Forestal del Atlántico’s Triskelion project in Galicia plans to start production in January 2028, having secured a €49m ($51.5m) grant from the EU Innovation Fund in 2023. It will combine captured CO2 and green hydrogen to produce e-methanol.
Intended to supply the shipping and chemicals industries, the project is planned to produce 40,000 tonnes of e-methanol annually, capturing and using around 56,000 tonnes of CO2.
H2 View estimates that 7,620 tonnes of hydrogen would be required annually to meet the output’s demands – equating to around 44MW of electrolysis capacity.
Topsoe will provide its e-methanol reactor and catalyst technologies to synthesise the hydrogen and CO2, as well as providing engineering support for the project.
Andrés Fuentes, CEO of Forestal del Atlántico, said it was a “guarantee of the highest level” to have Topsoe named as a technology supplier for the project and decarbonising the company that has been using methanol in its glue and resin manufacturing for over 30 years.
Outside of traditional methanol use cases, e-methanol emits less CO2 than natural gas and diesel-based marine fuels and can already be used in commercially available dual-fuel engines. Methanol is also already transported globally, with mature infrastructure existing.
“e-methanol will act as a key driver in decarbonising energy-intensive sectors and may be one of the leading e-fuels used in reducing carbon emissions in industries such as international shipping,” stressed Kim Hedegaard, CEO of Power-to-X at Topsoe.
