The NorthStarH2 project will produce e-methanol for shipping, aviation and defence.
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Sydkraft Hydrogen plans to build the NorthStarH2 plant in Lugnvik for the production of green e-methanol.
It is Sydkraft Hydrogen that formally applies for permission to build and operate the facility in close proximity to Jämtkraft's combined heat and power plant in Lugnvik. The project is called NorthStarH2 and will produce e-methanol – a green fuel.
Because the activity is classified as environmentally hazardous, permission from the court is required. A comprehensive environmental impact statement has been submitted with the application.
- Because we want the process to be as quick and painless as possible, we have put a lot of work into the environmental impact statement. That's what Patrik Hermansson, business development manager at Uniper Sweden says to SVT Nyheter Jämtland.
A permit review usually takes about 15 months, and Uniper wants to be able to get started quickly. Not least for preparedness purposes:
- Within NATO, the fuel issue is one of the biggest issues there is. What we are doing in Östersund is the right solution for shipping, for aviation, but also a strengthened European defence, he says.
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