World's first commercial-scale e-methanol plant opens in Denmark<br /><br />The world's first commercial-scale e-methanol plant began operations in Denmark on Tuesday, May 13, with shipping giant Maersk set to buy part of the production as a low-emission fuel for its fleet of container ships.<br /><br />The shipping sector is under pressure to find new sources of fuel after a majority of countries gave their backing to measures to help meet the International Maritime Organization's targets towards eliminating carbon emissions by 2050.<br /><br />So far zero-emission shipping fuels have tended to be more expensive than conventional fuel largely because they are not produced at scale.<br /><br />Knud Erik Andersen, CEO of Denmark's European Energy, told Reuters they expected a price parity with fossil methanol around 2035.<br /><br />Located in Kasso in southern Denmark, the new plant will produce 42,000 metric tons, or 53 million litres, of e-methanol per year, its joint owners Denmark's European Energy and Japan's Mitsui said. <br /><br />REUTERS VIDEO<br /><br />Subscribe to The Manila Times Channel - https://tmt.ph/YTSubscribe <br /> <br />Visit our website at https://www.manilatimes.net <br /> <br />Follow us: <br />Facebook - https://tmt.ph/facebook <br />Instagram - https://tmt.ph/instagram <br />Twitter - https://tmt.ph/twitter <br />DailyMotion - https://tmt.ph/dailymotion <br /> <br />Subscribe to our Digital Edition - https://tmt.ph/digital <br /> <br />Check out our Podcasts: <br />Spotify - https://tmt.ph/spotify <br />Apple Podcasts - https://tmt.ph/applepodcasts <br />Amazon Music - https://tmt.ph/amazonmusic <br />Deezer: https://tmt.ph/deezer <br />Tune In: https://tmt.ph/tunein<br /> <br />#TheManilaTimes<br />#tmtnews <br />#maersk <br />#energy <br />#fuel
