Methanol, ammonia, Fischer–Tropsch fuels and methanol-to-jet, we engineer the integrated chains, not just the headline reactor, so a Power-to-X project actually performs end-to-end.
Ionect provides engineering and decision-support across the full Power-to-X chain, from green hydrogen production to synthesis of methanol, ammonia and Fischer–Tropsch fuels. We work with technology developers scaling new e-fuel processes and industrials evaluating synthetic fuel pathways, focusing on integration, heat recovery, utility design and the techno-economics of the full chain.
The hard engineering in Power-to-X is rarely in any single block. It's in the integration, heat recovery, dynamic operation under variable renewables, utility design, and the techno-economics of the chain as a whole. That's where we work.
Four product families, each with a different chain, maturity and end-use. The right choice is driven by the offtake and the available CO₂ and renewable profile.
Liquid e-fuel and chemical building block, easiest to handle of the major e-fuels.
Carbon-free hydrogen carrier, strong fit for long-distance transport and storage.
Synthetic hydrocarbons drop-in to existing engines and fuel infrastructure.
Renewable methane, drop-in to existing gas grids and LNG infrastructure.
We are vendor-independent, we help you choose the right product and the right pathway for the project.
Configuring the full Power-to-X chain so each block actually works with the next.
Methanol, ammonia, Fischer–Tropsch and methanation loops, sizing, recycle, separation.
Pinch analysis and utility design that turn waste heat in one block into duty in another.
Hydrogen and CO₂ buffering, partial-load behaviour, ramp limits and storage strategy.
CAPEX, OPEX and LCOX across the full chain, with sensitivities investors actually trust.
Third-party scrutiny of the engineering basis, vendor claims and economics ahead of FID.
A novel reactor, a new catalyst, a different synthesis route. We bring chain-level engineering to your pilot so the integrated system actually works, for the kind of work that HIF, EGA and DOPS-style developers are doing.
Captive methanol, ammonia, or SAF for hard-to-abate sectors, shipping, aviation, refining and chemicals. We size the chain, screen the pathways, and produce the engineering and economic basis before you commit capital.
It depends on the end-use. e-Methanol is the most flexible feedstock, with established marine engines and chemical demand. e-Ammonia is the strongest carrier where you need long-distance shipping or seasonal storage and can tolerate handling complexity. Fischer–Tropsch fuels (and e-SAF via methanol-to-jet or FT) are the route for drop-in liquid fuels in aviation and heavy transport. We work backwards from the offtake, purity, logistics, certification, to recommend the pathway and document the trade-off.
By treating CO₂ as a first-class part of the chain, not an afterthought. Each source has different concentration, contaminants, dynamics and cost, point-source captured CO₂ is cheapest where available, biogenic is attractive where credible certification exists, and DAC unlocks geographic flexibility but at much higher cost today. We size the CO₂ block, the conditioning, and the buffer storage in step with the synthesis loop and the renewable profile.
Yes, but only if the chain is engineered for it. Hydrogen storage, CO₂ buffering, partial-load operation of the synthesis loop, hybrid PPA structures, and grid backup all change the economics. We model the dynamic behaviour of the full chain and stress-test the LCOX against renewable profiles, instead of assuming a flat capacity factor.
Both. Most engagements are full-chain, electrolysis through synthesis to product conditioning, because that's where the integration value sits. We also do scoped work on a single block, typically balance-of-plant, heat integration, or independent review of a specific reactor and synthesis loop.
Process modelling and mass and energy balances across the full chain (electrolysis, CO₂, synthesis, separation, conditioning), CAPEX and OPEX, levelised cost of product (LCOX), sensitivities to electricity price, capacity factor, CO₂ price and offtake assumptions, and the resulting view on competitiveness. The output is a defendable basis for investors, partners and offtakers.
No. Ionect is fully vendor-independent across electrolyzer, CO₂ capture, reactor and catalyst suppliers. Recommendations are made on technical and economic merit against the project's drivers, with criteria documented for transparency to your board, investors or regulators.
The page above is about what Ionect does. The pages below explain the underlying pathways, economics and end-uses in depth.
What e-fuels are, why they matter, the main pathways and costs.
ReadThe broader system, green electrons to molecules, products and markets.
ReadThe workhorse pathway for liquid e-fuels and drop-in hydrocarbons.
ReadHydrogen's storage and shipping play, and a fertiliser pathway.
ReadThe SAF route for aviation via e-methanol.
ReadThe upstream feedstock for every Power-to-X product.
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