Comment by GJim
4 hours ago
> methanol
Currently made from crude oil in a CO2 emitting process from a finite fossil fuel resource.
And yes, whilst methanol can be distilled from wood/crops (a more expensive process), this simply cannot scale, especially if humanity wishes to eat...... You do realise a large container ship is 1/4 mile long and carries north of 18,000 TEU containers; that's 9000 lorries worth. They are big.
> Currently made from crude oil ..
Much of it is, just like ammonia (see comment I responded to) but green methanol ships have been trialled using output from pilot green hydrogen plants.
> You do realise a large container ship is 1/4 mile long
People still use miles? Wow. I'm more familiar with the shipping of a billion tonne of iron ore per annum from the NW Australian coastline in bulk carrier ships but please, do blather on in that condescending tone.
> green hydrogen plants.
Splitting fresh water (salt water is a non-starter) for hydrogen is a rather energy inefficient and expensive process.
> People still use miles?
In maritime world, yes we do; nautical and statute.
> do blather on in that condescending tone.
I do appear to have touched a nerve old sport.