BASF starts production of methanol according to the biomass balance approach
Type of post: NEWS IN BRIEF.
BASF has
started production of methanol on the basis of renewable raw materials
according to the biomass balance approach that the company itself has developed
(see video below). It replaces fossil resources with second generation
renewable raw materials. As a result, it states that reduces emissions of
climate-damaging greenhouse gases by at least 50% compared with conventionally
produced methanol. In terms of its chemical and physical characteristics,
biomass balanced methanol is identical to methanol produced from fossil
resources.
Press release: “BASF
produces methanol according to the biomass balance approach”,
12/11/2018.
Video: Biomass Balance Approach BASF
The product name is EU-REDcert-methanol and is
certified according to the REDcert system. The certificate
proves the sustainable origin of the biomass used and the information on the
reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. It is a standard for use as biofuel,
recognized by the European Commission under the Renewable Energy Directive
(RED).
The biomass balance approach is comparable to the
green electricity principle. The electricity taken from the socket does not
necessarily come from renewable energy, but the corresponding amount of
renewable energy is fed into the grid. Another decisive factor in this approach
is that the proportion of renewable raw materials in the system as a whole is
correct and is mathematically assigned to the certified products.
