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OX2 and the Bank of \u00c5land\u2019s mutual fund subsidiary \u00c5landsbanken Fondbolag, which are developing the Noatun North and Noatun South offshore wind power projects near Finland\u2019s \u00c5land archipelago in the Baltic Sea, have initiated a feasibility study for the planning and establishment of a \u201cMega Gr\u00f6n Hamn\u201d (Mega Green Port) with a location coexisting with the port of L\u00e5ngn\u00e4s in \u00c5land. The project is part of an effort to create a green hub in \u00c5land, with an extra focus in this project on the shipping segment and the establishment of new business operations in \u00c5land.<\/p>\n
L\u00e5ngn\u00e4s is a suitable hub for OX2\u2019s and the Bank of \u00c5land\u2019s joint offshore projects Noatun North and South \u2212 for construction, electrical connections, hydrogen and electrofuel (e-fuel) production\/distribution as well as other newly established business operations. The project team consists of representatives from OX2, the Bank of \u00c5land, the M\u00e6rsk Mc-Kinney M\u00f8ller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping, EuroMekanik and a number of other consultancies.<\/p>\n
Fully developed, the port will function as a green node and \u2212 in addition to construction logistics for the individual wind power projects \u2212 will open opportunities for the creation of new business operations, new jobs, an electrical connection to \u00c5land and more. The capacity requirement for L\u00e5ngn\u00e4s is estimated at 3,000 megawatts (MW), which is the maximum size of the electrolyzer.<\/p>\n
“Creating a Mega Green Port will bolster the \u00c5land economy in many different ways. In addition to being an important part of the offshore wind power projects, it will generate jobs and produce e-fuel for the shipping industry \u2212 making \u00c5land attractive for the establishment of large business operations and enabling many new innovative projects in oxygenation of waterways and utilization of excess heat in various manufacturing activities. The port will strengthen \u00c5land\u2019s potential to become the leading green hub in the Nordic region,\u201d says Anders Wiklund, Country Manager \u00c5land at OX2.<\/p>\n
The Mega Green Port project includes plans to produce hydrogen as a fuel for the shipping industry, for future local archipelago transport services and for industrial processes in \u00c5land. L\u00e5ngn\u00e4s will also become a hub for transporting hydrogen through the planned Baltic Sea Hydrogen Collector south to the European continent.<\/p>\n
The project company is also conducting a dialogue directly with international companies about establishing new operations in \u00c5land. This includes both the manufacturing sector, the information technology (IT) industry and potential agricultural opportunities, which are all dependent on large-scale green energy production.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe purpose of our planned wind power projects is green energy transition and enabling the general public to participate via our mutual fund structure \u2212 but perhaps, above all, to create a new growth engine for the \u00c5land business sector. The feasibility study for L\u00e5ngn\u00e4s as a Mega Green Port is an important step in understanding how L\u00e5ngn\u00e4s can play a key role in the future of the \u00a0\u00c5land business community, especially with reference to the growth of existing \u00c5land companies and the establishment of new business operations,\u201d says Peter Wikl\u00f6f, Manager Director and Chief Executive of the Bank of \u00c5land. \u00a0<\/p>\n
The M\u00e6rsk Mc-Kinney M\u00f8ller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping in Copenhagen, Denmark is an independent, world-leading research and development organisation specialising in green maritime fuels, with a strong connection to the world\u2019s largest shipping company Maersk and corporate partnerships with NYK Line, Hapag-Lloyd as well as trading houses and technology suppliers. The Center\u2019s close participation in the Mega Green Port project will provide important knowledge about green e-fuel and port development, which it works with on a global basis. \u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are very much looking forward to being involved in this feasibility study, the vision for \u00c5land and the role that L\u00e5ngn\u00e4s can play for shipping. The global shipping industry is clamouring for green e-fuel on a large scale, which makes the timing of this feasibility study perfect. It needs to get started as soon as possible,\u201d says Johan Byskov Svendsen, Programme Manager at the M\u00e6rsk Mc-Kinney M\u00f8ller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping.<\/p>\n
According to plans, the feasibility study will last for 12 months and create a better understanding of the conditions around the proposed L\u00e5ngn\u00e4s Mega Green Port, both practical and technical, as well as financial factors. More details about the feasibility study will be provided on an ongoing basis, not least at the upcoming EnergiArena event this spring.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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