In Norway, Norwegian e-fuel company Norsk e-Fuel and Fortum have agreed to reserve a 14-hectare area for a sustainable synthetic aviation fuel (eSAF) plant at the Port of Rauma in Finland. This is Norsk e-Fuel’s first project outside Norway and is part of the company’s long-term strategy to support Europe’s net-zero targets by 2050. The project is in its early stages, and Norsk e-Fuel has not yet made an investment decision. Fortum and Norsk e-Fuel, together with Port of Rauma, will begin planning the area’s electrical connections and permit processes for establishing the e-fuel production facility. The plant’s annual production could reach 100 million liters of liquid fuel, produced through electrolysis using clean electricity and captured carbon dioxide. Most of the production will be eSAF. “Fortum is committed to promoting the transition to clean energy future. We are pleased that Norsk e-Fuel is considering Rauma as the location for a new production facility. Decarbonization is a joint effort that requires the support and commitment of all stakeholders, including local communities, industrial players, and policymakers. Our role is to support industry in reducing emissions by developing sites for investment and being a partner in energy matters,” said Urs Pennanen, Senior Vice President Corporate Customers at Fortum.
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