In China, researchers at East China University of Science and Technology have completed a pilot project in Shanghai that converts food waste biogas into marine-grade green methanol, capturing nearly all of the carbon in the process.
Led by Professor Chen De, the system is engineered around biogas’s typical 70 percent methane and 30 percent carbon dioxide composition, converting both streams into methanol rather than venting carbon dioxide. The pilot run produced fuel meeting international maritime standards and secured certification under the ISCC sustainability framework.
The process can convert roughly eight metric tons of wet waste into one metric ton of green methanol. Green methanol has gained traction in shipping but remains cost constrained. The research team said the new pathway lowers production costs by more than 30 percent and, at electricity prices between 0.1 and 0.2 yuan per kilowatt hour, can approach the cost of coal-based methanol.
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Category: Sustainable Marine Fuels
