Veteran shipowner Peter Georgiopoulos is the latest major name to be linked to a foray into the green-energy market via investment in a proposed methanol production plant in the US Gulf.

TradeWinds has learned that Georgiopoulos and his business partner, Leo Vrondissis, sit on the board of directors of Houston-based IGP Methanol. They are also the largest investors in the project, which is in its early stages.