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WE ARE HIRING. Did you know that bio methanol plants don’t build themselves? I bet you did 😉. Did you also know that we have four bio methanol plants in various stages of development? So we have a lot of work to do. That is why we are looking for a project manager, a project engineer and an interface engineer. You will be part of a passionate project team that is driven by a desire to make a positive impact on the world. Our bio methanol will replace fossil-based methanol for the chemical industry. Methanol is one of the most impactful commodities in the world and a building block for many of our daily products. More information about the roles can be found here: https://lnkd.in/etxJuB6p. Sharing this post is much appreciated

How biogas is upgraded to green gas Biogas is a renewable energy source that is produced by digestion of organic waste. Biogas cannot directly replace natural gas because it often contains byproducts like carbon dioxide and water vapor, and therefore it is often used for heat and electricity production. To be used as a direct substitute for natural gas, biogas needs to be upgraded to a higher methane concentration. Several methods can upgrade biogas, including membrane technology, absorption, and cryogenic separation. Membrane technology filters out impurities, absorption removes CO₂, and cryogenic separation separates components based on their boiling points. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/emgZHs7B #biogas #greengas #netzero

Did you ever wonder how green methanol is made? Green methanol is a 1-to-1 replacement of grey methanol, derived from fossil sources. Green methanol is a collective term for both e-methanol and biomethanol. Both are made in different ways. E-methanol is made by combining hydrogen with CO₂. The hydrogen is made by splitting water by means of electrolysis. Biomethanol is produced from organic residues that are converted through different processes and technologies into synthesis gas. The technology we are using as a pre-treatment is torrefaction where we convert wood residues into biocarbon. Thanks to years of research and experience we’ve managed to tailor biocarbon properties to mimic fossil coal. This enables the application of commercially available, widely proven, conventional gasification technologies to convert biocarbon into synthesis gas (syngas). The raw material for the methanol synthesis. Want to know more about how green methanol is made? Read the article on our website. And for our Dutch followers, on the top right corner of the website you can switch language. You can read the article here: https://lnkd.in/edCHk_X2  

Climate change is global, so are our solutions: Bio-commodities at scale. Climate change is a borderless threat, demanding a borderless response. At Perpetual Next, we're committed to change it back by developing bio-commodity factories in six different countries. We produce biocarbon, green gas and in the future also bio methanol from organic residues. Perpetual Next takes feedstock positions in area’s with more than enough bio residues. The focus is solely on bio residues whose potential remains unexploited due to (technological) limitations in the market. Perpetual Next has (patented) technology for the pre-treatment of bio residues that is used for the conversion to bio commodities, through its own factories and blueprints. Our geographically diverse production facilities ensure a broader reach for sustainable bio-commodities like green gas and biomethanol. By operating at scale, we can significantly contribute to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and reach our global net zero targets. Together, we can build a more sustainable future, one bio-factory at a time. #biocommodities #climatechange #globalimpact

Havenbedrijf Moerdijk N.V. en Perpetual Next bundelen krachten voor Biomethanolfabriek Vandaag hebben Havenbedrijf Moerdijk N.V. en biocommodities-producent Perpetual Next een intentieovereenkomst getekend voor de bouw van een biomethanolfabriek op Industrial Park Moerdijk. Deze fabriek, met een capaciteit van 220.000 ton, wordt vanaf medio 2025 ontwikkeld en speelt in op de groeiende vraag naar biomethanol. Port of Moerdijk versterkt hiermee zijn focus op duurzame chemie, terwijl Perpetual Next zijn positie in de regio verder uitbreidt. Samen werken we aan een groene toekomst! #Duurzaamheid #GroeneChemie #Biomethanol #PerpetualNext

Turning food waste in biogas. You might hear us ’talk’ about this quite often. But what happens with the remains of the waste when the methane and CO₂ is subtracted from it? Is that waste? It is only waste when you waste it. This remain is called ‘digestate’ and has very useful applications. The most established and conventional use of digestate in Europe is its application as organic fertilizer and soil amendment. Is has been proven to increase nutrient availability for plants, with beneficial effects on crop growth (Source: EBA). Our digestate from Moerdijk is helping grapes in vineyards grow. The agronomic value of digestate application is twofold. Digestate provides: 1. Nutrients for plant growth, ensuring crop yields. 2. Stabilized organic matter, increasing the humus content of soil and facilitating carbon sequestration. Interested to know more? Download this paper from the European Biogas Association: https://lnkd.in/et7VWWDS

