Breaking fossil dependence
Project Air – From idea to reality
Project Air is a groundbreaking industrial initiative to break the fossil dependence of the chemical industry, with far-reaching effects throughout industrial value chains. The process of Project Air moving from idea to reality is here explored.
The company behind Project Air
Project Air is made possible through the knowledge and innovative mindset that characterizes the initiating partner. Perstorp have ambitious sustainability agendas which aim to transform the industry, and society at large.
Introducing Project Air
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Perstorp taking full ownership
The Project Air concept will now be further strengthened by integrating the installed process sections more into Perstorp’s existing production organization and site. Perstorp will as a result of this be the sole part in the project, and will include the electrolysis plant in its scope. Perstorp and Uniper have therefore agreed that Perstorp will take full ownership of Project Air, following a transition period of three months. This change will not affect the timeline or overall objective of the project.
Project Air granted environmental permit
The Land and Environment Court at Vänersborg District Court in Vänersborg, Sweden, has granted a changed environmental permit for Perstorp´s chemical plant in Stenungsund to allow for the production of more sustainable methanol. Perstorp sought the changed permit to enable the implementation of its Project Air initiative, due to be commissioned at the end of 2026. The permit also includes construction and operation of an electrolysis plant for the production of hydrogen.
Project Air in Sweden: Uniper commissions Sunfire to build a 30 MW electrolyzer
In one of the flagship projects of the energy transition, the Swedish “Project Air", implementation is moving full steam ahead. Uniper has commissioned the Dresden-based company Sunfire to build a 30 MW pressurized alkaline electrolysis plant which will generate green hydrogen using renewable electricity and purified wastewater. The final investment decision is still pending.