E-methanol
What is eMethanol?
eMethanol is a very versatile commodity that can be used as a fuel for vehicles, in fuel cells, for electricity generation, and as a feedstock in the chemical industry.
Since Methanol already has an established infrastructure for production, storage, and distribution, it can also potentially be integrated into existing systems more easily compared to some other electrofuels.
E-methanol as a mitigation option for CO2
E-methanol is produced by combining green hydrogen and captured carbon dioxide. The process has potential to mitigate CO2 emission to the atmosphere.
Several large-scale carbon dioxide emitters are currently indispensable due to lack of suitable clean alternatives. For example, natural gas power plants play an important role in the stability of electric power systems. These systems are capable of quickly increasing and decreasing their power output and thus match varying electrical demand to generation, which may vary uncontrollably when supplied by solar and wind.
Accordingly, natural gas power plants with no immediate replacement are expected to continue operations in the near future. However, they are point sources of CO2 emission and their emissions can be controlled by providing them with a carbon capture system. The same is true for other essential heavy industries that are large-scale CO2 emitters.
Since flue gas emitted by such plants is a concentrated source of CO2, it is easier to capture CO2 from them, making them economical compared to systems which intend to capture CO2 directly from air. The economics of these systems can be further improved by providing a utility for the captured carbon in the form of
