Jämtkraft, together with IVL Swedish Environmental Institute, Chalmers and Lund University, has investigated whether it would be possible to produce a greener aviation fuel with the help of carbon dioxide from the combined heat and power plant in Östersund.
Green hydrogen
The technology involves capturing carbon dioxide from the chimney at the heating plant and then mixing it with hydrogen produced from renewable electricity.
In this case hydropower and wind power.
- The results show that there are good conditions for producing renewable aviation fuel in Östersund at a competitive price compared with other renewable aviation fuels, says Ulf Lindqvist, unit manager Värme at Jämtkraft.
Plant in five years?
The goal after the project has now been completed is to have a large-scale production facility on site in Östersund within five years.
- We will now proceed with investigating practical conditions and possible partnerships in order to be able to offer renewable electoral fuel that can contribute to climate change, regional development and good profitability for Jämtkraft.
That's what Andreas Gyllenhammar says, who works with sustainability issues at Jämtkraft.