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thyssenkrupp nucera to supply electrolyzers for ABEL Energy’s Bell green methanol project

ABEL Energy announced thyssenkrupp nucera as the preferred supplier of the 260MW of electrolyzers required for their flagship green methanol project in Bell Bay, Tasmania, Australia.

Rem Offshore orders next generation vessel powered by dual-fuel methanol engines

Rem Offshore and Myklebust Verft have signed a contract for the construction of an Energy Subsea Construction Vessel with a 250 ton crane and will be equipped with dual-fuel methanol engines in combination with battery packs.

ABEL Energy accelerates Townsville green methanol for Singapore MPA's shipping fuel

ABEL Energy completed the Singapore Port MPA tender for the supply of green methanol and was pleased to hear the recent news from Hon PM Albanese that a green and digital shipping corridor is being established, which will help decarbonize and digitalize shipping routes between Singapore and Australia.  

Wärtsilä and EBDG collaborate on green methanol-powered barge

Technology group Wärtsilä has entered into a collaboration agreement with Seattle, (U.S). based naval architecture and marine engineering firm, Elliott Bay Design Group, to further develop EBDG’s Clean Harbor Alternative Mobile Power Barge design featuring Wärtsilä’s methanol engine technology.

NextChem expands its low carbon portfolio with the acquisition of Gascontec, gaining innovative patents in hydrogen, ammonia, and methanol

MAIRE announced that NEXTCHEM has signed a binding agreement to acquire 100% of GasConTec Gmbh, an innovative company specialized in technology development and process engineering founded in 2017 and based in Bad Homburg, Germany.

Methanex provides update on Geismar 3 methanol plant in Geismar, LA (U.S.)

Methanex Corporation announced that commercial production of its new 1.8 MMt methanol plant, Geismar 3, in Geismar, Louisiana has been delayed due to complications that occurred in the autothermal reformer during the late stages of the initial start-up process.

Evergreen Marine and X-Press Feeders sign MOA for green methanol shipping routes in Europe

Evergreen Marine Corporation has signed a MOA with X-Press Feeders to place its containers on X-Press Feeders’ new dual fuel green methanol vessels.

Lake Charles Methanol announces plan for new $3.2-B manufacturing plant in Southwest Louisiana

Lake Charles Methanol II, LLC announced plans to invest $3.24 B to construct a new manufacturing plant that will produce low-carbon intensity methanol and other chemicals at the Port of Lake Charles.

Mabanaft is granted $13 MM in funding for the construction of a new solar methanol plant in Australia

Together with Australian renewable energy company Vast, Mabanaft is assessing to build a demonstration plant with a capacity of around 7,500 tons of green methanol per year.

Smyril Line has signed contracts for two methanol powered cargo ships

Smyril Line is pleased to announce that a contract has been made with the CIMC Raffles shipyard in China to build two new e-methanol powered cargo ships the company.