Finland one step closer to building synthetic methane production plant

Enersense and Q Power have entered into an agreement on the delivery of steel structures for reactor modules for a methanation plant in Finland. The synthetic methane production plant is being built in connection with a green hydrogen production plant, says Enersense in a press release.

These production plants are pioneers in the Finnish hydrogen economy and the production of synthetic fuels in Finland. They are the first plants of their kind and scale in the country.

2024

Some of the hydrogen produced sustainably in Harjavalta will be processed into synthetic methane at the methanation plant supplied by Q Power. The plant will be delivered and commissioned in 2024 at the same time as the green hydrogen production plant.

The modular structures will be manufactured in Enersense’s production facilities in Mäntyluoto. Q Power’s process is live: the reactors contain microbes, the core element of methanation, which is why the reactors must be of an extremely high and consistent quality.

Various solutions

Enersense wants to contribute to building a zero-emission energy system. “We have been involved in developing various renewable energy production solutions for a long time and have delivered life-cycle services to the energy sector. It’s great that Q Power has selected us to join this project. It shows that we have been successful in our work,” says Jaakko Leivo, EVP, Smart Industry at Enersense.

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