ETFuels launches FEED for West Texas e-methanol project in US

Irish-headquartered e-fuels developer ETFuels on Monday (27 October) announced the start of Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) for its flagship Rattlesnake Gap e-methanol project in West Texas – marking a major step toward the commercial-scale production of e-fuels for global shipping and aviation markets.

Once completed, the project will be the largest e-methanol plant in the U.S.

ETFuels’ production will serve both aviation and shipping markets, establishing Texas as a key transatlantic hub for next-generation e-fuel supply.

“Texas is on track to become the world leader in e-fuels production so it made perfect sense for ETFuels to build our first project here,” said Lara Naqushbandi, CEO of ETFuels. 

“Rattlesnake Gap is one of an elite few e-fuels projects worldwide to have reached this advanced stage of development – and the first to pioneer a fully integrated behind-the-meter model at commercial scale, reinforcing Texas’s position as a true energy innovator.”

The FEED is being performed by S&B Engineers and Constructors headquartered in Houston. The project is being designed with the most experienced supply-chain partners in the industry. John Cockerill is providing electrolyzer technology from its Baytown, Texas factory. The project will also utilize Johnson Matthey eMERALD technology to create methanol.

Rattlesnake Gap directly responds to growing demand for clean fuels, in particular from Europe’s FuelEU Maritime regulation, as well as the introduction of e-SAF mandates under UK and EU law. 

Photo credit: ETFuels
Published: 31 October, 2025