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E-CO₂ Met – Electricity & CO₂ to Methanol
Public information about this hydrogen project, including status, location, and technical detail.
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StatusConceptEarlier record
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CountryGermanyConfidence: Reported
Source: E-CO2Met – Electricity & CO2 to Methanol
Source: E-CO2Met – Electricity & CO2 to Methanol
Capacity1 MWEarlier record
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Project Identity and Location
Public NameE-CO₂ Met – Electricity & CO₂ to MethanolConfidence: Reported
Source: E-CO2Met – Electricity & CO2 to Methanol
Source: E-CO2Met – Electricity & CO2 to Methanol
Site NameLeunaConfidence: Reported
Source: E-CO2Met – Electricity & CO2 to Methanol
Source: E-CO2Met – Electricity & CO2 to Methanol
Aliase-CO2MetConfidence: Reported
Source: TotalEnergies – Sunfire’s SOEC Technology for the e-CO2 Met Project
Source: TotalEnergies – Sunfire’s SOEC Technology for the e-CO2 Met Project
Official NameE-CO₂ Met – Electricity & CO₂ to MethanolConfidence: Reported
Source: E-CO2Met – Electricity & CO2 to Methanol
Source: E-CO2Met – Electricity & CO2 to Methanol
Project Purpose and Configuration
Carbon Reductionreplace crude oil and natural gas in the chemical industry through synthetic methanolConfidence: Reported
Source: TotalEnergies – Sunfire’s SOEC Technology for the e-CO2 Met Project
Source: TotalEnergies – Sunfire’s SOEC Technology for the e-CO2 Met Project
Componentshigh-temperature solid oxide electrolyzer, methanol synthesis pilot plantConfidence: Reported
Source: E-CO2Met – Electricity & CO2 to Methanol
Source: E-CO2Met – Electricity & CO2 to Methanol
Configuration Detailintegrated demonstration plant combining high-temperature electrolysis and methanol synthesis at Fraunhofer Hydrogen Lab LeunaConfidence: Reported
Source: E-CO2Met – Electricity & CO2 to Methanol
Source: E-CO2Met – Electricity & CO2 to Methanol
Feedstockwater, concentrated carbon dioxide, regeneratively produced hydrogenConfidence: Reported
Source: E-CO2Met – Electricity & CO2 to Methanol
Source: E-CO2Met – Electricity & CO2 to Methanol
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Power Sourcerenewable electricityConfidence: Reported
Source: CCU Projects Database — e-CO2Met
Source: CCU Projects Database — e-CO2Met
ProductmethanolConfidence: Reported
Source: E-CO2Met – Electricity & CO2 to Methanol
Source: E-CO2Met – Electricity & CO2 to Methanol
Project GroupHy2Chem scaling platformConfidence: Reported
Source: E-CO2Met – Electricity & CO2 to Methanol
Source: E-CO2Met – Electricity & CO2 to Methanol
Project Typeresearch and development projectConfidence: Reported
Source: E-CO2Met – Electricity & CO2 to Methanol
Source: E-CO2Met – Electricity & CO2 to Methanol
Technologyhigh-temperature solid oxide electrolysis, methanol synthesisConfidence: Reported
Source: TotalEnergies – Sunfire’s SOEC Technology for the e-CO2 Met Project
Source: TotalEnergies – Sunfire’s SOEC Technology for the e-CO2 Met Project
Project Lifecycle and Change
EventSOEC electrolyzer commissioned in 2022Confidence: Reported
Source: TotalEnergies – Sunfire’s SOEC Technology for the e-CO2 Met Project
Source: TotalEnergies – Sunfire’s SOEC Technology for the e-CO2 Met Project
Lifecycle Stageresearch and development project with pilot plantConfidence: Reported
Source: E-CO2Met – Electricity & CO2 to Methanol
Source: E-CO2Met – Electricity & CO2 to Methanol
Sources
| Source | Type | Publisher | As of |
|---|---|---|---|
| E-CO2Met – Electricity & CO2 to Methanol | Original source | Fraunhofer Center for Chemical-Biotechnological Processes CBP | |
| TotalEnergies – Sunfire’s SOEC Technology for the e-CO2 Met Project | Original source | Sunfire GmbH | |
| CCU Projects Database — e-CO2Met | Original source | CCU Projects Database |