According to Eurostat guidelines biomethane injected into a country's gas network should be recorded as consumed in that country and included in the country’ renewable energy obligation. This means that biogas and biomethanol produced from such biogas cannot be exported to the fulfillment of a renewable energy obligation in another country and thereby count double. These guidelines apply in all EU Member States.
Biomethanol can be exported to other green purposes exempt renewable energy obligation to phase out fossil motor fuels or any other renewable energy obligation.
Biomethanol manufactured from Danish biogas can meet Denmark's own renewable energy obligation to replace fossil motor fuels. It is believed that the same applies in all other member states too. DEA.
The buyer, however, must investigate whether biomethanol of a particular origin can be used for a particular end-user purpose.
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Methanol peaks performance because it may be used in the existing distribution system and existing vehicles.
Future engines built for methanol will demonstrate even better performance than today.
Already today FFV (Flex Fuel Vehicles) and fuel cells take full advantage of methanol and the straightforward distribution.
In the EU 3 % methanol is permitted in
regular gasoline and 30-100% in high-blends M30-M100.
The EU biofuels market is controlled by three directives - though not implemented uniformly in the Member States. :
Renewable Transport Fuel. Obligation Guidance Part One.Process Guidance Year 11: 15/4/18 to 31/12/1 by UK Department for Transport - LINK
Motor Fuel Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reporting Regulations Guidance From 15/4/2018 by UK Department of Transport - LINK
"Methanol Mania" Hits The Gulf Coast . Oct. 2014 - Link
China's methanol availability in 2016 and forecast for 2017 - Link
U.S. Methanol On The Comeback - Link
MIT researchers: "Methanol is a viable transportation fuel" Oct. 2015. - Link
An overview of methanol as an internal combustion engine fuel.
Dec. 2015 -
Link
Partially Premixed Combustion with Methanol in a Heavy Duty Engine. 2015 - Link
As a general rule, methanol makes about 10% more power. Jun 2016 - Link
Interview mit Friedrich Indra. Jan/Feb 2017 - Link German. - Link English
NEW METHANOL FUEL CELL CAR FOR JUST EAT. Dec. 2016 - Link
E5 versus M3 - Link
Methanol as an Energy Carrier. 2006. - link
Testing
three fuels driving a standard non-flexible fuel vehicle - a 2007 Chevy Cobalt
- by
Dr. Robert Zubrin
Emissions
related to above mileage test of blends with biofuels.
Danish Methanol Association -
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Agro Industries A/S -Link
International Starch Institute A/S -
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GREENERGY 99 Octane Unleaded Petrol - Winter - Dec. 2016: Methanol % (v/v) 1.9 + Ethanol % (v/v) 4.6.
Oxygen content % (m/m) 2.67 and Vapour pressure kPa 85.7. -
Link A maximum of 2.7% oxygen is permitted in petrol. 5% ethanol corresponds to about 1.9% oxygen. Max. oxygen may be achieved by 5% ethanol + 1.8% methanol or 3½% ethanol + 3% methanol. Vapor pressure must, however, be adjusted according to the season. |
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High Efficiency and Low Emissions from a Port-Injected Engine with Neat Alcohol Fuels
by Matthew Brusstar, Mark Stuhldreher, David Swain and William Pidgeon,
U. S. Environmental Protection Agency. The methanol engine exhibits peak efficiency of nearly 43% - Link Link |
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Euro 6 Emission Standard -
Link Fiat 500 M15 - Link |
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Aalborg opens first methanol filling station -
Link Danish engineers develop next generation of methanol fuel cell vehicles - Link |
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STENA GERMANICA'S METHANOL CONVERSION - link |
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StatoilHydro & Heidrun MeOH Production - Link |
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Proven autothermal reforming technology for modern largescale methanol plants by Haldor Topsøe A/S. Link. |
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The 2,400 MTPD Methanol Plant at Tjeldbergodden by Anders Gedde-Dahl and Karl Jørgen Kristiansen Statoil a/s, Tjeldbergodden, Norway and Helge Holm-Larsen Haldor Topsøe A/S, Lyngby, Denmark - Link |
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Hot Rod explains why race-car drivers love methanol - Link. |
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PRODUCTION OF METHYL TERTIARY BUTYL ETHER (MTBE) - Reactive Destillation Proces with conversion rate of
>99% by
Alan Mawlud Amin and Aree Salah Dec. 9 2016. -
Link Production of MTBE Using Reactive Distillation Technology by Ibrahim Al-Mutaz - Link |
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Methanol as a Fuel Alternative by DOR - Link. |
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