Nitin Gadkari: “We are commissioning a Center of Excellence on methanol for ARAI. My ministry will give the required financial assistance to ARAI for this.”

SIAT 2019 today saw the presence of Nitin Gadkari, Union Minister (Road Transport & Highways). Gadkari used the platform of the global automotive technology conclave to unveil the M15 Blending Programme.

The M15 Blending Programme essentially constitutes 15% blending of methanol in petrol, a project on which the Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) has been working over the past few months. BS IV-compliant vehicles were used under this M15 project and according to ARAI director Rashmi Urdhwareshe, “IOC Faridabad defines M15 as 82% gasoline, 3% additive and 15% methanol.”

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Leading figures from the Greek shipping market gathered in Athens, Greece for the third in a series of global seminars designed to educate the industry on the potential of methanol as a marine fuel.

The seminar, held in late May, was organised by the consultancy Sea Commerce with support from the Methanol Institute, Methanex and FEDCOM. It brought together more than 70 delegates to hear from stakeholders advocating the use of methanol as a marine fuel, including Waterfront Shipping Co., Marinvest Shipping, The Methanol Institute and MAN Energy Solutions.

Govt to support research on methanol blending

Methanol (M-15) blended with petrol and used in the existing BS-IV standard cars reduces carbon dioxide emission, a study conducted by Pune-based Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) has shown.

China unveiled a major guideline on Tuesday to promote wider use of methanol-fueled vehicles after five years of trials, moving the world's largest vehicle market a step forward in commercializing the new energy vehicle.

Industry insiders said the move is part of China's broader efforts to relieve environmental pollution and reduce its dependency on imported petroleum as methanol, a clean fuel that can be made from abundant coal resources in China, is widely seen as an ideal alternative energy.China unveiled a major guideline on Tuesday to promote wider use of methanol-fueled vehicles after five years of trials, moving the world's largest vehicle market a step forward in commercializing the new energy vehicle.

Industry insiders said the move is part of China's broader efforts to relieve environmental pollution and reduce its dependency on imported petroleum as methanol, a clean fuel that can be made from abundant coal resources in China, is widely seen as an ideal alternative energy.

Leading figures from the Greek shipping market gathered in Athens, Greece for the third in a series of global seminars designed to educate the industry on the potential of methanol as a marine fuel.Leading figures from the Greek shipping market gathered in Athens, Greece for the third in a series of global seminars designed to educate the industry on the potential of methanol as a marine fuel.

The global methanol market is predicted to rise with a CAGR of 5.66% for the forecast period of 2019-2027. The important drivers contributing to the market growth include the growing demand from the Asia-Pacific regions, increasing acceptance for MTO technology, the need for alternative transportation fuels, etc. The primary driver for the increasing growth of the global methanol market has been the growing demand for petrochemicals, especially in the APAC region.

Methanol-Fueled Cars Could Drive Us Toward an Emissionless Future

Icelandic firm Carbon Recycling International is turning industrial pollution into a low-carbon fuel for cars, trucks, and ships

Just off a two-lane highway that winds through the black volcanic rock fields of southwest Iceland sits a nondescript industrial plant. Its multistoried network of pipes and tubes reveal little about what goes on there. Each year hundreds of thousands of tourists pass right by, on their way to visit the strange and beautiful Blue Lagoon, an outdoor spa whose steaming milky blue water flows directly from the nearby Svartsengi geothermal power station. If tourists notice the plant at all, it’s maybe to wonder why it’s here.