【Ten Years of Rapid Development in Chemical Equipment】2148-2025: Yancheng Binhai’s LNG Cold Energy Exchange Center Pilot Project

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Give praise and encouragement to the achievements made in China’s chemical engineering technology and equipment; your participation in discussions is the greatest encouragement. **********************【Ten Years of Great Development in Chemical Engineering Equipment】Continuous updates and summaries are available; feel free to join the discussions: https://bbs.hcbbs.com/thread-3576046-1-1.html *****************“In the past, to gasify LNG at around -160°C, seawater was used to provide heat, which resulted in significant waste of cold energy resources. Our team, however, can make effective use of deep-cold, medium-cold, and shallow-cold energy sources, thereby expanding the range of applications for cold energy utilization.” ”said Tian Guodong, General Manager of the Cold Energy Division at Hangyang Group. While turning cold energy into a valuable resource, how can we encourage more supporting projects along the entire industrial chain to gather here? Tian Guodong explained that with the completion and operation of the LNG cold energy exchange center project, many downstream enterprises in need of cooling services have come seeking opportunities. Recently, this investment promotion center has seen a large number of business representatives from various regions visiting it, sparking a surge in interest in projects such as phase-change materials and integrated cold chain solutions, as well as discussions and negotiations regarding these topics. The Yancheng Binhai Port Zero-Carbon Industrial Park boasts unique LNG cold energy resources. At the end of June this year, the first-phase expansion project of CNOOC Yancheng’s \"Green Energy Port\" was mechanically completed, marking the full establishment of China’s largest liquefied natural gas (LNG) storage facility, with an annual processing capacity of 6 million tons of LNG. On October 22, the cumulative volume of liquefied natural gas (LNG) exported from CNOOC’s Yancheng “Green Energy Port” exceeded 5 million tons, providing a solid foundation for ensuring a stable supply of natural gas in the East China region. The LNG cold energy exchange center in Binhai Port, located not far from CNOOC Yancheng’s “Green Energy Port,” is not only the first such center in the country but also the core of Binhai Port’s demonstration zone for the utilization of “green electricity + cold energy.” It carries an important mission of promoting the transformation of the energy structure and advancing sustainable, low-carbon development, making it of milestone significance. It is understood that the LNG cold energy exchange center project is the first demonstration project of its kind in China. The total investment for the first phase is 500 million yuan, and the project covers an area of 34.4 mu. It includes a cold energy exchange station with a cooling capacity of 23 MW and the ability to process 2 million tons of LNG per year, as well as a comprehensive cold energy pipeline system that is approximately 2.3 kilometers long and consists of two levels. The LNG cold energy exchange center includes an LNG cooling unit, an external pipeline network system, and utility systems; by recovering and utilizing the cold energy released during the vaporization of LNG, efficient conversion and utilization of energy can be achieved. “Unlike other resources, cold energy can be utilized at multiple levels. Cold energy exchange centers can supply the converted cold energy to freeze-drying food factories, quick-freezing warehouses, and cold-chain logistics systems; they can also serve places that require low-temperature environments such as ice and snow theme parks, data centers, and aquaculture facilities, yielding considerable economic benefits. ”A responsible official from the LNG cold energy exchange center said that currently, the cold-water fish farming project has been put into operation, while projects related to freeze-dried foods, cold storage facilities, and dry ice production are under implementation. Projects such as data centers, cold-chain logistics, and an ice and snow theme park are under discussion, and the downstream industries related to LNG cold energy are seeing accelerated development.