Uniper becomes a partner in the Swedish company Liquid Wind, which develops electro-fuel based on hydrogen to enable carbon neutral shipping. Uniper will be the second largest investor in the company, which is now in the process of developing their first eMethanol production facility in Örnsköldsvik, on the north east coast of Sweden .

In this in-depth article, reporter Morten Valestrand, explores electro-fuels as a big opportunity for Swedish industry. Which will enable Sweden to provide renewable shipping fuel, as well as helping to balance the electricity grid.

Claes Fredriksson, CEO and Founder, pitches Liquid Wind at an online pitch event with Newchip.

With many years’ experience with renewable energy, Claes Fredriksson - Liquid Wind Founder and CEO - has been longing for hydrogen’s potential to be realised. He is excited to see that the hydrogen discussion is now developing into focused action.

Claes proposes that hydrogen-derivates provide a scalable solution to accelerate the energy transition and drastically reduce carbon emissions.

Prior to starting his internship at Liquid Wind, Felix submitted the following essay to the Global Maritime Forum, as part of the Future Maritime Leaders Essay Competition. A knowledgable engineer, passionate about sustainability, Felix presents green methanol as a proven and readily available solution to rapidly reduce carbon emissions from the maritime industry.

The search for tomorrow’s fuel is under way in many places. Gothenburg company Liquid Wind is planning to build the world’s biggest production plant for e-methanol, which will be produced using wind power and carbon dioxide emissions from the pulp and paper industry.