Wallenius Sol launches new biogas offering, enabling customers to ‘lighten the load’

October 3 ------ As part of its commitment to build a sustainable maritime infrastructure, Swedish shipping company Wallenius Sol has launched a new biogas offering that enables customers to “lighten the load” by purchasing liquefied biogas (LBG) corresponding to their transport’s fuel consumption. According to Wallenius, the customers will benefit from an ISCC-certified product that meets strict sustainability and traceability standards, helping them reduce their carbon footprint while lowering ETS costs. 

Using the mass balance principle, customers can select the proportion of LBG relative to their fuel consumption – from 10, 25, 50, 75, to 100% biogas, Wallenius revealed, adding that the selected amount of biogas is liquefied, mixed with LNG and incorporated into the overall fuel mix. Elvir Dzanic, CEO of Wallenius Sol, said: “It might seem odd for us, as a shipping company, to encourage our customers to ‘lighten the load,’ but in this case, we’re talking about lightening our impact on the planet by shifting to renewable fuels.” 

Rebecca Tagaeus, Sustainability Manager at Wallenius Sol, noted: “Reducing environmental impact is a collaborative effort. By enabling our customers to choose the proportion of biogas they wish to use, we facilitate a gradual transition away from fossil fuels. Even a small step today is better than no step at all.” “At our own expense, we have already begun blending a small amount of biogas into our fuel mix. Together with our customers, we can accelerate the transition to renewable fuels. This is a natural step forward to fulfil our vision as logistical pioneers with an industrial mindset.” 

To remind, in 2022, Wallenius Sol took delivery of what are said to be the “world’s largest” ice-classed ConRo vessels with multi-fuel capabilities, Botnia Enabler and Baltic Enabler. These vessels, which can run on LNG, LBG, diesel and synthetic diesel, are ranked at the top of the RoRo 1A super category for the lowest CO2 emissions per ton per nautical mile, as per EMSA’s MRV report. In 2024, Finnish energy company Gasum performed its first ship-to-ship LNG bunker deliveries in Travemünde, Germany, supplying LNG to these vessels. 

Source: offshore-energy.biz