HyOrc Reports 75.43% Combined Hydrogen and Carbon Monoxide in RDF-Derived Syngas, with Just 0.76% Nitrogen

What happened

HyOrc reported independent laboratory measurements from its first commercial module using refuse-derived fuel to produce syngas. The results showed 39.88% carbon monoxide, 35.55% hydrogen and 0.76% nitrogen, with hydrogen and carbon monoxide totaling 75.43%. Testing occurred after gasification and gas cleaning, before further processing for methanol synthesis.

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Global impact / market context

Low nitrogen in syngas may leave more of the gas useful for making methanol, potentially improving downstream efficiency and reducing equipment needs, as the company says. If confirmed at commercial scale, that could affect module costs and the amount of methanol produced from waste-derived fuel.

Analyst inference

The article describes results from a first commercial module but does not report methanol output from that module, deployment completion in Portugal, or project economics. Its earlier pilot operated before a monitoring programme, while Bureau Veritas reported satisfactory monitoring results with no non-conformities.

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What to watch

1. Look for further results from the commercial module showing whether low nitrogen levels persist during sustained operation and translate into usable methanol production. Analyst inference
2. Check whether HyOrc completes the additional processing steps named in the article—water-gas shift, membrane separation and conditioning—before methanol synthesis. Analyst inference
3. The article says the pilot underwent Bureau Veritas monitoring in April 2026, with satisfactory results and no non-conformities; it does not give commercial-module verification details. Confirmed

Evidence

• globenewswire.com