CO2-to-methanol conversion improved with catalyst-support

Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and a team of interdisciplinary scientists tripled the yield of methanol in the catalytic hydrogenation reaction of carbon dioxide by introducing hydrides into the catalyst support material. The researchers say the higher yield is “due to the direct participation of surface hydrides in the reaction, and the modified electronic

Mitsubishi Shipbuilding bags orders for methanol-fueled RORO cargo ships

Mitsubishi Shipbuilding, a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, has received orders from Toyofuji Shipping and Fukuju Shipping for Japan’s first methanol-fueled roll-on/roll-off (RORO) cargo ships. The two ships will be built at the Enoura Plant of MHI’s Shimonoseki Shipyard & Machinery Works in Yamaguchi Prefecture, with scheduled completion and delivery by the end

SRC and GREEN MARINE join forces to bring Methanol Superstorage to market

 SRC Group and GREEN MARINE have signed a collaborative agreement which brings two of the strongest advocates of methanol as a marine fuel together to develop and deliver Methanol Superstorage to market. The cooperation aims to realise benefits available to SRC’s Methanol Superstorage solution, which has been turning heads among owners, builders, repairers, class societies

Methanol Institute welcomes STX Group as a new member

The Methanol Institute (MI)  welcomes STX Group as our newest member. STX Group is a leading global environmental commodity trader and climate solutions provider. For over 25 years STX Group has been at the forefront of the global transition towards a low-carbon economy. Leveraging their long-standing expertise in accurately pricing pollution and emissions, STX Group

First e-methanol-powered SOV launched

The “world’s first” e-methanol-fueled service operation vessel (SOV) was launched at Cemre Shipyard in Türkiye. In April 2022, Esvagt and Ørsted decided to invest in what the companies described as the world’s first SOV that can operate on green fuels. A month later, Cemre Shipyard received an order to build the hybrid, methanol-fueled SOV. The

AD Ports Group joins project to develop green methanol facilities

UAE-based port operator the AD Ports Group, Egyptian container shipping line Transmar, and Cairo-based Orascom Construction have entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for the development of a green methanol storage, export, and bunkering facility in the Suez Canal area. The AD Ports Group said the new facility will supply low-carbon fuel for maritime

Vast secures approvals for solar methanol project

Vast Renewables and German energy company Mabanaft GmbH & Co. KG have received planning consent for Solar Methanol 1 (SM1), a concentrated solar thermal (CSP) powered reference plant that will produce green fuels for export. In April Vast executed engineering contracts to complete Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) for the plant, which designed to produce up

AD Ports signs pact with Orascom Construction to develop green methanol facility

Abu Dhabi-based ports and logistics giant AD Ports Group, container shipping firm Transmar, and engineering company Orascom Construction have signed an MoU for the development of a green methanol storage and export facility for maritime transport in Egypt. As a fuel, green methanol has several benefits compared to fossil fuels. It is clean-burning and has

Lemissoler Navigation orders methanol dual-fuel Ultramaxes

Lemissoler Navigation has ordered up to eight methanol dual-fuel 65,000 dwt bulk carriers in China. It signed a contract with China State Shipbuilding Corporation’s CSSC Huangpu Wenchong Shipbuilding and China Shipbuilding Industry Trading for the construction of 4+4 Ultramaxes. As informed, it is the first order of methanol dual-fuel 65,000 dwt bulkers in China. The

Proman Stena launches methanol-fueled joint venture chemical tanker in Singapore

Proman Stena Bulk, a joint venture between Sweden-based tanker firm Stena Bulk and Swiss methanol producer Proman, officially launched its sixth methanol-fueled joint venture chemical tanker in Singapore. The 49,900-deadweight tonnage (DWT) vessel called Stena Prosperous will be bunkered with a 20:80 green methanol and conventional methanol blend, they said in a joint statement. The