{"id":5490,"date":"2017-06-15T05:08:09","date_gmt":"2017-06-15T05:08:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/greenreality.mauri.posso.fi\/lprnyt-encouraging-results-joutseno-methanation-plant-feasibility-stud\/"},"modified":"2017-06-15T05:08:09","modified_gmt":"2017-06-15T05:08:09","slug":"lprnyt-encouraging-results-joutseno-methanation-plant-feasibility-stud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greenreality.mauri.posso.fi\/en\/lprnyt-encouraging-results-joutseno-methanation-plant-feasibility-stud\/","title":{"rendered":"Encouraging results from Joutseno methanation plant feasibility stud"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Press Release of Gasum and the City of Lappeenranta 14.6.2017<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Gasum, Kemira and the City of Lappeenranta assessed the techno-economic feasibility of a renewable gas production plant, or methanation plant, in Joutseno. If implemented on the scale now examined with an annual production of 18-28 MW, the methanation plant could be by far the largest plant in the world producing renewable methane from hydrogen and carbon dioxide. The plant concept would be based on utilizing the flows of byproducts from local industry.<\/p>\n<p>The techno-economic feasibility study was conducted by Neste Jacobs and led in cooperation by the energy company Gasum Ltd, the chemicals company Kemira Oyj and the City of Lappeenranta. The results of the feasibility study show the Joutseno methanation plant to be technically feasible and the investment outlay to be around \u20ac45-62 million depending on the concept chosen to implement it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201dWe intend to continue studies relating to the methanation plant including assessment of gas production costs, implementation and profitability. In the concept, the hydrogen created as a by-product in Kemira\u2019s Joutseno plant and recyclable carbon dioxide from the local forest industry would be processed into renewable methane. We estimate that the plant could come on stream at the earliest in 2019,\u201d says <strong>Jouni Haikarainen<\/strong>, Senior Vice President, Natural Gas, Gasum.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe want to use the methanation plant feasibility study to accelerate the transformation of research carried out at Lappeenranta University of Technology into a genuine business. By producing synthetic natural gas, we are seeking an answer to a global problem: how to store renewable energy for use during certain times of the day when solar or wind power is unavailable. A plant investment like this would be a textbook example of the circular economy and of the fact that all industrial material flows could be re-used 100 percent,\u201d says<strong> Markku Heinonen<\/strong>, Development Manager, City of Lappeenranta.<\/p>\n<p>The feasibility study has been done as a national key project as part of the Lappeenranta-Imatra region growth agreement with the State. Looking ahead, the City of Lappeenranta considers it important for the State to recognize new forms of synthetic fuel that recycle carbon dioxide and treat them taxwise as renewable energy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201dIt was interesting to be involved in the techno-economic feasibility study of the gas production plant based on new technology and industrial integration. The results of the techno-economic study show the Joutseno methanation plant to be technically feasible in the future and its concept seems promising,\u201d says <strong>Jarmo Suominen<\/strong>, Managing Director and CEO of Neste Jacobs.<\/p>\n<h3>For more information:<\/h3>\n<p>\nJouni Haikaranen, Senior Vice President, Natural Gas, Gasum<br \/>\nPhone: +358 40&nbsp;709 5690, firstname.lastname(a)gasum.com<\/p>\n<p>Janne Tynninen, Plant Director, Joutseno, Kemira Oyj<br \/>\nPhone: +358 40&nbsp;703 3823, firstname.lastname(a)kemira.com<\/p>\n<p>Markku Heinonen, Development Director, City of Lappeenranta<\/p>\n<p>Phone: +358 40&nbsp;581 1998 firstname.lastname(a)lappeenranta.fi<\/p>\n<p>Satu Stolt, Marketing Communications Manager, Neste Jacobs<br \/>\nPhone: +358 50&nbsp;458 9779, firstname.lastname(a)nestejacobs.com<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Press Release of Gasum and the City of Lappeenranta 14.6.2017 Gasum, Kemira and the City of Lappeenranta assessed the techno-economic feasibility of a renewable gas production plant, or methanation plant, in Joutseno. 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