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Europe's Biggest 'Green' Methanol Plant Opens In Denmark

The Danish green methanol site will produce fuel for the likes of toy-maker Lego, pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk and shipping group Maersk (Credit: AFP)

Europe's largest "green" methanol plant opened in Denmark on Tuesday, boosting the continent's emissions reduction efforts -- with customers ranging from shipping giant Maersk to toymaker Lego and pharmaceutical firm Novo Nordisk.

Sitting next to northern Europe's biggest solar panel field and a large transformer station in the Danish countryside, the site will produce e-methanol, a synthetic fuel made from renewable energy and carbon dioxide.

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