Green Methanol
D6. Decarbonization, emissions and alternative fuelsDefinition
Methanol produced from renewable feedstocks.
Green methanol is the low-carbon family of methanol fuels: e-methanol synthesized from green hydrogen and captured CO2, and bio-methanol from gasified biomass. Both burn identically to fossil methanol tank-to-wake but carry a much lower well-to-tank carbon when certified under ISCC or RED II, cutting well-to-wake intensity for FuelEU Maritime and the proposed IMO GFI. Supply is the constraint: the volumes ordered by container lines far exceed current certified production, so availability and price, not engine readiness, govern uptake.
Source: EU Regulation 2023/1805; IMO MEPC.391(81)