MI — The Global Methanol Alliance on Friday (11 September) said the world’s largest green methanol production facility to date has completed its first trial run. The alliance’s member Goldwind Green Energy has successfully produced biomethanol at its new 250,000 metric tonne (mt)/year facility in Inner Mongolia, with the first 500 mt of trial product now headed to South Korea. “The facility uses wind-powered green hydrogen and locally sourced corn straw to produce biomethanol meeting EU RED III sustainability requirements. Commercial operations are expected to begin later this month,” it said. Goldwind has also secured long-term offtake agreements with A.P. Moller – Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd, connecting planned production with demand from shipping. In 2024, Hapag-Lloyd reached a long-term agreement with Chinese energy firm Goldwind for the delivery of 250,000 mt of green methanol per year to ensure long-term supply for its vessels. In 2023, Maersk signed a deal with Goldwind, marking the first large scale green methanol offtake agreement for the global shipping industry. The commercially viable long-term offtake agreement for annual volumes of 500KT will enable low carbon operations for the first 12 large methanol-enabled Maersk vessels on order. The first volumes are expected in 2026. Related: Hapag-Lloyd, Goldwind enter offtake deal for green methanol bunker fuel supply Related : Maersk and China-based Goldwind sign landmark green methanol bunker fuel offtake deal   Photo credit: MI — The Global Methanol Alliance Published: 14 September, 2026