e-methanol

American  

[ee-meth-uh-nawl, -nol] / ˈiˈmɛθ əˌnɔl, -ˌnɒl /

noun

1. methyl alcohol used for fuel that has been produced using hydrogen from renewable sources and from captured carbon dioxide.

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Etymology

Origin of e-methanol

First recorded in 2015–20; e- ² ( def. ) + methanol ( def. )

Example Sentences

The plant, which it claims would be the largest to date anywhere, would make e-methanol from captured carbon dioxide and green hydrogen produced on site using renewable energy.

From BBC

About 480 jobs could be created with the manufacture of e-methanol for jet fuel and e-ammonia for shipping - but that would require £6.6bn of private investment and would not be operational until around 2035, the report said.

From BBC

The company said it was “currently testing and developing Lego bricks made from a range of alternative sustainable materials, including other recycled plastics and plastics made from alternative sources such as e-methanol.”

From Seattle Times

Also known as green methanol, e-methanol is composed of waste carbon dioxide and hydrogen, created by using renewable energy to split water molecules.

From Seattle Times

A: We’ve built up a strong portfolio of tangible opportunities, most in Europe, but also in the U.S., where we have a MOU with Maersk, the world’s largest container shipper who is very committed to decarbonizing ocean transport, for up to 300,000 tons of e-methanol a year, which would be purely based on renewable hydrogen and biogenic CO2.

From Seattle Times