Techno-economic and environmental comparative assessment of two renewable methanol production routes

System Study Towards the Integration of Indirect Biomass Gasification, Methanol and Power Production

The transition from a fossil based economy to a greener, bio-based economy remains challenged by the gap in technological maturity between bio-based processes and conventional fossil energy. Decreasing the price difference between fossil fuels and bio-fuels remains a major constraint. With 98% of the transportation sector now depending on fossil...