The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment of Finland has granted a total of EUR 5.6 million in investment aid for carbon dioxide capture projects at the Nurmo and Kiuruvesi biogas plants. The grant will accelerate the deployment of technology for capturing biogenic carbon dioxide.
The investment aid now granted enables the next development step in Suomen Lantakaasu’s biogas plant operations. The captured biogenic carbon dioxide is intended to be utilised in the production of renewable e-fuels.
Under the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment’s carbon dioxide capture investment programme, support was offered to industrial-scale projects aimed at the capture and utilization or permanent storage of biogenic carbon dioxide. The programme aims to accelerate the deployment of new technology in Finland.
Nurmo and Kiuruvesi biogas plants account for almost 25% of Suomen Lantakaasu’s goal to produce 1 TWh of domestic biogas. The plants process manure from livestock farms in particular, along with other agricultural and food industry by-products, into renewable fuel especially for heavy-duty transport.
The Nurmo and Kiuruvesi biogas plants are among Finland’s first plants producing liquefied biomethane. The plants offer farms in the regions an opportunity to use manure as part of a circular economy solution that produces renewable energy and returns nutrients efficiently for agricultural use. Nurmo plant is owned by Nurmon Bioenergia Oy, which is majority-owned by Suomen Lantakaasu Oy, with Atria Finland Ltd as a minority shareholder.
