法国能源公司Engie宣布，已与跨国航运与物流公司达飞轮船（CMA CGM）签署了一项新的框架协议，将在法国开发一座生物甲烷生产设施，以供应可再生燃料，支持达飞轮船船队的脱碳进程。
Engie, CMA CGM to Build New Clean Fuel Plant to Drive Fleet Decarbonization French energy company Engie announced that it has signed a new framework agreement with multinational shipping and logistics company CMA CGM to develop a biomethane production facility in France to supply renewable fuel to support the decarbonization of CMA CGM’s fleet.
从2029/2030年开始，该设施预计将把牲畜废弃物、家庭生物垃圾和农业残留物转化为生物甲烷，并通过欧洲天然气网，在经认证的质量平衡系统下供应给达飞轮船的船队。
Starting in 2029/2030, the facility is expected to convert livestock waste, household biowaste and agricultural residues into biomethane, which will be supplied to CMA CGM’s fleet through the European gas grid under a certified mass-balance system.
根据协议，Engie将主导该项目的开发，包括技术设计和许可审批。该公司还将负责监督该设施的建设和运营，但这有待最终投资决策（FID）的敲定。
Under the agreement, Engie will lead the project’s development, including technical design and permitting. The company will also as oversee construction and operation of the facility, subject to a final investment decision (FID).
Engie表示，该项目符合其扩大欧洲生物甲烷产能的战略，该公司计划到2035年实现10太瓦时（TWh）的年产能，高于目前的1.2太瓦时。
Engie said that the project supports its strategy to expand biomethane production capacity in Europe, with the company targeting 10 TWh of annual capacity by 2035, up from 1.2 TWh currently.
Engie首席执行官凯瑟琳·麦格雷戈（Catherine MacGregor）表示：“通过建设这座新设施，我们正在践行扩大生物甲烷产能以支持能源转型的雄心。此次与达飞轮船的合作表明，工业和能源企业如何能够携手合作，开发出切实可行的解决方案，以实现难以电气化行业的脱碳，同时加强能源主权和可再生气体的开发。”达飞轮船已设定目标，要在2050年之前在其各项业务中实现净零碳排放。
Catherine MacGregor, Chief Executive Officer of Engie, said: “With the construction of this new facility, we are pursuing our ambition to expand biomethane production capacity in support of the energy transition. This partnership with CMA CGM demonstrates how industrial and energy players can work together to develop concrete solutions to decarbonize hard-to-electrify sectors, while strengthening energy sovereignty and the development of renewable gases.”CMA CGM has set a goal to reach net zero carbon emissions across its activities by 2050.
该公司表示，预计到2030年，其船队将拥有200多艘能够使用生物甲烷、生物甲醇和电子燃料的双燃料船舶。两家公司表示，与传统船用燃料相比，生物甲烷可将全生命周期的温室气体排放量减少至少67%，并且可以在达飞轮船现有的液化天然气动力船上使用，而无需对发动机或加注基础设施进行改造。
The company said that it expects to have more than 200 dual-fuel vessels capable of operating on biomethane, biomethanol and e-fuels in its fleet by 2030. According to the companies, biomethane can reduce lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions by at least 67% compared with conventional marine fuels and can be used in CMA CGM’s existing LNG-powered vessels without modifications to engines or fueling infrastructure.
达飞轮船将作为少数股东，通过其专注于支持运输和物流业务脱碳技术及基础设施的能源投资基金PULSE，与Engie共同投资该项目。该项目建立在两家公司于2021年为加速能源转型而建立的伙伴关系基础之上。
CMA CGM will invest in the project as a minority shareholder alongside Engie through PULSE, its energy investment fund focused on technologies and infrastructure supporting the decarbonization of its transport and logistics activities. The project builds on a partnership established between the companies in 2021 to accelerate the energy transition.
两家公司表示，该设施预计每年将向达飞轮船船队供应7000吨（相当于100吉瓦时）生物甲烷，每年可避免约2.3万吨二氧化碳排放。该设施还预计将生产10万吨沼渣——这是一种营养丰富的有机物质，可供当地农民用作天然肥料，同时还将回收13万吨生物源二氧化碳进行商业化利用。
According to the companies, the facility is expected to supply 7,000 tons (equivalent to 100 GWh) of biomethane annually to CMA CGM’s fleet, avoiding an estimated 23,000 tons of CO₂ emissions each year, according to the companies. The facility is also expected to produce 100,000 tons of digestate, a nutrient-rich organic material that can be used as natural fertilizer by local farmers, while 13,000 tons of biogenic CO₂ will be recovered for commercialization.
达飞轮船集团董事长兼首席执行官罗多尔夫·萨代（Rodolphe Saadé）表示：“在我们共同投资位于法国最大集装箱港口勒阿弗尔的生物甲烷生产之际，我们正在追求确保获得可再生燃料的长期愿景，同时为法国和欧洲的能源主权做出贡献。这一伙伴关系标志着我们脱碳战略中的一个重要里程碑，将使我们能够大幅减少碳排放。”
Rodolphe Saadé, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the CMA CGM Group, said: “As we invest together in biomethane production in France’s largest container port, Le Havre, we are pursuing our long-term vision in securing access to renewable fuels, while contributing to the energy sovereignty of France and Europe. This partnership marks an important milestone in our decarbonization strategy, that will allow us to significantly reduce carbon emissions.”