Proposed bio-methanol plants in Portugal and UK eye bunker market

US-based engineering firm HyOrc plans to develop a 25,000 mt/year bio-methanol plant in Porto, Portugal.

IMAGE: Aerial view of Port of Leixões in Porto, Portugal. Yilport Holding

HyOrc has signed a memorandum of understanding with Portugal-based fuel trading firm Start Lda for the project.

The plant is expected to use HyOrc’s proprietary technology to convert waste-derived organic feedstocks into bio-methanol through gasification and synthesis.

The company is also developing a 13,000 mt/year bio-methanol plant in Scunthorpe, UK, using the same technology.

HyOrc plans to supply the combined 38,000 mt/year of bio-methanol to the shipping and industrial sectors.

It has not disclosed further details about its technology or provided a timeline for the projects.

By Konica Bhatt

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