Methanol & e-fuels

In the past few years, the price of ammonia has been riding a rollercoaster, with the cost impacted by disruptions arising from the pandemic, from the surge in energy prices after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine,...

Synthetic fuels are a beguiling proposition because they are a fit with existing energy infrastructure while being better for the environment. But the cost remains stubbornly high. Anthony Wright spoke to Wood Mackenzie’s Murray Douglas...

One of the biggest users of gaseous hydrogen today is crude oil refineries. The flow of gas that’s put to use in many conventional refineries comes from having a steam methane reformer (SMR) on-site to...

Nigerian and Chinese partners have signed a €7.6bn ($7.9bn) deal to develop a green hydrogen-based methanol project in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. It marks one of Africa’s largest hydrogen investments to date.

Hungary-based oil and gas company MOL Group has produced hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) biodiesel and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) at its Slovnaft refinery in Bratislava, Slovakia.

Carbon dioxide (CO2) captured directly from the air is being used to develop sustainable aviation fuel (eSAF) in a demonstration project in Finland.

Last year saw the world’s first commercial scale production of synthetic fuels. Christian Annesley considers the crucial need for CO2 to scale up this emerging market.

The need for more biogenic CO2 should evolve rapidly in the years ahead. Stephen B. Harrison of the consultancy sbh4 considers the state of play today and looks at what’s coming down the line

Summit Carbon Solutions (Summit), the company behind a proposed 668-mile-long carbon dioxide (CO2) pipeline, has signed a deal with electrofuels (e-fuels) producer Infinium to supply its facilities in North Dakota or South Dakota.

Cleantech firm Topsoe will help to get a Chinese clean fuels project off the ground by providing essential technology needed to produce sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) and renewable diesel.