China Coal Shaanxi is focusing on green methanol, with plans to build a facility capable of producing 200,000 tons of green methanol per year

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On February 25, China Coal Shaanxi Company issued a request for quotes regarding the preparation of a feasibility study report for the integrated project of using green electricity combined with biomass to produce green methanol in Ankang, Shaanxi. Title of the request for quotation: Services for preparing a feasibility study report on the integrated project in Ankang, Shaanxi, aimed at producing green methanol through the combination of green electricity and biomass, carried out by Shaanxi Company of China Coal Group. Procurement conditions: The project related to the preparation of a feasibility study report for this integrated project in Ankang is now ready for procurement, and it will be acquired through an open competitive bidding process. Scope and contents of procurement: The main components include research on resource and supply assurance, feasibility analysis of technical solutions, site selection and layout planning for the project, estimation of investment and economic benefits, assessment of environmental protection and safety compliance, as well as analysis of policy and market risks. The content and depth of the feasibility study report must meet the requirements set out in the Guidelines for Preparing Feasibility Study Reports for Corporate Investment Projects (Fa Gai Tou Zi Gui [2023] No. 304). Location of services/projects: Ankang City, Shaanxi Province. China National Coal Group has announced and advanced several green methanol projects, covering technology approaches such as wind-solar integration, liquid sunlight, and biomass integration, thereby establishing a national-scale network of such projects. The 100,000 tons per year liquid sunlight green methanol project in Wushen Banner, Ordos, is a collaboration between China Coal Ordos Energy Chemical and the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences; it utilizes proprietary technology and has a total investment of around 4.9 billion yuan. Construction of the project began in July 2024; it includes 625 MW of wind and solar power generation facilities, an electrolysis plant for hydrogen production with an annual capacity of 21,000 tons, as well as a CO2 capture and purification unit with an annual capacity of 150,000 tons. The project will enable the production of 100,000 tons of green methanol per year, resulting in a reduction of approximately 500,000 tons of CO2 emissions each year. Completion is scheduled for October 2026. The Heilongjiang Jixian wind, solar, hydrogen storage, and methanol integration green methanol project is the first large-scale integrated project of wind, solar, hydrogen storage, and methanol production in the Northeast. Led by China Coal Green Energy and implemented by China Coal Longhua, it was built with an investment of 6.1 billion yuan in partnership with CSSC Technology and Sichuan Hongzhan Group. The project adopts a combined model of green electricity and biomass waste gas, backed by 500MW of off-grid wind power and 150MW of off-grid photovoltaic power. It is capable of producing 136,000 tons of green methanol per year. Company registration was completed in January 2026, marking the start of the actual construction phase; at the same time, an application was submitted to the Jixian County government for the ISCC international green certification. The 200,000-ton/year green methanol project in Kezuozhong Banner, Tongliao, Inner Mongolia: On December 23, 2025, China Coal Inner Mongolia Energy signed an agreement with Kezuozhong Banner to develop a project capable of producing 200,000 tons of green methanol per year. By leveraging the local wind, solar, and biomass resources, this project aims to create a regional hub for the production of green hydrogen, ammonia, and methanol; it is currently in the preliminary planning stage. The 150,000 tons per year green methanol demonstration project in Tiandong, Guangxi: In August 2025, China National Coal Group, Guangxi New Energy, Guangdong Liquid Sunshine, and the Tiandong County government signed an agreement to build a project capable of producing 150,000 tons per year of green methanol. This project will utilize dual-fluidized-bed biomass gasification technology to create a low-carbon conversion system based on biomass and green electricity, marking it as the first integrated demonstration project in Guangxi that makes use of direct connection to green electricity sources. The cow dung-based hydrogen and methanol production project in Linxi County, Inner Mongolia is part of China Coal Green Energy’s initiatives related to biomass-based green methanol production. It involves using organic waste such as cow dung to produce hydrogen and synthesize methanol; it is a demonstration project for the sustainable use of resources in green methanol production, and it has been included in China Coal Green Energy’s list of projects related to the hydrogen industry chain.