efuelsStar e-Methanol
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Star e-Methanol

the Star Power-to-X e-methanol facility on the Texas Gulf Coast, designed to produce up to ~300,000 metric tonnes per year of low-carbon e-methanol using renewable electricity, green hydrogen, and captured CO₂. In March 2024, the project was selected by the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations for up to $100 million in federal industrial decarbonization funding to support front-end engineering and construction. However, the DOE later rescinded the awarded funding in 2025, removing the previously announced federal financial support while the underlying project concept remains positioned as a large-scale e-fuel production development.

City

Orange

Country

United States

Region

us

Gov funding

$100,000,000

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Company:
Project name:
Star e-Methanol
Project categories:
efuel
City:
Orange
County:
Orange County
State:
Texas
Country:
United States
Region:
United States
Government funding:
$100,000,000
Primary product:
e-Methanol
Yearly production volume (primary):
300,000 tons
Status:
Cancelled
Development:
Commercial
Electrolyzer capacity (MW):
675
Reference:
https://us.orsted.com/news-archive/2024/03/orsted-selected-by-us-department-of-energy-to-receive-industrial-decarbonization-funding
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Date
Article title
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2023-05-07
Ørsted and ESVAGT sign second contract for methanol-powered vessel
2024-03-01
Orsted Selected by U.S. Department of Energy to Receive Industrial Decarbonization Funding
2024-05-24
Orsted Nets Up to $100 Million in Federal Funding for e-Methanol Plant in Texas
2025-08-15
Orsted Pulls Plug on Shipping e-Methanol Fuel Project Citing Slower Demand