E Methanol
Methanol, an important basic chemical in the chemical industry and a potential alternative to diesel, is currently mainly produced from fossil fuels such as natural gas.
The French energy group Total produces around 700,000 tonnes of methanol annually at the Leuna Chemical Park alone. Leuna has been the centre of fossil methanol production in Europe for over a century. Now this site could develop into a European centre for green methanol.
Another  major project is being driven forward in Kasso in southern Denmark, close to the German border. The project developer European Energy and the Japanese investment company Mitsui are investing more than one billion euros in the construction of Europe's largest plant for converting green electricity into synthetic fuels. From the second half of 2024, the plant will produce e-methanol and supply it to major customers such as the shipping company Maersk and the toy manufacturer Lego. These two sites, Leuna and Kasso, could make a decisive contribution to the breakthrough of green methanol in Europe.
The first hydrogen was produced at Kassø e-methanol plant! Coming quickly after the ION-permit from the Danish TSO it’s. 52MW electrolyzer from Siemens Energy in action.
Next step is now to combine the hydrogen with the CO2 in our storage tanks and produce the first drops of methanol.Â