Electricity-Based Methanol: Status and Prospects of Methanol as a Power-To-Liquid Product

Volume
Part F3771
Start Page
667
End Page
711
Citation
In: Powerfuels : Status and Prospects / edited by Nils Bullerdiek, Ulf Neuling, Martin Kaltschmitt: 667-711 (2025)
Publisher DOI
10.1007/978-3-031-62411-7_24
Scopus ID
2-s2.0-85212247933
Publisher
Springer
ISSN
18653529
ISBN
978-3-031-62411-7
Methanol is one of the most widely used basic chemicals, with increasing demand driven by olefin production, especially in Asia. Traditionally produced from fossil fuels, particularly natural gas and coal, methanol production contributes significantly to global CO2 emissions. Transitioning to renewable feedstocks, such as electricity-based methanol (e-methanol) via power-to-methanol (PtM) pathways, is critical for achieving carbon neutrality. This chapter explores current market developments, technical state-of-the-art, as well as technological and economic implications of a transition toward power-based methanol production. Despite mainly economic challenges, PtM offers a pathway to defossilize the chemical industry and transport sector, potentially increasing methanol demand in the future.
Subjects
E-methanol | Methanol | Methanol marke | Mixed alcohol synthesis | Power-to-methanol (PtM) | Synthesis | Techno-economics
DDC Class
660: Chemistry; Chemical Engineering
333.7: Natural Resources, Energy and Environment