- Project AIR will build a large-scale Carbon Capture and Utilization unit.
- The goal is to start producing sustainable methanol in 2025.
- The project aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 500,000 tons annually.
- Fortum, Uniper, and Nature Energy are key partners in the project.
Project AIR Overview
Perstorp has developed Project AIR, a production concept to create methanol from various recovered end-of-life streams and hydrogen from electrolysis. This initiative will establish a large-scale, commercial Carbon Capture and Utilization (CCU) unit, combining CCU and gasification processes to convert CO2, residue streams, renewable hydrogen, and biomethane into methanol.
Key Partners
Perstorp is collaborating with Fortum, Uniper, and Nature Energy on this project. Fortum and Uniper will supply renewable hydrogen from a new electrolysis plant, while Nature Energy, a leading biogas producer, will provide biogas for the methanol production process.
Environmental Impact
Project AIR aims to replace the 200,000 tons of fossil methanol that Perstorp uses annually in Europe with sustainable methanol. This substitution is expected to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by approximately 500,000 tons each year, contributing significantly to the transition towards a circular economy.
Timeline and Location
If the necessary funding is secured, Perstorp plans to build the methanol plant in Stenungsund, Sweden. The goal is to commence production of sustainable methanol by 2025, utilizing CO2 and residue streams from Perstorp's operations.
