Havila Biogass has chosen Dutch clean-tech firm Nordsol to develop three new liquefied biogas (LBG) production plants in Norway, in what the companies describe as the country’s largest single commitment to biomethane to date.
The identical facilities, planned for Haugaland, Trøndelag and Innlandet, are scheduled to come online in 2027–28.
Each plant will use locally sourced agricultural and aquaculture waste - including manure and fish waste - to produce biogas, which will then be purified and liquefied using Nordsol’s LBG technology.
Once operational, each site is expected to generate around 100 GWh of LBG annually.
The combined output will play a significant role in Havila Biogass’s strategy to expand zero-emission energy solutions through circular resource use, supporting the decarbonisation of Norway’s heavy industry and transport sectors.
Kjell Evensgård, CEO of Havila Biogass, said the company selected Nordsol not only for its “proven, reliable and cost-efficient technology”, but also for its expertise and project approach.
“Together, we are accelerating the scale-up of sustainable energy systems and taking another major step toward a circular, carbon-negative energy future,” he said.
Alongside the three new plants, the companies have signed a Partnership Agreement to jointly develop more than 400 GWh of additional LBG capacity in the coming years.
The expansion would lift total output above 700 GWh and more than double Norway’s current biomethane supply.
Nordsol CEO Léon van Bossum said Havila Biogass was acting with the “decisiveness that our time demands”.
He added: “Their ambition perfectly matches Nordsol’s drive to turn waste into value. Bio-LNG offers a real opportunity to decarbonise today, and we’re proud to seize that opportunity together.”
Havila Biogass select Nordsol to build three new biogas plants in Norway
