Offshore e-methanol production plant design approved

Classification society RINA has approved the concept design of an offshore e-methanol production platform designed by China's Kindon New Energy Technology.

PHOTO: Concept design of the e-methanol offshore production platform. RINA

The plant is expected to produce around 100,000 mt/year of e-methanol for marine and other sectors, RINA said.

E-methanol, or synthetic methanol, is produced by combining 100% biogenic carbon dioxide (CO2) with green hydrogen. Biogenic CO2 is typically captured through either bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) or through direct air capture (DAC).

In this case, CO2 feedstock will initially be captured using DAC technology, RINA said. “However, the system is also designed with interfaces for future access to external supplies of green or biomass-derived CO2,” it said.

The plant will use offshore wind energy as renewable input to power green hydrogen electrolysis and other “electrical needs” on the platform, RINA explained.

Kindon New Energy Technology has not yet gven a timeline for the project.

By Konica Bhatt

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