Developing renewable energy from Larne since 1992
The B9 group works on Power‑to‑X: hydrogen and green methanol for the maritime sector; carbon capture (CCUS) technologies; landfill gas power and anaerobic digestion (biogas) from food waste; and the development and installation of solar panels, batteries and EV chargers.
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What the B9 group works on
Landfill gas
Gas engines at seven NI landfill sites, run by B9 Energy Control.
Solar
Panels, batteries and EV chargers for homes and businesses.
Hydrogen
Green hydrogen made with renewable power.
e-methanol
Hydrogen and captured CO₂ made into a liquid fuel.
Ferries
Low-carbon fuel for the NI/GB shipping route.
Our work
Power-to-X and shipping
Hydrogen and green methanol made with renewable power, to fuel freight ferries on the Irish Sea.
More about Power-to-XLandfill gas and food waste
Gas engines at seven landfill sites in Northern Ireland, run by B9 Energy Control, and food waste collection by B9 Food Recovery.
More about landfill gas
Consultancy
Greenhouse gas reporting, emission-reduction plans and renewable energy assessments for SMEs and larger companies.
More about consultancy
B9 Renewables
Solar panels, batteries and EV chargers for homes and businesses across Northern Ireland.
More about solar
Projects
Hydrogen, Power-to-X, direct air capture and maritime fuel projects developed by B9 Energy and its partners.
Maritime Power-to-X (NI/GB Green Shipping Corridor)
Feasibility study and pre-deployment trials completed, 2024–25
Green methanol for freight ferries between Northern Ireland and north-west England, with DFDS, Larne Harbour, Mutual Energy and Teesside University.
Ballylumford Power-to-X
FEED study completed
A 20MWe electrolyser at Ballylumford, Larne, designed with Mutual Energy and Islandmagee Energy and funded with about £1M from BEIS.
SmartDAC direct air capture
In development
A machine that captures CO₂ from the air using membranes, funded with a £3M award from DESNZ.
About the group
B9 has developed renewable energy from Larne since 1992. It began with wind, developing 10 wind farms, then made electricity from landfill gas, which B9 Energy Control still does. Today the group also develops Power-to-X: hydrogen and green methanol for shipping. The team works from our headquarters on Willowbank Road in Larne.
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Ask about a project, a partnership or any of the group's work.