM, October 08,
bunker supply network 2020 expected to be fully operational by autumn
2022.
Pavilion Energy Singapore and Gasum will WÄRTSILÄ, October 08, 2020

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