MAN supplying methanation technology

Green hydrogen and e-methane producer Ren-Gas selected MAN Energy Solutions’ methanation technology for its Tampere e-methane plant in Finland.

MAN Energy Solutions will deliver 50 MWel methanation reactor for Ren-Gas Tampere e-methane plant. The equipment delivery will consist of catalytic methanation reactor designed and manufactured at MAN Energy Solutions Deggendorf, Germany.

MAN Energy Solutions is supplying a 50 MW reactor system for methanation for Ren-Gas’ e-methane plant in Tampere, Finland. (Image: MAN Energy Solutions)

MAN’s catalytic methanation technology will be used to convert green hydrogen and captured biogenic CO2 into renewable e-methane.

MAN Energy Solutions will oversee the design, manufacturing, pre-fabrication, testing, delivery, installation supervision, commissioning, and performance testing of the equipment. This extensive scope guarantees that the project leverages MAN’s advanced technology and expertise at every phase, from initial design to final performance validation.

“With (MAN’s) methanation technology we are able to reach very good methane production efficiency, and to expand our sector integration opportunities even further,” said Mikko Piekkala, Commercial Manager, Ren-Gas. “Once again, it is great to work with a leading European partner like MAN Energy Solutions, and to advance the European hydrogen sector together.”

Christian Obermeier, Sales Manager at MAN Energy Solutions Deggendorf, said MAN Energy Solutions is a Power-to-Gas pioneer, commissioning its first methanation reactor in 2013.

“Since then we have collected comprehensive and valuable operational experiences, which will be incorporated into the design of this new reactor making it highly efficient and resulting in a high methane quality,” Obermeier said. “Our innovative engineering know-how paired with a decade-long experience in methanation makes us unique in the Power-to-Gas field.”

Ren-Gas’s facility in Tampere is set to produce renewable e-methane for heavy road and maritime transport sectors. In the e-methane production MAN’s methanation reactor will use approximately 40,000 tons of carbon dioxide captured annually from the Tarastenjärvi waste incineration plant’s flue gases, along with green hydrogen produced with electrolyzers. The plant will yield approximately 200 GWh of renewable fuel for heavy road and maritime transport annually, as well as 180 GWh of carbon dioxide-free district heating for Tampere’s district heating system.

The Tampere facility is scheduled for construction in 2025, and commercial operation will start in 2027.