Our Biogenic
CO2 story.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) is currently used as a refrigerant, in fire extinguishers, for inflating life rafts and life jackets, blasting coal, foaming rubber and plastics, promoting the growth of plants in green houses and in the food industry in for instance carbonated beverages. In all these use cases DBG’s food grade, biogenic CO2 can replace all CO2 from fossil sources.
However, at DBG we see a huge new market emerging for our biogenic CO2 in the maritime as well as in the aviation sector because it can easily be turned into e-Methanol with green hydrogen. If the hydrogen is produced with renewable electricity, the resulting e-Methanol will be a zero-emission fuel (i.e. renewable molecules) that can be used:
To propel ships
As a feedstock for Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF).
This emerging market is driven by legislation that obliges both sectors to cut their emissions. A practical way to do that is to blend renewable molecules with the fossil fuels currently in use.
A big advantage.
A big advantage for both e-Methanol and SAF (compared to hydrogen or green ammonia) is that the existing fleets can use it directly or with slight modifications, and the infrastructure for storage and distribution is already available.
Unlike hydrogen gas, that is difficult to liquefy and transport, methanol is already a liquid at ambient temperatures and it can be handled and transported easily. e-Methanol could therefore become the preferred way to transport hydrogen produced by electrolysis using renewable electricity in areas where it is abundantly available.