Offtakers crucial in propelling Ørsted PtX output to 4GW

Ørsted is ready to increase green fuel productions to somewhere between 2GW-4GW in a foreseeable future. Offtakers are neeed, however, to make full use of the potential.

Ørsted CEO, Power-to-X, Olivia Breese urges political ambitions to match the private sector's if it is to succeed in large-scale green fuel implementation. | Photo: Ørsted / Pr

BY ANNE FILBERT, TRANSLATED BY SIMON ØST VEJBÆK

PtX ambitions are great at Danish utility Ørsted, currently eyeing favorable market winds, with the maritime industry representing a special source of interest as a future significant and mounting customer base, says Ørsted CEO, PtX, Olivia Breese at the annual WindEurope conference in Copenhagen.

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