Inner Mongolia Beikong’s 4 billion cubic meter coal-to-gas project secures a partner for joint development
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Recently, Aerospace Changzheng Chemical Engineering Co., Ltd. and Beijing BEC Energy Investment Co., Ltd. signed a cooperation agreement for the Ordos coal-to-natural gas project. Under the agreement, the two parties will jointly build the \"4 billion cubic meter coal-to-natural gas project of Inner Mongolia Beikong Jingtai Energy Development Co., Ltd.\" It is understood that the 4 billion cubic meters per year coal-to-natural gas project of Beikong Inner Mongolia consists of two stages: coal-to-syngas production and syngas-to-natural gas conversion. The coal-to-syngas production stage is invested in, constructed, and operated by a aerospace engineering company. The aerospace engineering company will use space-based pressurized coal gasification technology to produce syngas, which will then be converted into natural gas by Beijing Enterprises Energy Group, and finally transported to Beijing and surrounding areas via CNPC’s pipelines.
It should be only the pulverized coal gasification part; the mode used for semi-coke gasification isn’t specified.
The gas processing unit was jointly built by Aerospace and Beikong, with Aerospace also being responsible for its operation. So it’s possible that it will all be dry coal powder gasification, with space industry investing in its operation; other gasification technologies will certainly not be used. Using dry coal powder for coal-to-gas conversion is also an option; it’s just that the costs associated with methanization later on are higher
The cost can be quite high, and it’s also difficult to achieve the so-called national standards for energy efficiency.
This model can address the issue of high investment costs, and the raw gas produced needs to be properly processed
It’s fine to use space furnaces for producing syngas; what matters then is the conversion of that syngas into natural gas.
It’s no problem to use space furnaces for producing syngas; the key lies in converting that syngas into natural gas. We look forward to progress in the subsequent stages of the process.
It’s no problem to use space furnaces for producing syngas; the key lies in converting that syngas into natural gas. We look forward to progress in the subsequent stages of the process.