Finnish green hydrogen producer P2X Solutions has secured a long-term route to market for the synthetic methane produced from green hydrogen at its Harjavalta facility. Under a new agreement with avanca Energy and Alternoil, the plant’s current e-methane production capacity will be sold out for the next ten years, with deliveries beginning in October 2026.
The agreement connects Finnish green hydrogen production directly with the European heavy transport market. P2X Solutions produces green hydrogen at Harjavalta and then combines it with captured carbon dioxide in its methanation plant to produce synthetic methane, or e-methane.
The resulting renewable fuel can be used in existing gas-based transport applications because it has the same composition as conventional methane. Under the new partnership, it will initially be supplied as e-LNG for heavy-duty road transport.
P2X Solutions and avanca also intend to substantially expand their cooperation, with an ambition to increase delivery volumes to around ten times the 2026 level in the future.
Green hydrogen converted into transport fuel
The agreement provides an example of how green hydrogen can be converted into a derivative that is easier to introduce into established transport infrastructure.
At Harjavalta, P2X Solutions first produces green hydrogen through electrolysis. The hydrogen is subsequently combined with captured CO₂ to create synthetic methane. This allows renewable hydrogen to reach applications such as heavy road transport in the form of a fuel compatible with existing LNG infrastructure.
The e-methane will be distributed through the avanca/Alternoil REEFUEL network. Alternoil operates what the companies describe as Germany’s largest renewable LNG distribution network, consisting of 56 refuelling stations and more than 120 dispensing points.
Avanca Renewables is responsible for sourcing renewable fuels including bio-LNG and e-methane and developing upstream production partnerships across Europe, while Alternoil provides the downstream distribution infrastructure.
The partners expect the first commercial e-LNG from P2X Solutions to become available to customers during 2026.
“With P2X Solutions, we are establishing a long-term supply partnership that strategically secures our e-LNG procurement,” said Jürgen Muhle, CEO and Chairman of avanca Energy AG.
Ten-year agreement provides long-term demand
For P2X Solutions, securing a decade of demand for the Harjavalta methanation plant is an important commercial milestone.
Green hydrogen projects frequently depend on securing long-term customers before production can be expanded. In this case, the agreement means the plant’s existing synthetic methane capacity is contracted for the coming ten years.
“The plant is in operation, and deliveries start in a couple of months,” said Herkko Plit, founder and CEO of P2X Solutions. “Together, we strengthen Europe’s energy self-sufficiency and produce clean fuels on industrial scale to power heavy-duty trucks across the region.”
The companies also see opportunities beyond road freight. Because synthetic methane can be used as an alternative to fossil methane, it has potential applications in maritime transport as well.
Regulation could drive further green hydrogen demand
The agreement comes as European regulation is creating additional demand for renewable hydrogen and hydrogen-derived fuels.
According to P2X Solutions, Germany decided in May 2026 to introduce a 10% mandate by 2040 for green hydrogen and synthetic fuels in road transport as part of its implementation of the EU’s Renewable Energy Directive III (RED III).
P2X Solutions expects similar measures elsewhere in Europe to increase demand for renewable hydrogen-derived fuels and sees Finland as a potential production and export market.
The Harjavalta agreement is therefore significant beyond the volumes initially contracted. It demonstrates a complete commercial chain in which green hydrogen is produced in Finland, converted into synthetic methane and distributed as e-LNG to European transport customers.
With the existing methanation capacity now contracted for ten years and the partners already considering substantially larger future volumes, the deal could provide P2X Solutions with a platform for scaling both green hydrogen and synthetic fuel production as European demand develops.