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Wärtsilä to Develop Indonesian Bio-LNG Plant
Wärtsilä Corp. (Wärtsilä) has today announced in an emailed press release that it is to jointly develop Indonesia's first bio-Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) plant.
The agreement will see Wärtsilä work with national energy company PT Pertamina (Persero) and waste specialist PT Godang Tua Jaya.
Wärtsilä Oil & Gas Systems (WOGS) will conduct a feasibility study for the project to develop a mini bio-LNG plant which will process municipal solid waste with a proposed production output equal to four megawatts per hour.
It is envisaged that the LNG produced will be used initially as fuel for vehicles.
"Wärtsilä has the experience and technological expertise in this area to turn solid waste into a valuable resource that can benefit the community," said Sanjay Verma, Area Sales Director, Wärtsilä Ship Power.
Wärtsilä's biogas liquefaction plant in Oslo, Norway, currently processes 50,000 tons of solid waste annually, fuelling 135 buses and reducing carbon dioxide emissions by up to 10,000 tons, according to the company.
Pertamina's Pertagas operation said earlier this year it was looking to make a breakthrough agreement for use of LNG bunkers in Indonesia.
