DME

Simple, Available, Sustainable, Low-Emission,
Infrastructure Compatible Fuel

With its quiet, sootless combustion, high cetane rating, ultra-low emissions,
inexpensive LPG-like fueling system and high energy density, DME offers an array
of pathways to sustainable energy meeting the strictest emissions standards

Heating & Cooking

Sustainable Mobility

Power

Energy Carrier

Sustainable Mobility

Heating & Cooking

Power

Mobility photo © 2017 Ron Jautz
Power photo courtesy WM International Engineering

Energy Carrier

Good Reads

Meet the Experts

Insight into key drivers behind current interest and investments, covering fundamental questions about DME production, handling and applications

Origin Stories
The BioDME Project

The significant investment, exhaustive research and extensive on-road evaluations done by an industry consortium led by Volvo bring into focus the compelling case for DME, the lowest well-to-wheel GHG emission fuel.

Latest News

California Governor Signs into Law a
Bill Removing Barrier to Fleet Adoption of DME

24 September 2020 |
California Governor Gavin Newsom today signed into law AB 2663, effectively lowering the tax rate on DME to parity with other alternative fuels.
READ MORE >

Suburban Propane Announces Deal to Acquire Stake in Oberon Fuels; Further Investments in Renewable DME

17 September 2020 |
One of the three largest retail propane companies in the US, NYSE-listed Suburban Propane, has announced a deal to purchase a stake in Oberon Fuels, the first producer of fuel-grade DME in North America
READ MORE >

Oberon Fuels Awarded Grant by State of California for First-Ever Production of Renewable DME in the US

13 June 2019 |
The California Energy Commission (CEC) has awarded a $2.9 million grant to Oberon Fuels for a multi-phase project to produce the first renewable DME (rDME) in the US.
READ MORE >

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Ford DME Passenger Car Demonstrator and Project Results Revealed BERLIN, 24 May 2019 \| Results of the three-year xME Diesel Project presented to the German Ministry of Economic Affairs and delegates attending the DME Sustainable Mobility Workshop in Berlin demonstrate the significant reductions in CO2 and criteria emissions able to be achieved with DME in conventional compression ignition engines. The events included the display and demonstration of the world's first OEM-built DME passenger car, a 1.5 liter Ford Fusion/Mondeo.
Shell Joins Advanced Waste-to-Fuels & Chemicals Project AMSTERDAM, 1 March 2019 \| The industry consortium behind Europe's first advanced waste-to-chemicals and fuels facility has announced that Shell will join as a partner in the project. Shell joins Air Liquide, Enerkem, Nouryon and the Port of Rotterdam as an equity partner in the commercial-scale waste-to-chemicals (W2C) project, the first in Europe to convert non-recyclable waste into valuable biofuels and chemicals including DME. READ MORE
Air Products and Chemicals, Pertamina and Bukit Asam Announce DME Joint Venture JAKARTA, 16 January 2019 \| Indonesian state-owned energy companies Pertamina and Bukit Asam have signed an agreement with Air Products and Chemicals for the establishment of a joint venture enabling the large-scale production of fuel-grade DME for domestic applications in the country, beginning in 2022. READ MORE

DME

Simple, Available, Sustainable, Low-Emission, Infrastructure Compatible Fuel

Heating & Cooking

Sustainable Mobility

Power

Energy Carrier

Sustainable Mobility

Heating & Cooking

Power

Energy Carrier

Good Reads

Meet the Experts

Insight into key drivers behind current interest and investments, covering fundamental questions about DME production, handling and applications

Origin StoriesThe BioDME Project

The significant investment, exhaustive research and extensive on-road evaluations done by an industry consortium led by Volvo bring into focus the compelling case for DME, the lowest well-to-wheel GHG emission fuel.

Latest News

California Governor Signs into Law a Bill Removing Barrier to Fleet Adoption of DME

24 September 2020 |California Governor Gavin Newsom today signed into law AB 2663, effectively lowering the tax rate on DME to parity with other alternative fuels.READ MORE >

Suburban Propane Announces Deal to Acquire Stake in Oberon Fuels; Further Investments in Renewable DME

17 September 2020 |One of the three largest retail propane companies in the US, NYSE-listed Suburban Propane, has announced a deal to purchase a stake in Oberon Fuels, the first producer of fuel-grade DME in North AmericaREAD MORE >

Oberon Fuels Awarded Grant by State of California for First-Ever Production of Renewable DME in the US13 June 2019 | The California Energy Commission (CEC) has awarded a $2.9 million grant to Oberon Fuels for a multi-phase project to produce the first renewable DME (rDME) in the US.READ MORE >

Visit Media Archive for all News >

Simple, Available, Sustainable, Low-Emission,
Infrastructure Compatible Fuel

Origin Stories
The BioDME Project

California Governor Signs into Law a
Bill Removing Barrier to Fleet Adoption of DME

24 September 2020 |
California Governor Gavin Newsom today signed into law AB 2663, effectively lowering the tax rate on DME to parity with other alternative fuels.
READ MORE >

17 September 2020 |
One of the three largest retail propane companies in the US, NYSE-listed Suburban Propane, has announced a deal to purchase a stake in Oberon Fuels, the first producer of fuel-grade DME in North America
READ MORE >

Oberon Fuels Awarded Grant by State of California for First-Ever Production of Renewable DME in the US

13 June 2019 |
The California Energy Commission (CEC) has awarded a $2.9 million grant to Oberon Fuels for a multi-phase project to produce the first renewable DME (rDME) in the US.
READ MORE >