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Green methanol could be overtaken by ammonia as a shipping fuel

High costs for climate-friendly CO2 to be used in the production of green methanol could make shipping companies switch to ammonia, says to S&P Global.
On Thursday, Maersk will name the world's first container ship that will be able to run on green methanol - in this case, biomethanol. | Photo: Pr-foto
On Thursday, Maersk will name the world's first container ship that will be able to run on green methanol - in this case, biomethanol. | Photo: Pr-foto
by DAG HOLMSTAD

The much-hyped green methanol, which Maersk and several other shipping companies swear by as the shipping fuel of the future, may in a few years be overtaken by ammonia as the shipping companies’ preferred fuel.

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