GENA Solutions: Total renewable and low-carbon methanol project pipeline rises from 57.5 to 58.2 Mt by 2031

The Methanol Institute recently shared with Manifold Times the renewable and low-carbon methanol project pipeline January 2026 release produced by GENA Solutions Oy.

Information from the release is meant to provide the bunkering publication’s readers with insight on renewable methanol availability, and to assist the maritime industry in the adoption of methanol as a mainstream marine fuel heading into IMO 2030/2050.

Key highlights from GENA’s January 2026 Methanol release are as follows:

• As of January 2026, Project Navigator Methanol tracks 275 renewable and low-carbon methanol projects totaling 58.2 Mt by 2031, including 23.6 Mt of e-methanol, 23.5 Mt of biomethanol, and 11.2 Mt of low-carbon methanol.
• The renewable methanol project pipeline increased by 0.7 Mt compared to the previous month. Four projects were added in the current release, while two frozen projects were excluded.
• Another biomethanol facility (100 kta) in China has begun production. Operational renewable methanol capacity has reached more than 0.9 Mt, including 0.4 Mt in China, 0.4 Mt in North America, and 0.1 Mt in Europe.
• Renewable methanol capacity could reach about 2 Mt in 2026, more than 3 Mt in 2027, and 5-13 Mt by 2030.

Note: The full article can be viewed here.

Photo credit: GENA Solutions
Published: 4 February, 2026