E-kerosene project starts in Schwedt with 494 million euros investment
Sustainable aviation fuels from biogenic CO2 and green hydrogen
Advertisement
The Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy has announced that the Concrete Chemicals project is to be implemented at the PCK industrial park in Schwedt. Concrete Chemicals is a project for the production of e-kerosene (sustainable aviation fuel), which is supported by the companies ENERTRAG and Zaffra. A synthesis gas is first produced from captured biogenicCO2 and green hydrogen, which is obtained from the electrolysis of converted wind power. Using the Fischer-Tropsch process, this synthesis gas is converted into synthetic green hydrocarbons, which are a central component of e-kerosene.
Concrete Chemicals was selected as a hydrogen project as part of the "Important Projects of Common European Interest" (IPCEI) and approved by the European Commission in December 2024. The necessary investment of 494 million euros will be funded by the federal government with 245 million euros and by the state of Brandenburg with 104 million euros.
Daniel Keller, Minister for Economic Affairs, Labor, Energy and Climate Protection of the State of Brandenburg, explains: "There is two pieces of good news for Brandenburg today: Firstly, the important hydrogen project Concrete Chemicals can now start. We are thus promoting the industrial production of synthetic aviation fuels and climate-friendly air traffic. Brandenburg thus remains a pioneer in the energy transition. At the same time, ENERTRAG and Zaffra are demonstrating the industrial potential of the hydrogen economy. Secondly, this could be a gateway to the future for the PCK refinery. The new site at the PCK Industrial Park in Schwedt offers every opportunity to write an industrial success story for the project partners and for the PCK refinery. Technology, production facilities, experience and transportation routes all come together here. The site also allows connection to the planned national hydrogen core network and, if required, an expansion of production. However, this location decision was only possible because the state of Brandenburg, the district of Uckermark and the town of Schwedt (Oder) worked so hard to make the land available, which is owned by PCK, which is under trustee administration."
Note: This article has been translated using a computer system without human intervention. LUMITOS offers these automatic translations to present a wider range of current news. Since this article has been translated with automatic translation, it is possible that it contains errors in vocabulary, syntax or grammar. The original article in German can be found here.
Other news from the department business & finance
