The Methanol Institute employed internationally renowned consulting group TIAX to prepare a comprehensive report analyzing the myriad of factors and considerations inherent in using methanol as a transportation fuel and blending methanol with gasoline in the U.S. market. The report reaffirms that there are no technical barriers to the widespread adoption of methanol in transportation, and delves into the technical, regulatory and market drivers for the advancement of methanol fuels.

The purpose of this report was to look at the critical issues that must be addressed to introduce methanol as a substantive part of the transportation fuel pool for internal combustion engine vehicles. The report is broken up into two main sections of analysis – low-level fuel blending (up to M-15 fuel) and high-level blending (M-70 and above). Both approaches are delineated as viable options with their own unique considerations that must be taken into account in order to move forward effectively.