FlagshipONE Receives Environmental Permit for Europe’s Largest Green Electrofuel Facility

FlagshipONE, the Swedish green fuels project jointly owned by Liquid Wind and Ørsted, has received the environmental permit for building the first large-scale green electrofuel facility for the marine industry.

Ground preparations that mark the initial step of the construction phase is planned for 2023. 

The facility will be built in the municipality of Örnsköldsvik in north-east Sweden. The environmental permit was granted by the Land and Environment Court in Umeå 11 months after the application was submitted. 

Claes Fredriksson, CEO and Founder of Liquid Wind, comments, “Obtaining the environmental permit marks another major milestone for FlagshipONE and the maritime value chain that is planning to bring vessels powered by electrofuel to market. In parallel, we are approaching a final investment decision for FlagshipONE, and just recently we announced our cross-sector collaboration for zero-emission shipping with DFDS, Stena Line, Ørsted and the Port of Gothenburg to establish an electromethanol (e-fuels) hub.” 

Anders Christian Nordstrøm, COO at Ørsted PtX, comments, “I’m delighted that the FlagshipONE project is proceeding at speed. Producing e-fuels for the shipping sector is an important part of Ørsted’s mission to help decarbonize hard-to-abate-sectors. As a company, we’re certain that scalable and modular projects just like FlagshipONE will help us deliver on our ambitious P2X plans.” 

Kristina Säfsten, CEO of Övik Energy, says, “We are excited about being among the first in the world to capture and use biogenic carbon dioxide to produce electrofuel, here in Örnsköldsvik. With the permit in place, we look forward to the next steps together with the FlagshipONE project team.”