Green fertiliser production. 300 MW
Torpshammar is a small village near the geographical centre of Sweden. It is situated where the river Gimån flows into the larger Ljungan. Once known mainly for hydropower and small‑scale industries, it will in the future play an important role in Europe’s resilience by producing green fertilisers without imported fossil gas.
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In Torpshammar, the old hydropower station Torp will get some new neighbours when a green industrial cluster is being constructed. The plans include a largescale green hydrogen plant of around 300 megawatts. It will be powered mainly by a new wind farm with 40 wind turbines in Marktjärn north of neighbouring village.
The hydrogen will be used next door by Velarion to produce carbon‑neutral fertilisers such as green ammonia and ammonium nitrate, reducing dependence on imported fossil gas and strengthening Europe’s food security. At the same time, the project is expected to cut carbon dioxide emissions by more than 300 000 tonnes per year compared to conventional fertiliser production.
Residual heat and oxygen from the process may be used in aquaculture or greenhouses as part of a circular industrial cluster, and the project is expected to create several hundred jobs in operation, maintenance, logistics and related activities. This will potentially have a positive impact on the local community, attracting new residents to an area that has seen population decline in recent decades.
Torpshammar, Alby and Ljunganverk are together marketed as Ljungandalen, Ånge municipality’s new green energy corridor. In the longer term, there are ideas about connecting Ljungandalen to the port of Sundsvall with a hydrogen pipeline, further linking inland production to the coast.