Carbon Recycling International
Company type | Private |
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Industry | Renewable fuels |
Founded | 2006 |
Headquarters | Reykjavík, Iceland |
Key people | Lotte Rosenberg CEO Bjork Kristjansdottir COO Omar Sigurbjornsson (Sales and Marketing) |
Products | Renewable methanol |
Website | Carbonrecycling.com |
Carbon Recycling International (CRI) is an Icelandic limited liability company which has developed a technology designed to produce renewable methanol, also known as e-methanol, from carbon dioxide and hydrogen, using water electrolysis or, alternatively, hydrogen captured from industrial waste gases. The technology is trademarked by CRI as Emissions-to-Liquids (ETL)[1][2] and the renewable methanol produced by CRI is trademarked as Vulcanol.[3] In 2011 CRI became the first company to produce and sell liquid renewable transport fuel produced using only carbon dioxide, water and electricity from renewable sources.[4]
History
CRI, incorporated in 2006, was founded by Fridrik Jonsson, Art Shulenberger, Oddur Ingolfsson, and KC Tran.[5] In addition to Icelandic individuals and funds, investors include Canadian multinational methanol supplier and distributor Methanex and Chinese multinational automotive manufacturing company Geely.
CRI's first commercial scale plant, the George Olah Plant (named after
Renewable methanol
Renewable methanol can be used as a fuel, chemical feedstock (including various types of fuels) or blended with gasoline. Fuels which are produced partially or fully from methanol include
Production
Production of renewable methanol does not depend on agricultural resources, as hydrogen and carbon dioxide are the primary inputs. CRI's emissions-to-liquids production process is based on three main modules, carbon dioxide purification, hydrogen generation and the methanol synthesis and purification system.[13] The catalytic conversion process from hydrogen and carbon dioxide occurs in one step, while production of methanol from fossil fuels, such as natural gas or coal, involves several reforming steps to obtain syngas followed by the catalytic step.[14] Unlike some other power-to-fuel technologies, which use carbon dioxide and hydrogen as inputs, CRI's emissions-to-liquids process also does not require the carbon dioxide to be 'shifted' prior to the synthesis step.
Plants
The George Olah Plant, or the GO Plant, has a name-plate capacity of 5 million liters per year.
Legislation
The
Impact
Carbon dioxide is a major cause of
CRI's process can also be used to store energy in the form of methanol, especially in cases where the energy source is intermittent. For example, wind and solar power are intermittently available. By storing energy from these sources in liquid chemical form, the generation of electricity and utilization of electricity does not have to be linked in time and space.. Methanol is also a good energy carrier. As a liquid fuel it is easier and cheaper to store and transport than gaseous fuels such as hydrogen or methane.
Future projects
CRI plans to implement standardized CSPs (commercial scale plants), each with a capacity of at least 50,000 tons of methanol production per year.[18]
See also
References
- ^ "ETL-Technology". CRI - Carbon Recycling International. Archived from the original on October 26, 2018. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
- ^ US 8198338, "Process for producing liquid fuel from carbon dioxide and water", issued 2012-06-12 2007-03-20
- ^ "Vulcanol". CRI - Carbon Recycling International. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
- ^ "Framleiðsla hafin á nýju vistvænu eldsneyti". Morgunblaðið. Retrieved July 24, 2012.
- ^ "About Us". Carbon Recycling International. Archived from the original on September 29, 2013. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
- ^ Matthew Knight (July 13, 2012). "Electric car concept drives progress with extended 500-mile range". CNN. Retrieved July 24, 2012.
- ^ "First Commercial Plant". Carbon Recycling International. Archived from the original on July 3, 2013. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
- ^ "MefCO₂". www.mefco2.eu. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
- ^ "FReSMe". www.fresme.eu. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
- ^ "Products". Carbon Recycling International. Archived from the original on July 29, 2013. Retrieved July 13, 2012.
- ^ "Eldsneyti úr útblæstri". RÚV. February 27, 2012. Retrieved July 24, 2012.
- ^ "Methanol car fleet test yields positive results". CRI - Carbon Recycling International. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
- ^ "ETL-Technology". CRI - Carbon Recycling International. Archived from the original on October 26, 2018. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
- ISSN 2056-5135.
- ^ "First Commercial Plant". Carbon Recycling International. Archived from the original on July 3, 2013. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
- ^ Paul Fontaine (February 28, 2012). "Carbon Recycling In Effect Near Blue Lagoon". The Reykjavík Grapevine. Retrieved July 24, 2012.
- ^ "Methanol Fuels". methanolfuels.org. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
- ^ "Commercial Scale Plants". CRI - Carbon Recycling International. Archived from the original on October 26, 2018. Retrieved October 25, 2018.