上海内河航行船舶生物质甲醇船用燃料完成首次加注The first refueling of biomass methanol marine fuel for inland waterway vessels in Shanghai has been completed

On October 15, 2026, the inaugural fueling ceremony of biomass methanol marine fuel for inland vessels, titled 'First Injection for Inland Navigation · Green Start on the Pujiang River,' was held at the Luodong Container Terminal in Shanghai Port. Leaders from the Shanghai Municipal Science and Technology Commission, the Shanghai Municipal Transportation Commission, Baoshan Maritime Safety Administration, Shanghai International Port Group, and Shanghai Fucheng Technology attended the event to jointly witness the first fueling of biomass methanol marine fuel for inland vessels in Shanghai.

At the event, Shanghai International Port Group Energy Company signed a green shipping demonstration cooperation agreement with Shanghai Fucheng Technology to continuously promote the demonstration and adoption of green methanol at Shanghai Port. The biomass methanol marine fuel used for this fueling was sourced from a project led by Fucheng Technology in collaboration with East China University of Science and Technology, Chengtou Laogang, and SIPG Energy, titled 'Key Technologies and Pilot Test Validation for Full-Carbon Directed Conversion of Biogas to Green Methanol.'

Through disruptive technological innovation, this project directly and fully converts the biomass-derived methane and carbon dioxide in biogas, achieving nearly 100% carbon utilization. Compared with traditional technologies, the project demonstrates significant advantages in terms of biogas consumption per unit, carbon emissions, green carbon utilization, and production costs.

According to reports, the project completed a thousand-ton pilot plant and implemented the full process by January 2026, producing green methanol products that meet international shipping fuel standards, and obtained dual certification of International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) EU and ISCC PLUS. The core technology developed by the project passed the scientific and technological achievements evaluation organized by the China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Federation in June 2026, reaching an internationally leading level.

This refueling marks the completion of refueling verification for the project, expanding the application scenarios of biomass methanol as shipping fuel in inland navigation, providing a demonstration model for green fuel substitution for inland vessels, while also enhancing Shanghai Port's upgraded shipping green methanol refueling capacity, consolidating Shanghai Port's first-mover advantage in the field of green shipping refueling.

Starting with this refueling, Shanghai has formed a synergistic promotion path in the field of green methanol marine fuel, consisting of 'technology verification—scenario expansion—demonstration cooperation.' Next, all parties will continue to promote disruptive technological innovation toward industrial application, providing a competitive 'Shanghai solution' for the green transformation of Shanghai as an international shipping center and for global shipping decarbonization.

[Source: Shanghai Fuje Technology]