Tag: Methanol

Construction has begun in northeastern China on a project that will produce 100,000 t/a of green methanol in its first phase from a combination of biomass and wind-powered green hydrogen. The project, part of the Shenyang Wind-Solar-Hydrogen Fusion Biomass Green Methanol Demonstration initiative, will be located in Kang-ping, Shenyang City. In its first phase, the facility will produce 100,000 t/a of green methanol, with construction expected to be completed within 24 months. The plant will gasify waste straw as its primary raw material, which will be processed into synthesis gas. This gas will then be combined with green hydrogen generated from 6.5 MW wind-powered electrolysers to produce low carbon methanol. The plant will also include a biomass pre-treatment facility capable of producing 337,000 t/a of biomass briquettes, providing a stable supply of feedstock.

The Government of Assam has approved a fiscal incentive package for the development of an industrial scale biomethanol facility at an estimated cost of $1.2 billion. Project developer Novel Biofuels is working in partnership with infrastructure company ACTUAL on the project, which will produce 1.4 million litres/day (1,100 t/d) of high-purity biomethanol from sustainably harvested bamboo sourced from Assam’s smallholder farming communities. It is expected to be commissioned by 2030, with site development and supply chain buildout commencing in 2026.

Deendayal Port Authority says it has completed India’s first methanol bunkering demonstration at Kandla port, furthering its port bunkering capabilities and alternative fuels provision aims. The authority says that the shore-to-ship methanol transfer marks a milestone for port infrastructure development aligned with maritime decarbonisation goals. Conducted on 2 April, the trial brought together multiple industry partners to validate operational readiness and safety procedures for handling alternative fuels within a working port environment.

Shell's Pearl GTL plant in Qatar is partially offline for up to a year after a March attack on Ras Laffan, as US-Israeli strikes also hit Iran's Kaveh Petrochemical methanol facility, leaving production there unaffected.

Pertamina New & Renewable Energy (NRE) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with CRecTech to explore the development of a pilot biogas-to-biomethanol facility.

OCI Global has sold its entire remaining stake in Methanex Corporation, raising $138.1 million ...

Toyo Engineering Corporation (TOYO) has developed two proprietary technologies – g-Methanol ™ and SUPERHIDIC ™ – to enable ultra-low carbon e-methanol production.

As demand for green methanol grows, the Kassø e-methanol plant in Aabenaa, Denmark represents a significant milestone as the first commercial-scale e-methanol production facility in operation with a nameplate capacity of 42,000 t/a. European Energy and Clariant describe the technical collaboration between them in executing this pioneering e-methanol project

In this study Kinetics Process Improvements (KPI) demonstrates that controlled ethane co-feeding combined with intermediate methanol condensation in the synthesis loop provides a practical, low capital, low-risk revamp strategy to increase ATR methanol plant capacity by approximately 5% while remaining fully within existing equipment, metallurgical, and compression limits.

Johnson Matthey demonstrates how its eMERALD CO2-to-Methanol technology offers a bankable, scalable, and renewable-ready pathway for delivering cost effective e-methanol at the volumes required to support global aviation and maritime decarbonisation.