Sweden Advances E-Methane Project Using Renewable Hydrogen in partnership with Södras pulp mill in Värö

Fuel Cells Works
March 9, 2026
Category: Carbon, Climate & Bioenergy
Region: International

Swedish industry uses large amounts of gas… a significant share of this gas is imported via pipeline from Denmark and still largely consists of fossil natural gas. To reduce emissions and strengthen energy security, Sweden needs to increase domestic production of fossil-free gas. …The plan is to build a facility that will produce so-called e-NG (Electric Natural Gas), a synthetic gas that can replace fossil natural gas in existing infrastructure. The project is being developed by OX2 together with the forest industry group Södra and technology developer TES. The ambition is to produce up to 1.2 TWh of e-NG per year by combining two resources already available in the area: Biogenic carbon dioxide from Södras pulp mill in Värö, and Hydrogen produced on site using renewable electricity. When these two components are combined, they form a synthetic gas that is chemically equivalent to natural gas, but without fossil emissions.

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