Henry Ford once stated “The fuel of the future is going to come from fruit like that sumach bush out by the road, or from apples, weeds and sawdust – almost anything. There is fuel in every bit of vegetable matter that can be fermented. There’s enough fuel in one year’s yield of an acre of potatoes to drive the machinery necessary to cultivate the fields for a hundred years.”
We might be superheating / gasifying forestry brash rather than fermenting apples – but we believe there potential for the use of Green Methanol in powering our rural equipment and supply chains.
FUTURE GREEN FUELS
We hope to turn Green dreams into reality and fuel a funky future with Methanol
Innovation is deemed critical to inform the decarbonisation journey for state organisations, stakeholders, the forestry sector and arguably wider society to progress with a net zero agenda.
We all know the constraints and white noise surrounding Electric and Hydrogen mobility. Some great solutions but these come at huge cost.
At Sylvion we believe in a different future – where EXISTING plant and equipment can continue to be utilised using alternative fuels.
METHANOL is our core focus
The preparation of green methanol from biomass (that can be derived from locally sourced resources such as woodchip, aqauculture waste, and forestry co products) is worked through gasification technology arriving at a Syngas and then conversion into liquid Methanol. This technology is clean, efficient and renewable. The process produces almost no carbon emissions, and is an ideal energy solution
Compared to conventional fuels, green methanol can reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 60-95%, reduce nitrogen oxide emissions by 60-80%, and almost completely eliminate sulphur oxide and particulate matter emissions, according to the Methanol Institute.
What’s more, green methanol can be blended with traditional gasoline or diesel fuel, offering a seamless transition for vehicle owners and minimising the need for infrastructure upgrades. This makes it an attractive option for countries and industries looking to reduce their carbon footprint without disrupting their current operations.
The production of green methanol also offers a range of environmental benefits. The use of renewable feedstocks means that the carbon emissions associated with its production and combustion are significantly lower compared to traditional methanol or fossil fuels. In addition, green methanol has a lower sulphur content, reducing emissions of sulphur oxides, which contribute to air pollution
On our initial FOREST BIODRIVE project we are working closely with
Stage 1 was demonstration of an internal compression combustion engine in a Land Rover 90 300TDI which covered 1000mls on a Diesel Methanol mix and 100 miles on Methanol, with only a lubricating and igniter agents added. This showcased how Methanol can be used in an every day application and we can build on this for heavy plant, haulage and shipping applications. Whilst we concentrate on our production based gasifier, cleaning and reforming plant – we are confident (as is being shown in the shipping sector) that OEM’s are working on Methanol engines (high pressure top ends / existing bottom ends) that could be retro fitted into existing assets.
The Land Rover was displayed at the International APF expo in September and generated a great deal of interest.


Outcomes of the Forest Biodrive demonstrator includes the progression of the production of Green Methanol for use in the shipping, haulage, machinery and agricultural sectors.
By superheating sustainably sourced woodchips in an (existing technology) Gasifer to produce Syngas, we will then clean and reform (new technology) the gas into liquid methanol. Target production from 1 x production set up will be in excess of 500,000 litres per annum – which will be scalable.
We are currently raising funds to complete stage #1 of this development – which will be a comprehensive blueprint R&D project fully reviewing equipment, process, outputs, legals and fiscal status, costs and market analysis. Timescale for completion of this work is Q4 2025
SYLVION’S long term aim is to produce Green Methanol fuel for resale to offtakers in a localised format (reducing delivery and haulage miles)

