CO2 Reforming: How Disruptive Technology is Slashing Methanol’s Natural Gas Use—and Carbon Intensity (Part 2)

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This is a follow-up to the post Methanol’s Moment: How New Pathways and Energy Benchmarks Are Redefining a Critical Chemical (Part 1). Methanol has quietly become a pillar of the energy transition, moving from a behind-the-scenes chemical to a front-runner in the race for lower-carbon fuels and materials. Today, more than 100 million metric tons of methanol flow through the … Read More

Methanol’s Moment: How New Pathways and Energy Benchmarks Are Redefining a Critical Chemical (Part 1)

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Methanol is quietly powering a revolution in energy and industry. While it might not have the household name of hydrogen or ammonia, this versatile chemical is an unsung workhorse—blending into everything from clean fuels to building-block plastics. With global production topping 100 million metric tons annually, methanol’s journey from feedstock to finished product is drawing new attention from investors and … Read More

HYCO1 Signs a Memorandum of Understanding with Malaysia LNG Sdn. Bhd.

HYCO1 Signs a Memorandum of Understanding with Malaysia LNG Sdn. Bhd. to Collaborate on Carbon Capture and Utilization Project in Bintulu, Sarawak, Malaysia  April 25, 2025 (Houston, TX) – HYCO1, Inc. and Malaysia LNG Sdn. Bhd. (MLNG) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to collaborate on the potential utilization and conversion of Carbon Dioxide (CO2) into chemical and fuel products, … Read More

HYCO1 Celebrates Groundbreaking as Syngas Technology Provider for UBE Corporation’s New EV Electrolyte Plant in New Orleans

HOUSTON, Feb. 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — UBE Corporation announced today that it held a groundbreaking ceremony today for a dimethyl carbonate (DMC) and ethyl methyl carbonate (EMC) plant near New Orleans, Louisiana. Approximately 180 people attended the ceremony, including many government officials, local communities, and constructors. From UBE, Masato Izumihara, President and Representative Director, Yuki Nishida, Representative Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer, and officials … Read More

How dairy waste transforms into renewable fuels

How dairy waste transforms into renewable fuels The future of renewable fuels is here, and it’s coming from an unlikely source: dairy waste. In September 2024, HYCO1 and Agra Energy partnered to deploy an innovative syngas catalyst at Agra’s plant in New Franken, Wisconsin. This first-of-its-kind technology turns pollution from dairy operations into usable liquid fuel, transforming CO₂ and methane … Read More

HYCO1 Reaches TRL-9

HYCO1, Inc. announces it has achieved a key milestone in commercializing its breakthrough CO2 conversion technology, already surpassing 1,500 hours of continuous steady-state operation in its first commercial CUBE™ Syngas system (CUBE™ stands for Carbon Utilization. Best Efficiency).