E-Methanol

E-methanol is methanol synthesized from green hydrogen (water electrolysis on renewable power) and captured CO2, combined over a catalyst at pressure to yield CH3OH. As a renewable fuel of non-biological origin (RFNBO) under FuelEU Maritime, it counts toward greenhouse-gas-intensity targets with a reward multiplier through 2033. Lower heating value is about 19.9 MJ/kg, roughly half that of VLSFO, so tank volume must roughly double for the same range. It drops into existing methanol dual-fuel engines (MAN ME-LGIM, WinGD), needs a small pilot fuel for ignition, and its well-to-wake CO2 depends entirely on the carbon source.