In Denmark, Blue World Technologies has completed successful testing of the world’s first 200 kW high-temperature PEM fuel cell system designed for onboard power production using green methanol. The test demonstrated that the fuel cell system could achieve an electrical efficiency of up to 55%, offering potential fuel savings of 20-30% while enabling up to […]
In Australia, Vast Renewables Limited announced it has signed a Joint Development Agreement (JDA) with global energy company Mabanaft to advance Solar Methanol 1 (SM1), a CSP-powered green methanol reference plant. Located in South Australia at the Port Augusta Green Energy Hub, SM1 will have the capacity to produce 7,500 tons of green methanol each […]
In the United Arab Emirates, AD Ports Group, Transmar and Orascom Construction have signed an MoU for the development of a green methanol storage and export facility in Egypt. The facility will be located in the Suez Canal area. The addition of a facility in this area will provide bunkering solutions for those mainliners who […]
In Singapore, X-Press Feeders along with the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore and PSA Singapore achieved a historic milestone towards sustainable shipping with the arrival in Singapore and successful refuelling of X-Press Feeders’ first dual-fuel vessel. This vessel, the first to dock and refuel with green methanol in the Port of Singapore, underlines the […]
In Spain, Cepsa has signed an agreement with Evos, a liquid energy and chemical products storage company with several centers in strategic locations in Europe, to allow the storage of green methanol, which Cepsa will produce, at Evos facilities in Algeciras and Rotterdam. The collaboration, which also provides for the storage of green ammonia at […]
In China, Maersk said its methanol-enabled vessel “Astrid Mærsk” arrived at Yangshan port in Shanghai, for the first green methanol bunkering with simultaneous cargo and bunkering operations in China. This achievement was made possible in partnership with the Shanghai International Port Group (SIPG). “Astrid Mærsk” sailed from Yokohama, Japan to Shanghai after having its naming […]
In Thailand, the Bangkok Post reports PTT may invest $84.7 million in a green methanol facility. ThyssenKrupp Uhde conducted the front-end feasibility study for the proposed 100,00 metric tons per year of green methanol from captured carbon dioxide but it could scale up to 2 million tons per year, nearly triple the 700,000 tons of […]
In Australia, Abel Energy said it is accelerating the potential construction of a methanol manufacturing plant at the Cleveland Bay Industrial Park located in the Townsville State Development Area to produce 400,000 tons per annum of green methanol. Abel Energy is seeking to export green methanol through the Port of Townsville and provide green methanol […]
In China, The Hong Kong and China Gas Company Limited (Towngas) and Shenergy Group signed a strategic cooperation framework agreement to jointly promote the development of green energy businesses in Shanghai, Hong Kong, and both domestic and international markets. This includes enhancing the production capacity of green methanol and exploring markets for green energy, such […]
In Germany, E4MeWi research association is currently demonstrating how effectively green methanol can be produced in the future in a container plant at the Bitterfeld-Wolfen Chemical Park. Methanol is regarded as a key technology for defossilizing shipping and aviation and also for freeing the chemical industry from its dependence on crude oil. The project compares […]
