Methanol
BASF, Forestal collaborate on advanced e-methanol production using OASE® technology
BASF and Forestal have signed an early disclosure agreement aimed at advancing the production of e-methanol through carbon capture solutions. Under this strategic partnership, BASF has been selected to share its proprietary OASE® blue technology for use in Forestal’s pioneering Triskelion project in Galicia, Spain.
PowerCell secures 2-MW order for M2Power 250 systems in maritime sector
PowerCell has received a groundbreaking first order for its M2Power 250 system from a leading European shipyard valued at $14.8 MM.
JFE Steel, Mitsubishi Gas Chemical, Mitsubishi Chemical to develop a carbon recycling supply chain at Mizushima Complex
JFE Steel Corp., Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co. Inc. and Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) concerning a demonstration project at the Mizushima Complex (Kurashiki City, Okayama Prefecture).
Wison Engineering signs FEED contract with WasteFuel for Ankara Green Methanol project in Turkey
The ITC-WasteFuel project plans to utilize biogas generated from the waste treatment facilities of ITC in Ankara to produce green methanol. This marks Turkey's first biogas-to-methanol project.
European Energy produces first eMethanol at Kassø
European Energy has successfully produced the first eMethanol at the Kassø Power-to-X facility. The methanol was produced in the first methanol line out of two at the facility and was achieved using biogenic CO2 sourced locally at the Biogas facility in Tønder.
HIF Global awarded first U.S. approval for e-Fuels design pathway
HIF Global announced that it has been awarded the first U.S. approval for an e-Fuels pathway. The Tier II Design Pathway Certification, granted under the California Air Resource Board’s (CARB) Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) Program, strengthens the market for e-Fuels production.
WasteFuel and ITC commence front-end engineering design on world-scale green methanol facility in Ankara, 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 on a green methanol biorefinery located in Ankara, Turkey—the first green methanol facility in Anatolia and one of the largest of its kind in the world.
Nextchem to provide technology for Pacifico Mexinol's ultra-low carbon methanol plant (Mexico)
When it initiates operation in 2028, Pacifico Mexinol's facility is expected to be the largest single ultra-low carbon methanol facility in the world, producing approximately 350,000 tpy of green methanol and 1.8 MMtpy of blue methanol from natural gas with carbon capture.
Eni to use Nextchem's gasification technology to produce circular methanol and hydrogen
MET Development (MAIRE), Eni and Iren Ambiente have started the permitting process for an innovative circular methanol and hydrogen production plant at Eni’s refinery in Sannazzaro de' Burgondi (Pavia), Italy. The plant will have capacity of up to 110,000 tpy of methanol and up to 1,500 tpy of hydrogen
Magnon project in Huelva to capture biogenic CO2 to produce renewable fuels
Magnon Green Energy, the Ence Group’s energy subsidiary, is promoting a pioneering project for the capture and recovery of biogenic carbon dioxide (CO2) at its biomass-based renewable electricity generation plant in Huelva, Spain.
- Indian Oil buys first Colombian oil under Ecopetrol contract 12/31
- Ukrainian drone attack sparks fire, damages equipment at Tuapse refinery 12/31
- Chile's $2.5-B Volta green ammonia project wins environmental permit 12/31
- China begins issuing second batch of 2026 crude import quotas to refiners 12/31
- EIA: U.S. crude, fuel inventories rose in the week ended December 19 12/30
- Ghana's Tema oil refinery restarts after 9-yr shutdown 12/30
