Approval for green methanol project 

Ence’s subsidiary Magnon Green Energy says that it has received municipal council approval for its renewable e-methanol project at its industrial complex in Puertollano, Spain. The plant is designed to produce approximately 270,000 t/y of methanol, using around 790,000 t/y of biogenic CO₂ captured from local biomass operations (such as Magnon’s local biomass power generation plants), combined with renewable hydrogen from an on-site electrolysis facility. The clearance paves the way for securing an Integrated Environmental Authorisation (AAI) from the Regional Government of Castilla-La Mancha, according to the project developer. 

Magnon says that the development would introduce a new industrial activity at the Puertollano renewable energy facility, which will continue to generate renewable electricity from agricultural and forestry biomass. The aim is to establish the facility as a leading centre for renewable fuels production, drawing on its existing infrastructure and helping to decarbonise sectors that are difficult to electrify.