Master thesis: Analysis of Current and Conceptual Biomethanol Value Chains

3 days ago

Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden IVL Svenska Miljöinstitutet Full time 60,000 - 90,000 per year

Doing your master thesis with us at IVL gives you the opportunity to get a unique insight into our research and our work. It's a chance to learn a lot more in your field of study. We welcome master thesis students every semester.

About the master thesis

Background
BioMeGaFuel develops a novel biomethanol production route with lower cost and GHG emissions (see also ). To understand its role in Europe's energy transition, it is necessary to map and analyse both current and conceptual value chains, focusing on all actors from feedstock to the end-use sectors (shipping, chemicals).

Objectives
  • Map current biomethanol value chains: actors, logistics, energy/resource flows, business models.
  • Draft conceptual/future value chains based on potential synergies in production, logistics, and markets.
  • Analyse barriers and opportunities for large-scale deployment in EU, with a case focus on the Netherlands.
Scope, Methods & Expected ResultsScope
  • Focus: Value chains for biomethanol
  • Pathways: gasification, biogas-to-methanol, CO₂ hydrogenation, biochemical fermentation.
  • Case study: Netherlands (key partners: Gidara, Perpetual Next).
  • End-use sectors: shipping (incl. subsegments), chemicals (subsegments),
Method
  • Literature review & desk research.
  • Stakeholder interviews (industry partners, technology providers, ports).
  • Use of Business Model Canvas & Value Proposition Design for analysis.
Expected Results
  • 2–3 mapped current value chains (Europe/Netherlands) .
  • 2–3 conceptual future value chains with identified synergies.
  • Assessment of synergies and roles for different actors, logistics set-ups, and business models.
  • Recommendations for how partners can position themselves in the biomethanol value chain.
Timing

The work should be ready and presented for the IVL -team latest the end of May 2026 but with agreed partial reporting/ discussion during Spring 2026

Contact

For questions, please contact: 

Ali Hedayati

Anna Hammarstedt

Anton Fagerström

Interested?

Submit your interest by clicking on "Registration of interest".

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