Port of Gothenburg hosts Swedish-produced biomethane bunkering pilot

Swedish Port of Gothenburg has hosted the bunkering of domestically produced liquefied biomethane to a tanker as it strives to become Scandinavia’s primary alternative fuels bunkering hub.

For this pilot operation, energy companies St1 and St1 Biokraft, in collaboration with Nordion Energi, delivered their Swedish-produced liquefied biomethane to the 2017-built Tern Ocean, an oil and chemical tanker owned by Terntank at quay 519 in the Port of Gothenburg.

In addition to being a pilot test for St1 and St1 Biokraft as suppliers of biomethane to the maritime sector, the operation was also described as a pressure test of the collaboration required across all parts of the value chain, including Terntank, gas infrastructure owner Nordion Energi, and the producers.

Biomethane as a renewable fuel is deemed well-suited for the maritime sector, with established routines for handling the fuel in a shipping context and growing long-term demand from shipping companies and increased availability among producers.

“In order to accelerate the maritime sector’s transition, it is essential that all actors across the value chain pull in the same direction, cooperate, and translate