According to a joint statement, the facilities will be located in Haugaland, Trøndelag, and Innlandet, and are scheduled to start operation in 2027/28.
At each site, organic waste from agriculture and aquaculture, such as manure and fish waste, will be processed into biogas.
Moreover, Nordsol’s LBG production technology will then purify and liquefy the biomethane into nio-LNG, or LBG, a “renewable fuel that directly supports the decarbonisation of Norway’s heavy industry and transport sectors.”
The partners said that each plant will produce about 100 GWh of LBG per year.
Together, these three projects represent the largest single national commitment to biomethane production and industrial decarbonisation to date, the partners claim.
The partners did not reveal the costs of the projects.
In addition to these projects, the two companies will work together under a aartnership agreement to “cost-effectivel”y develop more than 400 GWh of additional LBG capacity in the coming years, bringing the total to over 700 GWh of LBG.
This will more than double Norway’s current biomethane supply, they said.
Havila Biogass is a part of the Havila Group, a family-owned enterprise with more than 1,200 employees.
The company develops, builds and operates biogas plants across Norway.
It currently operates one plant in Møre og Romsdal and is delivering an additional 500 GWh of projects, alongside another 500 GWh in the concept phase.
Nordsol’s bio-LNG business
On the other hand, Norway’s Vireo recently selected Nordsol’s liquefaction technology for its new bio-LNG plant in Hardanger, Norway.
The facility, which will produce approximately 90 GWh of LBG annually, will be Nordsol’s first project in Norway.
This announcement came 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 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.
