In China, Vioneo is proceeding with a more effectual production plant, located in China near green methanol supply, as its first commercial-scale facility rather than its originally announced plant near the Port of Antwerp in Belgium. The proximity to green methanol supply will enable pricing that works for its customers, as well as supply chain […]
In the UK, to mark London International Shipping Week (LISW), Associated British Ports (ABP) is celebrating the success of ‘TURBO-METH’, a clean technology project, which has secured funding as part of the Department for Transport’s ‘Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition (CMDC) 6’. The project will involve working towards a trial of green methanol production technology pioneered […]
In the UK, Fuel Cells Works reported that Viridi announced plans to build a green hydrogen and methanol plant in La Guajira, Colombia. “This will be the year for the conceptualization and pre-feasibility of the Akuaippah green hydrogen project. The company will work in collaboration with the communities of La Guajira,” said Carolina Obando, country […]
In Belgium, Vioneo has awarded Wood a multi-million dollar FEED contract to deliver the front-end engineering design for its revolutionary plant which will produce fossil-free plastics using green methanol. Based in Antwerp, Belgium, the renewably powered and energy efficient plant will be the first facility in the world capable of achieving this at industrial scale. […]
In Germany, Cleantech company C1 Green Chemicals AG has successfully secured €20 million in fresh capital to bring its groundbreaking green methanol catalysis technology to market. Green methanol can be used to defossilize three key industries: shipping, aviation and carbon-based chemical production. At the same time, the use of this circular raw material significantly reduces […]
In Turkey, WasteFuel, a U.S.-based next generation bioenergy company, and ITC, a leading Turkish integrated waste management company, announced a partnership to commence the Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) on a green methanol biorefinery located in Ankara, Türkiye—the first green methanol facility in Anatolia and one of the largest of its kind in the world. The […]
In Hong Kong, Wah Kwong Maritime Transport and CIMC ENRIC Holdings Limited signed a strategic partnership agreement on green methanol bunkering applications, logistics and bunkering services on February 26, 2025. The partnership is the first cooperation of the kind for the green fuel sector, tying a leading plant developer to a logistics and downstream service […]
In the Netherlands, Offshore Energy reported that Shanghai International Port Group’s (SIPG) bunkering ship Hai Gang Zhi Yuan has supplied 3,000 tons of green methanol to Ane Maersk, one of the world’s first boxships powered by this alternative fuel, at Yangshan Port. This operation was carried out on January 1, 2025. According to SIPG, the […]
In Germany, Clariant announced that its MegaMax catalyst was selected for a China’s biomass gasification-to-green methanol project. The plant will use a combination of farm waste and wind power to produce up to 250,000 tons per annum of green methanol in two phases by 2027. Construction of the first plant phase began in March 2024 […]
In China, Cosco Shipping, CP Group and Freepoint Commodities have inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on the production of green methanol. “This partnership aims to capitalize on each party’s strengths, foster greater collaboration, and establish a comprehensive alliance. The successful execution of this MoU signifies a pivotal moment in the strategic cooperation among the […]
