In future, it could become easier to manufacture Methanol from biomass decentrally on site. This method means that the complex drying and transportation of biomass to large biomass gasification plants becomes superfluous. “Sustainable methanol from biomass will be able to compensate a proportion of methanol production from fossil fuels in future. Research into methanol synthesis from biomass has primarily focused on biomass gasification up to now. In addition, it would be possible to produce methanol by storing formic acid temporarily only when electricity prices are particularly favorable.