The FirstBio2Shipping project aims to decarbonise the maritime sector by demonstrating the first industrial plant producing renewable, low-carbon bio-liquified natural gas (bio-LNG). The three partners are working together on an installation that produces 2,400 tons of bio-LNG annually, in order to reduce by 92% the maritime sector greenhouse gas emissions. This translates to over 87,500 tons of CO2 emissions prevented in the first 10 years of operation.

To build that installation that will produce this innovative bio-gas, external funding from Triodos Bank and Oost NL was needed. Oost NL invested from the Innovation and Energy Fund Gelderland, a fund of the province of Gelderland to promote a more sustainable transport sector using waste as a raw material, a step forward to a circular and sustainable economy.

The next step of the project is to work closer with the surrounding municipalities to work with their organic waste, reducing the dependence on countries with a fossil LNG industry, but also leading to a decrease in international transport movements to transport fossil LNG to the Netherlands.

Moreover, the project received a funding grant of €4.3 million from the European Union to invest in making long-distance maritime transport more sustainable under the 2022 fuel EU Maritime Regulation approved by the European Parliament.

FirstBio2Shipping project aligns with Europe’s commitment to the climate and energy transition, leading the way to a greener and more sustainable future.

Read more about the project here.