Wednesday, June 12th, 2019
A new pilot plant built by Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Europe (MHPS Europe) has been commissioned jointly with the client RWE Power and other partners at a site in Niederaußem, Germany. The “MefCO2” Project takes CO2 generated and separated at the plant and uses hydrogen to convert it into methanol. The hydrogen used in the process is captured by means of electrolysis using excess electricity from renewable energy. The new facility can produce up to a ton of methanol daily from 1.5 tons of carbon-dioxide, which can then be put to a variety of uses.