Wasted food – if it were a country – would be the third largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in the world, according to UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization. Where does food go after it is wasted? The majority of food loss and waste ends up in landfills, where it produces methane. Which is a huge climate problem The global warming potential (GWP) is the heat absorbed by any greenhouse gas in the atmosphere, as a multiple of the heat that would be absorbed by the same mass of carbon dioxide (CO2). GWP is 1 for CO₂. GWP is 28 for Methane. An UNEP report estimates that food waste from households, retail and the food service industry amounts to 931m tons every year. Of this, 61% comes from households, 26% from food service and 13% from retail. A 2020 World Bank report said that reducing food loss and waste can “make a profound difference” for multiple challenges – reducing hunger, strengthening economies and protecting the environment. Perpetual Next builds, owns and operates facilities that convert food waste in green gas. Replacing natural gas of fossil origin, reducing emissions from fossil methane. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/ddDE_r8c

Methanol, a crucial chemical and a decarbonization opportunity Methanol is a clear liquid chemical and forms the basic feedstock for a whole range of chemicals like ethylene, formaldehyde, acetic acid all presently derived from fossil sources. These chemicals enable the manufacturing of many of our day-to-day products like pharmaceuticals, paint, plastics, polyester, foam insulations and many more. Methanol is a simple form of alcohol. With its many industrial applications, it is widely used in the chemical industry. Methanol is a liquid at room temperature and pressure. This makes it easier and safer to store and transport using existing infrastructure like pipelines, tankers, and storage tanks. It is a globally traded commodity. The chemical industry today requires yearly around 111 million metric tons (MT) of methanol. This is now grey methanol. Which means it is currently derived from fossil sources. In this case natural gas (methane).   Methanol can also be used as a fuel. And is seen as a decarbonization opportunity by the shipping industry. The shipping industry has been under pressure to reduce its emissions and is included in the sustainability goals as of 2024. Methanol became the fuel of choice since it is a readily available commodity. According to Bloomberg, “Green methanol production would have to reach over 540 million metric tons per year to fully replace all marine fuel in 2050”.  If the current methanol demand from the chemical industry remains the same until 2050, the the potential green methanol market would be around 650 million MT per year in 2050. Far outgrowing production capacity.   Perpetual Next’s bio methanol blueprint. Perpetual Next uses torrefaction to convert raw organic residues to biocarbon at a large scale. Biocarbon can mimic fossil coal properties so it can be used for proven commercial gasification processes to produce syngas, the basic feedstock for bio methanol. Perpetual Next learned from years of research and experience with operating biocarbon production plants how to produce biocarbon and mimic fossil coal properties.  Our bio methanol blueprint consists of a biocarbon plant and a methanol synthesis plant on the same plot. We are currently developing our bio methanol blueprint in Delfzijl (Netherlands) and Vägari (Estonia) with a combined production capacity of 440,000 tons per annum. Perpetual Next is planning to produce its first bio methanol in 2027.

Bedankt Port of Moerdijk! We kijken er naar uit om groen gas te leveren aan het regionale net van Moerdijk.

Perpetual Next Biocarbon and Veransa Group, Inc have established a Development Company (DevCo) for the Port Manatee project, Florida. Port Manatee LLC is a 50/50 joint venture between both parties. The DevCo will develop a biocarbon production facility with a capacity between 160 kTa and 240 kTa. Our partner Veransa is the largest urban yard and wood waste collector in Florida. With Veransa the feedstock for the biocarbon production for the lifetime of the plant is secured. The joint venture also oversees an option for developing a bio methanol plant at a later stage. We are now in the process of securing a land option in Port Manatee and applying for the necessary permits. Meanwhile, the FEL1 stage of the development has been completed. We are thrilled to have taken this next major step into developing a bio carbon production facility in the USA. And very much looking forward taking the next development steps. Thank you Veransa for the great partnership. #biocarbon #carbon #netzero