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ETFuels to partner with John Cockerill and Johnson

Matthey for US e-methanol project

Ireland-based green fuels firm,
ETFuels, has selected John Cockerill
and Johnson Matthey as key strategic
partners for its 120-ktpa e-methanol
project in Texas, USA.

US-based electrolyser manufac-
turer, John Cockerill, will provide
210-MW of its advanced pressurised
alkaline electrolyser units, along with
technical services as the foundation for
the Front-End Engineering and Design
(FEED) phase for the green hydrogen
facility to be constructed in Texas. This
project will benefit from John Cockerill’s
local manufacturing and support capa-
bilities, as the Group has invested in duce 120-ktpa of e-methanol from co- expected to be over a billion dollars.
a Gigafactory in Texas to develop and located 500-MW renewable energy ETFuels’ ultra-low carbon intensity
produce its electrolysers in the US. resources, together with biogenic CO e-methanol unlocks multiple path-
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at this plant. The plant will span over ways for industrial decarbonisation,
UK’s Johnson Matthey will supply 22,000 acres in Texas and will pave including the production of e-SAF
its ‘eMERALD’ e-methanol technology, the way for development of ETFuels’ (sustainable aviation fuel) through
along with the ‘eMERALD’ methanol broader portfolio of sites across Texas, methanol-to-jet technology, as well as
synthesis catalyst, for ETFuels’ first US Spain and Finland. numerous chemical applications. For
project. This technology also forms the shipping, ETFuels’ e-methanol, with
basis of the FEED phase for the fully The Financial Investment Decision emissions as low as 8.7-gCO e/MJ,
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integrated e-methanol facility. for the first project is expected in 2026, offers a compelling solution, offering
with construction scheduled to start by a 91% reduction in CO relative to
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By 2029, ETFuels aims to pro- or before 2027. Total investment is conventional fuel.

DECARBONISING SHIPPING
Hapag-Lloyd inks green methanol offtake deal with

China’s Goldwind

German shipping and container reduction of at least 70%, and comply operations by 2045. It is and remains
transportation company, Hapag-Lloyd, with all current sustainability certifi- our ambition to play a leading role in
has reached an agreement with Gold- cation requirements. the transformation of the liner ship-
wind, a Chinese firm, for the delivery ping industry,” said Mr. Rolf Habben
of 250-ktpa of green methanol. “With this agreement, we are secu- Jansen, CEO, Hapag-Lloyd.
ring a significant proportion of our
The green methanol will consist of requirements for green fuels. This By 2030, Hapag-Lloyd aims to
a blend of bio- and e-methanol, ensur- will bring us an important step closer reduce absolute GHG emissions of the
ing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to our goal of achieving net-zero fleet fleet by around one-third compared

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