According to a joint statement, the facility will be Nordsol’s first project in Norway.
It will use Nordsol’s technology to convert biogas, produced on-site from salmon processing residues and poultry manure, into bio-LNG, or liquefied biogas (LBG), for use in road transport and maritime sectors.
The two firms did not reveal the pricing details of the deal.
Earlier this year, Vireo announced the closing of a financing agreement for the construction of the Hardanger bio-LNG facility located in Husnes Industriomrade on the Norwegian west coast.
Finnish state-owned energy firm Gasum will purchase all the bio-LNG produced at the Hardanger plant.
Vireo said in the statement that construction has begun in the second quarter of 2025, and commissioning is planned for the third quarter of 2026.
The project will process around 125,000 tons of organic feedstock per year, producing approximately 90 GWh of LBG annually.
Nordsol’s bio-LNG business
This announcement comes just two weeks after Nordsol joined forces with Biogas Vastra Skaraborg to build its first Swedish bio-LNG plant.
The Swedish installation will be able to produce up to 70 GWh of bio-LNG, or LBG, per year.
In June, Nordsol announced that the three operational bio-LNG plants in the Netherlands and the UK, which utilize its technology, have collectively surpassed the 10,000-ton mark in bio-LNG production.
The three plans include the bio-LNG plant in Amsterdam Westpoort, the first European plant using Nordsol tech, the bio-LNG plant in Wilp, and the RenEco Rushden facility in the UK.
Nordsol’s partners include Attero, Renewi, Shell, and RenEco.
With Nordsol-built plants already operational in the Netherlands and the UK, the company is now constructing new facilities in Portugal and Switzerland, and developing additional projects across Europe.
