Wilhelmshaven in Germany
TES taps cheap renewables for green gas push
Synthetic methane enables delivery of green molecules via existing gas infrastructure, CCO Yves Vercammen tells Dan Feldman, partner at law firm King & Spalding
Tree Energy Solutions (TES) is developing synthetic methane production projects in the US, Canada, the Middle East and Australia as it bets on potential demand for a green fuel that can be supplied via existing natural gas infrastructure. The Belgium-based company aims to supply liquefied synthetic methane to Germany via an LNG import terminal and green energy hub it is developing at the northern port of Wilhelmshaven together with Australia’s Fortescue Future Industries, a TES shareholder. TES is also targeting the Japanese market, where it believes synthetic methane will play a key role as the country decarbonises, Yves Vercammen, the firm’s CCO, said during a fireside chat at Petroleum Ec
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