Inspenet, July 26, 2023.
Advances in shipping continue!
As part of the call for projects for the Grand Canal du Havre, Haropa Port has awarded the French utility company Engie an area of 24 hectares of land through the award of state titles. The objective is to develop a leading platform for new alternative industrial fuels , represented by the Salamandre and France KerEAUzen projects.
Engie, together with its partner CMA CGM, the shipping and logistics company, has confirmed the construction of the Salamandre plant in Le Havre. This will be the first in the world to produce renewable gas through pyrogasification and methanation technologies, intended for use in maritime transport.
The company also announced that it will carry out a feasibility study for France KerEAUzen, a synthetic fuel production unit designed to meet the demands of the airline industry. This will be produced by a combination of renewable hydrogen and CO 2 supplied by Salamandre and other local companies.
Projects focused on the decarbonization of maritime transport
According to Engie, both projects, developed in collaboration with CMA CGM and Air France-KLM, will play a crucial role in France’s energy transition and in the decarbonisation of heavy transport in Europe. The award of the Port of Haropa is a critical step in advancing these projects and transitioning to a low-carbon industrial port area.
Engie highlighted that the projects are fully in line with its development strategy and address various challenges. These emblematic projects promote the reindustrialization of the region by creating new industrial sectors of the future.
In addition, they play a key role in achieving decarbonisation targets in hard-to-reduce sectors such as maritime and air transport and contribute to France’s energy sovereignty objectives. Likewise, they support the sustainability of the energy transition, taking advantage of existing infrastructures, networks and means of transport such as ships and planes, as well as ports and airports in operation.
Engie CEO Catherine MacGregor said the Salamandre and France KerEAUzen projects provide an unprecedented response to address the decarbonisation of maritime and air transport. He also mentioned that these units will play a crucial role in fulfilling Haropa Port’s ambition to make Le Havre a leading platform for renewable fuels , within a circular economy approach that will bring benefits to regional development.
For her part, Christine Cabau Woehrel, Executive Vice President of Industrial Assets and Operations of the CMA CGM Group, mentioned that by joining forces with Engie and Air France-KLM, they aim to contribute to the development of a French renewable gas industry, crucial for the decarbonization in maritime and air transport activities.
Importantly, final investment decisions are expected to be made for Salamandre in 2024 and for France KerEAUzen by the end of 2025. Construction will begin at the end of 2024 and by 2026 respectively, always subject to obtaining planning permission and program support. Salamandre is expected to be operational in 2027.
Engie notes that the Salamandre project aims to annually produce 11,000 metric tons of low-carbon renewable gas obtained from dry biomass from local wood residues and solid recovered fuel (SRF). This renewable gas will be used in the form of liquefied natural gas (LNG) by the CMA CGM fleet.
It is estimated that this initiative will reduce approximately 60,000 metric tons of CO 2 emissions per year compared to the use of fossil natural gas.
Source: https://www.offshore-energy.biz/engie-to-boost-decarbonization-of-sea-transport/
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