Methanol Fuel Cell Powered Passenger Ferry Sets Sail

The MS innogy, the first vessel in Germany to be powered by methanol fuel cells, was named on Friday. The passenger ferry, which will sail on Lake Baldeneysee, Essen, features a fuel cell system manufactured by the Danish fuel cell manufacture SerEnergy.

EIA: China’s use of methanol in liquid fuels has grown rapidly since 2000

China is the global leader in methanol use and has recently expanded methanol production capacity. Since the early 2000s, China’s methanol consumption in fuel products has risen sharply and is estimated to have been more than 500,000 barrels per day (b/d)

Methanol industry expects use as marine fuel to grow but hurdles remain

Using methanol as a replacement for marine fuel may grow to a 5 million-15 million mt/year market over the next decade, John Livorness, senior manager for methanol at Saudi Basic Industries Corp., said at the India Methanol Economy International Seminar i

EMSA: Methanol and Ethanol Are Good Fuel Alternatives

As the shipping industry fights to reduce both sulphur oxide emissions and carbon footprint, methanol and ethanol have been identified as good potential fuel alternatives in achieving this goal, according to a study published by the European Maritime Safe

LNG and Methanol Could Lead the Way to Shift to Biofuels?

LNG and methanol have been singled out as top alternative fuels for maritime transport in the report released by the EU Joint Research Centre (JRC) especially due to their capability to serve as transition fuels before making a major shift to biofuels.

New methanol projects to change chemical shipping patterns

New US and Middle East methanol production capacity being added over the next two years will have serious...

Man Diesel demonstrates two-stroke methanol engine

MAN Diesel & Turbo demonstrated a two-stroke methanol engine( ME-LGI concept) at its Research Centre in Copenhagen in front of existing ME-LGI customers and partners, ...