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George Olah Renewable Methanol plant
Public information about this hydrogen project, including status, location, and technical detail.
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CountryIcelandConfidence: Reported
Source: George Olah - Industrial Scale Renewable Methanol Plant
Source: George Olah - Industrial Scale Renewable Methanol Plant
Capacity4000 tons/year (scaled from 1300 tons/year)Confidence: Reported
Source: George Olah - Industrial Scale Renewable Methanol Plant
Source: George Olah - Industrial Scale Renewable Methanol Plant
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Project Identity and Location
Public NameGeorge Olah Renewable Methanol plantConfidence: Reported
Source: George Olah - Industrial Scale Renewable Methanol Plant
Source: George Olah - Industrial Scale Renewable Methanol Plant
Site NameSvartsengi Geothermal Resource ParkConfidence: Reported
Source: World’s First Commercial CO2 to Methanol Plant
Source: World’s First Commercial CO2 to Methanol Plant
Administrative Areanear Grindavik / GrindavíkurbærConfidence: Reported
Source: World’s First Commercial CO2 to Methanol Plant
Source: World’s First Commercial CO2 to Methanol Plant
Official NameGeorge Olah Renewable Methanol plantConfidence: Reported
Source: George Olah - Industrial Scale Renewable Methanol Plant
Source: George Olah - Industrial Scale Renewable Methanol Plant
Project Purpose and Configuration
Carbon Reduction80-90% reduction versus comparable fossil fuelsConfidence: Reported
Source: George Olah - Industrial Scale Renewable Methanol Plant
Source: George Olah - Industrial Scale Renewable Methanol Plant
ComponentsCO2 capture/purification, water electrolysis for hydrogen, methanol synthesis, distillationConfidence: Reported
Source: George Olah - Industrial Scale Renewable Methanol Plant
Source: George Olah - Industrial Scale Renewable Methanol Plant
Configuration DetailCO2 from adjacent geothermal plant is purified; hydrogen is generated by water electrolysis; CO2 and H2 are catalytically reacted; methanol is purified by distillation using geothermal steam.Confidence: Reported
Source: George Olah - Industrial Scale Renewable Methanol Plant
Source: George Olah - Industrial Scale Renewable Methanol Plant
Feedstockcaptured CO2 from geothermal flue gas, waterConfidence: Reported
Source: George Olah - Industrial Scale Renewable Methanol Plant
Source: George Olah - Industrial Scale Renewable Methanol Plant
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Final Usegasoline additiveConfidence: Reported
Source: World’s First Commercial CO2 to Methanol Plant
Source: World’s First Commercial CO2 to Methanol Plant
Power Sourcegeothermal renewable powerConfidence: Reported
Source: Opening of CO2 to Methanol plant at Svartsengi geothermal plant
Source: Opening of CO2 to Methanol plant at Svartsengi geothermal plant
Power Source DetailRenewable power supplied by the geothermal power plant at Svartsengi; hydrogen production uses water electrolysis.Confidence: Reported
Source: George Olah - Industrial Scale Renewable Methanol Plant
Source: George Olah - Industrial Scale Renewable Methanol Plant
Productrenewable methanol (Vulcanol)Confidence: Reported
Source: World’s First Commercial CO2 to Methanol Plant
Source: World’s First Commercial CO2 to Methanol Plant
Project Typeindustrial-scale renewable methanol plantConfidence: Reported
Source: George Olah - Industrial Scale Renewable Methanol Plant
Source: George Olah - Industrial Scale Renewable Methanol Plant
TechnologyCRI Emissions-to-Liquids (ETL); direct hydrogenation of CO2 with H2 over a mixed metal oxide catalystConfidence: Reported
Source: George Olah - Industrial Scale Renewable Methanol Plant
Source: George Olah - Industrial Scale Renewable Methanol Plant
Project Lifecycle and Change
Actual Output~5 million liters/year renewable methanolConfidence: Reported
Source: World’s First Commercial CO2 to Methanol Plant
Source: World’s First Commercial CO2 to Methanol Plant
EventCommissioned in 2012; Georgia Tech record specifies April 2012.Confidence: Reported
Source: World’s First Commercial CO2 to Methanol Plant
Source: World’s First Commercial CO2 to Methanol Plant
Lifecycle Stagecommissioned / industrial-scale operation demonstratedConfidence: Reported
Source: George Olah - Industrial Scale Renewable Methanol Plant
Source: George Olah - Industrial Scale Renewable Methanol Plant
Operating Levelindustrial scaleConfidence: Reported
Source: George Olah - Industrial Scale Renewable Methanol Plant
Source: George Olah - Industrial Scale Renewable Methanol Plant
Sources
| Source | Type | Publisher | As of |
|---|---|---|---|
| George Olah - Industrial Scale Renewable Methanol Plant | Original source | Carbon Recycling International | |
| World’s First Commercial CO2 to Methanol Plant | Original source | Georgia Tech Library | |
| Opening of CO2 to Methanol plant at Svartsengi geothermal plant | Original source | ThinkGeoEnergy |