The methanol age

Methanol can play a decisive role in the global energy transition. Sustainably produced from CO2, water and green electricity, it is clean and climate-neutral. It can easily and safely replace all fossil fuels. This protects the environment and the climate and simplifies the entire energy supply. Methanol is also an optimal storage medium: as 'liquid electricity' it can contribute to securing Switzerland's electricity supply. The entrepreneur and scientist Urs A. Weidmann shows in a generally understandable way what methanol is, what advantages it offers and how it is produced in a CO2-neutral way. And above all, how it is used for a wide variety of purposes: to power cars and ships, for heating, for electricity generation. The methanol age has already begun.

Dr. sc. techn. and graduate electrical engineer ETH, professor of energy economics at the University of Baku, has conducted research in the field of synthetic fuels since he was a young scientist. He has held senior positions at major Swiss banks, including in global investment banking, and was project manager for geothermal power plants in the USA. He is founder and president of the board of Silent-Power AG in the canton of Zug, which develops technologies that produce CO2-neutral methanol and convert it into electricity as well as heating and cooling.