Methylennium Energy Appoints Former Methanol Institute CEO as Board Advisor

[By: Methylennium Energy]

Renewable methanol production technology developer Methylennium Energy has appointed former Methanol Institute CEO Gregory Dolan as a Board Advisor. Methylennium Energy's modular technology platform transforms intermittent renewable power and captured waste CO2 into transportable liquid fuels for maritime shipping, aviation, and transportation industries, chemicals, and grid-scale renewable power integration.

“We are excited to welcome Greg Dolan to the Methlyennium team as a Board Advisor,” said Founder and CEO Dr. Max Lyubovsky. “Mr. Dolan is recognized as a leading voice across the global methanol industry, and will help guide our entry into multiple markets for green methanol fuels and chemicals.” “I’ve known Max for many years now, and have always been impressed with his vision for the future of the methanol industry,” noted Gregory Dolan, former Methanol Institute CEO and current Principal of Pivot Methanol consulting. “Methylennium’s technology to produce e-methanol from ethanol plant CO2 and low-cost intermittent renewable electricity is a real game-changer with great potential. I’m looking forward to bringing this technology to global markets.”

Methylennium Energy is partnering with CapCO2 Solutions, Inc. to develop green methanol projects that leverage ethanol plant waste CO2 and low-cost wind power across the Midwest. Ethanol fermentation emits a nearly pure stream of biogenic CO2. Capturing and converting it to methanol can reduce ethanol carbon intensity scores by 25-30 points, while using existing rail sidings and tanker loading for market access.

The first green methanol demonstration project in partnership with CapCO2 Solution, Inc. is under development at the Agri-Energy Bio-Innovation Center ethanol plant in Luverne, MN. The pilot plant will use electrolysis to convert 1.25 MW of renewable power from two wind turbines combined with waste CO2 from the Laverne ethanol plant to produce 800 tons per year of green methanol. The project is expected to start production in 2028.

Methlyennium’s FuelGenTM technology features a single-pass reactor designed for dynamic operation and efficient integration with low-cost, intermittent renewable power to assist in load- balancing. The technology platform can be scaled up to commercial facilities producing as much as 100,000 tons of methanol per year. Thousands of FuelGenTM plants will be deployed around the globe to gradually substitute for fossil oil in most large transportation and industrial applications.