The environmental impact assessment bidding for Inner Mongolia Huaxing New Energy Co., Ltd.’s 4 billion cubic meters per year coal-to-natural gas project has been completed

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Environmental Impact Assessment Report for Inner Mongolia Huaxing New Energy Co., Ltd.’s 4 billion cubic meters per year coal-to-natural gas project. Winner of the bid: China Global Engineering Corporation. The company completed the review and analysis of the environmental impact assessment report for this project, as well as the preparation of the actual environmental impact assessment report. This work included, but was not limited to: planning analysis, interpretation of ecological satellite images, regional environmental surveys, monitoring and testing of environmental quality, assessment of the atmospheric environment, hydrogeological surveys of the region and the project site along with assessments of the impact on groundwater, ecological environment assessments, soil environment assessments, environmental risk assessments, assessments of the impact of carbon emissions, analyses related to circular economy and clean production, strategies and measures to mitigate environmental impacts, as well as all tasks related to conducting public consultations for the environmental impact assessment, carrying out inspections, data collection, data analysis, and investigations. The final results were submitted in a format recognized by the Ministry of Ecology and Environment; the company also assisted in organizing reviews and approval processes, ensuring that the project passed the expert evaluations and administrative approvals required by the relevant authorities. Project Overview: Location of construction: Shanghaimiao Town, Etokeqian Banner, Ordos City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Project details: The project uses coal from the Nalin River mining area in Ordos as raw material, and employs fixed-bed pressurized gasification, sulfur-resistant shift reaction, low-temperature methanol washing for purification, as well as nickel-based catalysts for methane synthesis to produce natural gas. The designed annual production capacity is 4 billion cubic meters of coal-to-natural gas; the project will be constructed in two phases. The total investment for the project is 25.3 billion yuan, with construction carried out in two phases; the investment for the first phase is 14.174 billion yuan. Construction contents: include process units, utility systems, auxiliary production facilities, off-site works, and comprehensive office areas. The main process units include: coal preparation, air separation, thermal power plant, water supply and drainage systems, coal gasification, shift reaction, low-temperature methanol washing, methane synthesis, natural gas compression and drying, gas-water separation, phenol and ammonia recovery, coal lock gas compression, compression refrigeration, hydrogen production via water electrolysis, green electricity generation, waste heat utilization and flaring systems, environmental monitoring stations, gas protection stations, foam fire fighting stations, central laboratory, storage facilities for auxiliary materials, fire stations, chemical warehouses/hazardous chemicals warehouses/temporary storage areas for hazardous waste, as well as various temporary facilities throughout the plant. Public utilities and auxiliary facilities include: fire water pressure stations, circulating cooling water stations, primary water stations, flushing water treatment stations, desalinated water stations, reclaimed water stations, sewage treatment stations, heating systems, plant-wide power supply and distribution systems, general transportation facilities, plant-wide water supply and drainage networks, plant-wide control systems, plant-wide communication systems, external piping systems for the entire plant, facilities for storing and transporting liquids, facilities for storing and transporting solids, flares, fire stations, foam fire extinguishing stations, environmental monitoring stations, gas protection stations, a central laboratory, and maintenance facilities.