World's first commercial-scale e-methanol plant opens in Denmark
- The Kassø E-Methanol facility in Aabenraa, Denmark, has officially opened and will deliver e-methanol to customers like Maersk.
- This facility is the world's first large-scale commercial e-methanol plant, developed by European Energy and Mitsui & Co.
- The e-methanol will assist in decarbonizing sectors hard to electrify and will replace traditional fossil-based methanol in industrial processes.
- The project received a subsidy of 53 million euros from a Danish green investment fund.
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Original news To Kassø the plant that will supply to the colossus of the logistics Maersk fuel to low environmental impact for its ships
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ARY NewsWorld's first commercial-scale e-methanol plant opens in Denmark
The world's first commercial-scale e-methanol plant began operations in Denmark on Tuesday, with shipping giant Maersk set to buy part of the production as a low-emission fuel for its fleet of container ships. The shipping sector is under pressure to find new sources of fuel after a majority of countries…
In Denmark, European Energy inaugurates the first ever production plant for this green fuel, which is based on renewable energy sources, with a commercial scale.
Mitsui starts mass production of e-methanol with Danish firm
Aabenraa, Denmark (Jiji Press) — Major Japanese trader Mitsui & Co. and Danish renewable energy company European Energy A/S have jointly launched the world’s first mass production of environmentally friendly e-methanol. Their joint venture, Solar Park Kasso ApS, produces low-carbon e-methanol by fusing hydrogen made with the use of electricity generated at solar facilities in
Among other things, green methanol is to help shipping to reduce its emissions. It is still a scarce commodity. A new giant plant on the German-Danish border is to change this.
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