GENA Solutions: Total renewable and low-carbon methanol project pipeline rises from 59.2 to 59.6 Mt by 2031
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Information shared by the Methanol Institute meant to assist the maritime industry in the adoption of methanol as a mainstream marine fuel heading into IMO 2030/2050.
The Methanol Institute recently shared with Manifold Times the renewable and low-carbon methanol project pipeline March 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 March 2026 Methanol release are as follows:
- As of March 2026, Project Navigator tracks 281 renewable and low-carbon methanol projects representing 59.6 Mt of capacity by 2031, including 23.8 Mt of e-methanol, 24.7 Mt of biomethanol, and 11.2 Mt of low-carbon methanol.
- The renewable methanol pipeline increased by 0.4 Mt month on month, with four new projects added in the latest release.
- Five e-methanol projects with a combined capacity of 0.8 Mt have signed grant agreements with the EU Innovation Fund under the IF24 Call.
- Twenty-eight projects plan to consume methanol captively in downstream applications such as SAF, gasoline, DME, and chemicals. Among these, methanol-to-jet is the fastest-growing segment, now accounting for 19 integrated projects with total methanol capacity of around 5.3 Mt.
Note: The full article can be viewed here.
Photo credit: GENA Solutions
Published: 8 April, 2026
