Chinese green methanol producer Goldwind Green Energy achieved a successful trial run at its 250,000 t/yr biomethanol unit in Xing'an League, Inner Mongolia, this week, producing biomethanol that meets the European Union's Renewable Energy Directive (RED III) sustainability requirements.
The company held a ceremony at the project site on 10 September to mark the first shipment of 500t of biomethanol trial product from the facility. Goldwind will transport the cargo to Yingkou port in northeast China's Liaoning province before shipping it to South Korea. The batch carries a carbon intensity (CI) value of around 24.5g CO₂/MJ on an ex-factory basis, Goldwind told Argus.
The 250,000 t/yr entrained-flow bed unit is Goldwind's first production line to enter operation and is the world's largest green methanol production facility to date, using wind-powered green hydrogen and corn straw from the surrounding agricultural region. The company aims to commence commercial operations in two weeks, following the trial run.
The facility is part of Goldwind's broader green methanol project in Xing'an League. The company launched the project in 2024, and it will produce 500,000 t/yr of green methanol upon full completion.
Goldwind and the Xing'an League Administrative Office signed further investment agreements in October 2025 for the second and third phases of the green methanol project, which will have a total capacity of 1.45mn t/yr of green methanol upon full completion.
Goldwind has secured two long-term offtake agreements with major container shipowners, including a 500,000 t/yr supply agreement with Maersk and a 250,000 t/yr agreement with Hapag-Lloyd.
