Global logistics company AP Moller-Maersk and renewable energy firm Ørsted have partnered on a new Power-to-X facility in the US to produce zero-emission maritime fuels in an effort to decarbonise shipping.
Ørsted will develop a 675MW Power-to-X facility on the US Gulf Coast, that will produce approximately 300,000 tonnes of e-methanol per year.
This will power Maersk’s newly ordered fleet of 12 methanol-powered vessels.
According to Ørsted, the biogenic carbon needed to produce e-methanol will be extracted through carbon capture and the 1.2GW of power needed for the facility will come from new onshore wind and solar PV farms.
The project is due to be commissioned in the second half of 2025.
