Towngas completes green methanol bunkering in Shanghai

This was the first large-scale Chinese mainland green methanol bunkering.

Hong Kong and China Gas Company Limited (Towngas) has completed the bunkering of 2,902.5 tonnes of green methanol onto South Korea’s HMM Green vessel.

In a statement, Towngas said the fueling was conducted in a synchronous bunkering operation at the Shanghai Yangshan Phase IV Automated Terminal. The process used the bunkering vessel Haigang Zhiyuan owned by SIPG Energy.

This marks the first large-scale bunkering operation for green methanol produced on the Chinese mainland and is currently the largest green methanol bunkering project in Asia.

The green methanol used in the operation was produced by Towngas at its facility in Ordos, Inner Mongolia. The fuel is made from biomass and municipal waste, meeting International Sustainability and Carbon Certification EU standards, with a greenhouse gas reduction of up to 70% across its entire lifecycle.

Towngas has been investing in and operating green methanol projects. Since 2022, it has bagged international certifications for three consecutive years, becoming the first mainland enterprise to obtain such for green methanol production.

By 2025, Towngas plans to reach an annual production capacity of 150,000 tonnes. It also targets more partnerships to advance the development and production of green methanol.