Methanol (CH3OH), also known as wood alcohol, is considered an alternative fuel under the Energy Policy Act of 1992. It is gaining momentum as a popular alternative-energy, environmentally-friendly fuel and is efficiently produced from a wide variety of sources including fossil fuels (natural gas, coal, oil shale, tar sands, etc.), but also agricultural products and municipal waste, wood and varied biomass.

Methanol is already used today on a large scale as a raw material worldwide to produce numerous chemical products and materials and present in plastics and textiles to windshield washer uid and paint thinner. It is also regularly used as a disinfecting solvent and as a component of anti-freeze. Because of the ease of handling and storage methanol fuel cells has also garnered attention because of the application to power consumer electronics.

Oorja Protonics is the leader in providing reliable and economical liquid fuel cells for the material handling industry. By leveraging its breakthrough technologies, Oorja manufactures the most ecient and powerful portable methanol fuel cells that signicantly reduce operating costs and green house gas emissions.

SAFE AND EASY TO HANDLE • Approved for use in every city, county and state • Promoted by the Federal government for fuel use • Auto-ignition point 385 ºC versus gasoline 280 ºC • Burns 60% slower than Gasoline • Fire can be suppressed with water • Distributed to every region of the US • Storage in plastic or metal tank BASICS • Colorless liquid • Fully soluble in water • Melting point of - 97C PRODUCED FROM: • Natural gas and coal • Biomass, landll and agricultural waste COMMON APPLICATIONS • Windshield washer fluid • Solvents for paints • Fuel additive • Wastewater treatment

• CO2 emissions with OorjaPacs are 30-50% less than conventional battery charging.
• Biomass-based methanol production have lowest overall emissions.

BASIS:
• 100 OorjaPac Model III
• 100 forklifts
• 2.5 batteries per vehicle (600AH, 24V)
• 20 hrs/day, 350 day operation

Data source for CO2 emission for different methanol production methods:
DeLuchi, M. A. Emissions of Greenhouse Gases from the Use of Transportation Fuels
and Electricity; Center for Transportation Research. Argonne National Laboratory: Argonne, IL, 1993