Singapore: A major step towards cleaner shipping fuel is underway in Turkey, with Chinese company Wison Engineering signing a deal to design a plant that will turn city waste into green methanol. The project, a collaboration with US-based biofuel company Waste Fuel and Turkish environmental services provider ITC, will be located in Ankara, reports Upstream.
This plant will be Turkey’s first of its kind, demonstrating how to make methanol, a fuel, from biogas produced by decomposing city waste. The plant is designed to handle 1.8 million tons of municipal waste each year.
Green methanol is seen as a crucial fuel for the shipping industry, which is working to reduce its carbon footprint. The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has set targets for ships to become less polluting, and green methanol is expected to play a big part in reaching those goals.
The design phase of the project is expected to be completed by the end of 2026, and the plant is scheduled to start operating in 2028.
Wison will use its technology to purify the biogas and turn it into methanol. The company claims this technology is 15% more efficient than traditional methods.
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