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 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.
The production of high-purity methanol from sewage gas as a marketable product is the objective of a current research project. To produce high-purity methanol from sewage gas, which is marketable as a product, is the goal of a current research project. The Research Institute for Water and Waste Management at the RWTH Aachen University (FiW) e. V. and the OWI Science for Fuels gGmbH want project to build a demonstrator for an optimized methanol synthesis process. The basis of the plant on the basis of is an existing methanol synthesis plant of the FiW at the Emschermündung wastewater treatment plant. In addition, they are developing a closed plant concept that allows an economic scaling of the plant size and thus has the potential for future marketing to biogas producers.
