Regenerative methanol is currently being considered as a promising fuel for the CO2 neutral operation of engines. OWI Science for Fuels gGmbH is currently conducting in-depth tests on compatibility of methanol with materials and engine oils in a current research project for the Forschungsvereinigung für Energiewandlungssysteme FVV e.V. (Research Association for Energy Conversion Systems).
A completed research project by OWI Science for Fuels gGmbH confirms that diesel-HVO blends are considerably more stable in storage than pure diesel fuel. This is relevant for hybrid vehicles with a diesel drive, for example, if they are predominantly powered by electricity, as the diesel is then stored in the vehicle tank for longer.
An international consortium in the EU research project "SmartCHP" has developed the prototype of a cost-effective and flexible energy system for generating electricity and heat on the basis of combined heat and power (CHP). This is a motorized CHP system that was operated with pyrolysis oil from biomass residues (fast pyrolysis bio oil, FPBO).
The production of high-purity methanol from biogas was successfully demonstrated for the first time in the “GreenBee” research project in the configuration with autothermal reforming and the integration of water and oxygen from electrolysis.
The use of renewable electricity to electrify processes and the hybrid operation of industrial furnaces with electricity and hydrogen raises new questions, such as the stresses on the materials used in furnace construction. The Dechema Research Institute and OWI Science for Fuels gGmbH want to find answers in the current “MatELHeat” research project.
On February 20 and 21, 2024, the semi-annual advisory board meeting of the Research Association of Industrial Furnace Manufactures (FOGI) took place at OWI Science for Fuels gGmbH in Herzogenrath.
The aim of the current research project " E-BO(2)T " is to demonstrate the technology for the production of green methanol at the wastewater treatment plant in Bottrop. The building of a power-to-methanol (PtM) demonstration plant is in planning, which would cover the entire process of producing carbon-neutral methanol.
As part of a current research project "ProcessLIB“ OWI Science for Fuels gGmbH is developing a library of numerical models of thermal processes. The aim here is to unlock till now unrealized energy-saving potential in the thermal process sector and help reduce its CO2 footprint.
A research consortium has developed comprehensive technical foundations for the use of methanol fuel in Europe. The research project, called "Methanol Standard," focused on studies relevant to the standardization of methanol as a fuel and delivered important findings.
In a joint research project, MOVE GmbH, Groschopp AG and OWI Science for Fuels gGmbH were able to improve the electrical efficiency of a combined heat and power plant (CHP), thereby improving its economic efficiency.
