In Spain, Magnon Green Energy, a subsidiary of the Ence Group, is planning a renewable fuels facility in Huelva that will integrate biogenic CO₂ capture, an electrolysis plant for green hydrogen production, and methanol synthesis, with an annual capacity of 250,000 tonnes of renewable methanol. The project is intended to support the transition from fossil-based methanol to e-methanol, a fuel that could help decarbonize industries such as maritime and aviation.
The facility will be located at Magnon’s existing biomass-based renewable electricity plant in Huelva, which generates 137 MW of power and processes 800,000 tonnes of agroforestry waste per year. Magnon has described the project as a step toward creating a reference hub for renewable fuels, leveraging its biomass operations to supply carbon for advanced fuel production.
Regulatory approval is in progress. The Department of Sustainability and Environment of the Regional Government of Andalusia has opened a public consultation period as part of the project’s environmental review. Magnon has previously announced a similar CO₂ capture initiative at its Puertollano plant in Ciudad Real.
The Ence Group produces over four million tonnes of biogenic CO₂ per year, nearly one million tonnes of which come from the Huelva site.
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