We are advancing energy together by increasing our focus on biobased and renewable fuels.
SHV Energy’s strategy for sustainable development over the next 20 years is to ensure that the source and supply of our clean, safe and efficient gas products becomes increasingly renewable, biobased and lower carbon.
All fuels that are derived from non-fossil feedstock, including things like biomass, manure, waste, agricultural residues and renewable materials are called biobased and renewable fuels. We are exploring the following biobased and renewable fuels: bioLPG, bioLNG, rDME, hydrogen and future fuels, such as ammonia, methanol and novel e-fuels.
rDME is a clean, colourless gas, similar to LPG, that is easy to liquefy and transport. rDME is dimethyl-ether that is produced from renewable or recycled carbon feedstocks such as agricultural residues, manure, municipal waste, and renewable power. Like LPG, rDME is a gas at room temperature and pressure, but can be easily stored and transported as a liquid under pressure. rDME has a low greenhouse gas footprint, and does not result in harmful emissions. It can be used either as a blend with LPG, or as 100% rDME, with little change to existing equipment. It could be easily converted into H2, providing even more flexibility to the energy sector. SHV Energy, alongside others in the LPG industry, are developing rDME as an affordable, sustainable solution for customers across the off-grid energy sector. More about rDME.
Hydrogen is increasingly seen as a major part of the energy transition and the future energy scenario for our markets around the world. Right now, most of the world’s hydrogen is produced industrially from natural gas and coal, which generates significant carbon emissions. We call this “grey” hydrogen since the feedstock source is fossil. If you capture the carbon emissions either for storage (called CCS) or reuse (called CCU) this can generate ‘blue’ hydrogen. Whilst this process uses fossil feedstocks it has a very limited impact on CO2 emissions. The CO2 captured can then be used, together with H2, to produce other alternative fuels. Additionally, “green” hydrogen is generated using renewable energy sources, like green electricity from wind and solar. We are very keen to explore how green hydrogen can play a role for our off grid, decentral customers around the world.
Our future energy product portfolio is also likely to include new energy sources that are currently still being explored - ammonia, methanol and other e-fuels. Our experts at SHV Energy are constantly on the lookout for new, biobased and renewably sourced fuels to offer our customers. We are currently exploring a couple of promising new fuels together with our stakeholders and partners around the world. Do you have an idea or suggestion for us to consider? Please get in contact with us via email.
SHV Energy Group is proud to supply our customers around the globe with decentralised, clean, safe and efficient energy. We believe that biobased and renewable fuels will play a central role in transitioning to a carbon neutral world.
The use of new renewable and low carbon feedstocks such as biomass, agricultural, residential and industrial waste products is an exciting opportunity for the SHV Energy Group as well as for our partners and customers. We work together with feedstock providers, technology suppliers and policy makers to make sure that biobased gas innovation continues to prosper. As a global decentralised energy supplier, we welcome sustainable, high quality and safe biogas initiatives particularly those that provide cleaner, lower carbon energy for consumers living or working beyond the natural gas grid. In turn, we remain committed to providing a valuable low carbon alternative energy supply for our ever-increasing customers.
We are keen to collaborate and encourage options that prioritise off-grid, local and circular solutions. We are actively seeking strong partnerships around the world and engaging with the scientific community. Our current portfolio of projects includes both process optimisation of the HVO route as well as novel conversion technologies that makes the most efficient use of locally available feedstocks, including biobased wastes and residues, in our target markets in Europe, Turkey, India, Brazil, China and the USA. Some examples of these collaborations are included here:
SHV Energy, SkyNRG and KLM announce a project to build first European plant for sustainable aviation fuel.
SHV Energy has invested in a new plant for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) that will be developed by SkyNRG. SHV Energy will purchase the bioLPG that is produced.
SHV Energy partners with Oberon Fuels to accelerate use of renewable DME (rDME) to decarbonise transportation.
SHV Energy and Oberon Fuels, a producer of ultra-low-carbon, renewable dimethyl ether, have partnered to accelerate the use of renewable DME to reduce the carbon footprint of transportation fuel.
Ulster University collaboration - researching the energy solutions of the future.
We have a global portfolio of research and development projects. We are particularly focused on the area of novel bio-based transformation processes for the production of bioLPG and other biogases from renewable sources of feedstock.
We are a member of several partnerships that help us develop our biobased and renewable fuels.
