Perpetual Next licenses Air Liquide syngas-to-methanol technology for 220,000-tonne Delfzijl plant

Perpetual Next has signed a licence and engineering agreement with Air Liquide Engineering and Technologies for syngas-to-methanol technology for its first biomethanol facility, with an option to extend the deal across other biomethanol sites. The Dutch developer's Delfzijl facility is planned at 220,000 tonnes a year, B2B Marketplace reported on October 15, 2026.

Perpetual Next's Delfzijl Licence and Engineering Agreement

Under the agreement, Air Liquide Engineering and Technologies will supply its Rectisol and Lurgi Methanol technology. The technology is designed to process syngas from a broad range of sources, including syngas from biomass, and has been deployed in numerous industrial plants worldwide.

Perpetual Next's Biomethanol Blueprint integrates torrefaction, gasification, syngas cleaning and upgrade, with methanol synthesis to convert low-grade organic waste, including waste wood, into biomethanol. The standardised approach is intended to reduce development complexity, support repeatable project execution and create economies of scale across a portfolio of facilities.

Perpetual Next is developing its biomethanol portfolio to address growing demand for renewable carbon-based methanol in the chemical industry and maritime sector. Rolf Bosma, Managing Director of Perpetual Next, said: "This suite of agreements marks an important milestone in the industrialization of our Biomethanol Blueprint. Delfzijl will be the first application of the concept, providing the foundation for subsequent projects in Moerdijk, Poland, Estonia and other sites worldwide."

Perpetual Next's Funding and Subsidy Records

Perpetual Next's EemsGas joint venture with Gasunie secured a €149.8 million SDE++ operating subsidy from the Dutch government agency RVO over 15 years, from July 2029 to June 2044, for green gas production from demolition wood, according to akta.pro company records. The same records show an earlier €30 million DEI+ investment subsidy toward the €100 million Delfzijl facility.

Perpetual Next's Series B funding from Momentum Global Ventures was completed at €200 million, with Momentum holding a majority stake of more than 50 percent. The company redeemed €35 million in bonds early in December 2025 and entered 2026 debt-free with minimal external financing.

Perpetual Next's Earlier Delfzijl Partnerships

In October 2026, Perpetual Next and Lhyfe signed an MoU to explore renewable hydrogen supply to the DeltaNor biomethanol facility in Delfzijl, with Lhyfe potentially producing up to 12,000 tonnes of green hydrogen annually, subject to further evaluation, FinancialContent Business Page reported.

In September 2026, Perpetual Next appointed Bilfinger as Owner's Engineer for its DeltaTorr and DeltaNor projects in Delfzijl, which aim to produce biomethanol from biogenic residual streams, with full development potentially requiring up to €1 billion, Chemxplore reported. In May 2026, Perpetual Next selected JPB Logistics as storage partner for its biomethanol plant in Farmsum, covering 21,000 to 35,000 cubic metres, Eemsdeltakringen reported.

Air Liquide's Fairfield Air Separation Unit

Air Liquide announced an investment to build and operate a new Air Separation Unit at its Fairfield facility in New South Wales, Australia, producing nitrogen and oxygen for industrial and medical sectors, with startup expected in 2028, PR Newswire APAC reported.