US-based renewable methanol technology developer Methylennium Energy has appointed Gregory Dolan, former CEO of the Methanol Institute, now rebranded as MI, The Global Methanol Alliance, as a board advisor.
Dolan will advise the company as it develops technology to produce e-methanol using waste CO2 from ethanol plants and intermittent renewable electricity, according to a press release issued yesterday.
He is currently principal of methanol consultancy Pivot Methanol.
Methylennium's technology converts captured waste CO2 and intermittent renewable electricity into e-methanol for maritime shipping, aviation and other industries.
The company is partnering with CapCO2 Solutions to develop green methanol projects using CO2 from ethanol plants and wind power across the US Midwest.
Its first demonstration project is being developed at the Agri-Energy Bio-Innovation Center ethanol plant in Luverne, Minnesota.
The facility will combine 1.25 MW of renewable power from two wind turbines with waste CO2 to produce 800 mt/year of green methanol.
Production is expected to begin in 2028.
“We are excited to welcome Greg Dolan to the Methlyennium team as a Board Advisor,” Max Lyubovsky, founder and CEO of Methylennium Energy, said.
“Methylennium’s technology to produce e-methanol from ethanol plant CO2 and low-cost intermittent renewable electricity is a real game-changer with great potential,” Gregory Dolan said.
