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Methanol

Technip Energies awarded two services contracts for first-of-a-kind, waste-to-methanol Ecoplanta project in Spain

The plant will be the first in Europe to transform, at scale, non-recyclable municipal solid waste and biomass into renewable and circular methanol.

Exolum planning construction of new €100-MM energy transition terminal at the Outer Port of A Coruña, Spain

The project is conceived as an energy transition terminal, designed to progressively adapt to market developments, regulation and industrial demand, and will be equipped to operate with both conventional products and sustainable fuels, such as renewable ammonia, captured CO₂, green methanol, sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and other biofuels.

HyOrc and Start Lda form JV to launch national green methanol platform in Portugal

The project supports Europe’s transition away from fossil fuels and aligns with decarbonization goals in shipping and heavy industry.

HIF Global to revitalize Burnie’s former Pulp Mill site with eFuels facility

HIF Global has announced that it plans to locate the HIF Tasmania eFuels Facility at the former Burnie Paper Mill site in South Burnie.

Emvolon and Montauk Renewables announce launch of JV to convert biogas into high-value, low-carbon fuel

Emvolon and Montauk Renewables, Inc., a renewable energy company specializing in the management, recovery and conversion of biogas, announced a joint venture to develop multiple biogas-to-green methanol projects.

Emvolon and Montauk Renewables launch JV to convert biogas into high-value, low-carbon fuel

Following a successful field demonstration project, Emvolon and Montauk plan to deploy a portfolio of biogas-based sites.

Johnson Matthey’s tech enables successful start-up of the world’s largest single-train methanol plant

Johnson Matthey announced that the three methanol production trains of Inner Mongolia Baofeng Coal-based New Materials Co., Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Ningxia Baofeng Energy Group, were successfully commissioned in November 2024, February 2025 and March 2025, respectively.

Transition Industries signs agreements for the Pacifico Mexinol Project, an ultra-low carbon chemical production facility

Transition Industries held a signing event for an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract with the consortium of Samsung E&A and Techint Engineering and Construction for the Pacifico Mexinol project located in Ahome, Sinaloa, Mexico.

TOYO develops MRF-Z Neo—A compact reactor optimized for small-scale green methanol production

Toyo Engineering Corp. has developed MRF-Z Neo, a new compact methanol synthesis reactor specifically designed for small-scale production of green methanol – namely bio-methanol and eMethanol.

HyOrc and Acetech partner to develop waste-to-green methanol facility in the UK

HyOrc Corp. has signed a MoU with Acetech Metals Limited to develop a municipal waste-to-green methanol facility in Scunthorpe, UK. The first phase of the project will involve deploying a 35 tpd refuse-derived fuel (RDF) gasification plant integrated with methanol synthesis technology.