Swedish energy company Swedegas has announced that it would invest in an liquefied natural gas (LNG) infrastructure at the Port of Gothenburg, Sweden.
The infrastructure is claimed to be the first LNG facility in the city, allowing vessels to bunker LNG at the quayside while loading and unloading. This LNG facility is expected to start its operations by 2018.
The new and upcoming facility at the port will include a discharge solution, cryogenic pipeline and bunkering equipment.
Gothenburg Port Authority CEO Magnus Kårestedt said “We have for a long time believed in LNG as the fuel of the future. This investment by Swedegas is entirely in line with our ambition to reduce the environmental impact of shipping and establish a sustainable Scandinavian freight hub.”
“We have for a long time believed in LNG as the fuel of the future. This investment by Swedegas is entirely in line with our ambition to reduce the environmental impact of shipping and establish a sustainable Scandinavian freight hub.”
According to Swedegas, the upcoming facility will be the first stage of an extensive gas infrastructure for the port that can also be connected to the gas transmission grid.
Using trailers or container, the LNG will be transported to the facility and unloaded at a discharge station. Later, the LNG will be distributed via a 450-metre vacuum-insulated cryogenic pipeline to the quays in the Skarvik area at the Energy Port.
Due to the significance of the project, Swedegas claims that the European Union has assigned project common interest (PCI) status for the project, making it a prioritized project in the region.
Through its innovation and networks executive agency (INEA), the EU has also given its support for the completion of the project.