The contracts, awarded to AFRY, Carbon Clean, Siemens Energy and Topsoe, cover the front-end engineering design (FEED) phase, which is expected to last for around one year. The suppliers will work on the plant’s design for electrolysis, carbon capture, methanol synthesis and purification and prepare the project for construction.NorthStarH2 is planned to produce around 115,000 tonnes of e-methanol per year using renewable hydrogen and biogenic CO2 captured from biomass combustion. It will help decarbonise hard-to-abate sectors including transport and the chemical industry.Uniper plans to submit an environmental permit application in the autumn of 2026 and take a final investment decision (FID) on the project in 2028. Commissioning is currently targeted for 2031.(SEK 10 = USD 1.043/EUR 0.899)