In Sweden, the Municipality of Tjörn on the Swedish West Coast has decided to enable the establishment of a facility for local energy production that is fossil-free, carbon negative and contributes to climate change; together with companies Wallhamn AB and Boson Energy SA.
Boson Energy has developed a technology for local energy production by using otherwise non-recyclable waste to produce electricity and green methanol. The green methanol replaces fossil methanol in the chemical and plastics industry, while also meeting the increasing demand in the marine sector. Both the electricity and fuel will be carbon negative, as Boson Energy’s process makes it possible to capture carbon dioxide for utilisation or storage, in a clean and cost-effective way.
The company plans to serve Wallhamn AB’s growing need for energy and electricity for vehicle charging, as well as supporting the local power grid when needed. The only solid residue from the conversion process is a glass slag. The glass slag can be used directly, as an environmentally friendly filling material, or further processed into climate-smart insulation material with high circular resource efficiency.
