메탄올은 低級 炭素源의 活用이란 側面에서, 에너지 貯臟 運送이란 觀點에서 점점 關心을 끌고 있다. 특히 低級炭素源으로부터의 메탄올 合成技術은 이미 商業化되어 있는 技術이기 때문에 더욱 現實的인 技術로 대두되고 있다. 메탄올은 發電, 都市가스, 化學原料 및 選送燃料로 低級 炭素源을 活用할 境遇, 相互 連繁하는 媒介體로 使用할 수 있으므로 이를 國益 次元에서 C1化學 技術을 통한 連繁方案을 記述하려고 시도하였다. 특히 二酸化炭素를 自然界에서처럼 一種의 水素貯藏 手段으로 메탄올 合成에 利用함으로 地球溫暖化 같은 環境問題를 줄이는 方案으로 提示했다.

In this energy and environment conscious age, methanol has come to attention increasingly since the well established process is commercially available to produce methanol from abundant low grade carbonaceous resources ; methane, carbon dioxide, coal and biomass etc. Methanol is a Clean energy source which is a readily storable and transportable liquid. It is elaborated to correlate power generation, city gas and chemical feed stocks including transportation fuel, enhancing the national efficiency of resource utilization as well as reducing the environmental problems for the future via C1 technology. It is emphasized that CO₂could be used to produce methanol as a mean of hydrogen storage as in the nature, which will alleviate the environmental problem such as green house effect.