Name of the Project
Blue Crude plant.

Location
The project will be located the Heroya industrial park, in Norway.

Client
Nordic Blue Crude, Sunfire and Climeworks.

Project Description
The project entails the construction of a plant that will produce the environment-friendly synthetic crude oil substitute Blue Crude.

The plant will operate with an electricity capacity of 20 MW, producing 8 000 t/y of Blue Crude.

Synthetic Blue Crude comprises various hydrocarbons – making it comparable with crude oil. Refineries can use it as a raw material for waxes, but also as petrol, diesel, kerosene and even rocket fuel.

Blue Crude is created through a three-stage process developed by Sunfire and comprises a patented power-to-liquid procedure using nothing but water, carbon dioxide (CO₂) and renewable energy. 

The main element is the steam electrolysis process that efficiently splits steam into hydrogen and oxygen.
CO₂ is transformed into carbon monoxide and then the synthesis towards Blue Crude takes place. 

The gaseous CO₂, employed as a carbon source, is partly extracted on-site from the ambient air by using direct air-capture technology developed by Climeworks.

Potential Job Creation
Not stated.

Value
Not stated.

Duration
The first plant is expected to start operating from 2020.

Latest Developments
Not stated.

Key Contracts and Suppliers
None stated.

On Budget and on Time?
Not stated.

Contact Details for Project Information
Nordic Blue Crude CEO Gunnar Holen, cell +47 952 55 835 or email gunnar.holen@nordicbluecrude.no.
Sunfire, tel +49 351 896797-0, fax +49 351 896797-831 or email info@sunfire.de.
Climeworks, tel +41 44 533 29 99 or email contact@climeworks.com.