Proman Waste-to-Methanol Facility
USA
Greenfield
Overview
Status
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Greenfield
Region
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North America
Geography
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USA
State
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Texas
Equity Owner
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Proman AG
Proponent
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Proman USA
Output
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Green hydrogen
Methanol
Type of electricty
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Capacity
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200,000 tonnes/year
Financing
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Technology
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bio-methanol
Technical Advisors
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Advisors
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Project Contact
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Proman Chief Executive, David Cassidy
Lawyers
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Project Cost
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$1.2bn
Offtaker
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A.P. Moller -Maersk
Commercial Operations Date
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2025
Decommission Date
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FID
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Description
A 200,000 metric ton per year waste-to-methanol production facility that would include a waste processing and treatment facility, a biorefinery, and an electrolyzer for green hydrogen production.
The project would source approximately 320,000 MTPA of regional biomass that would be stored, treated, and dried. The treated biogenic waste would be fed to a gasifier, which would produce syngas. The syngas would be treated to remove impurities and combined with hydrogen supplied from the electrolyzer. The end syngas product would be reacted and distilled to produce bio-methanol. The electrolyzer is expected to have a capacity of up to 200 MW and would require a supply of renewable power.
The project would be co-located in the Pampa Energy Center, where Proman’s existing methanol production facility currently operates.
100,000 – 150,000 tonnes per year of green methanol will supply A.P. Moller – Maersk’s fleet.