18 Key Projects Identified | Inner Mongolia’s Coal-to-Fuel Plan for the 13th Five-Year Period Released

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18 Key Projects Identified | Inner Mongolia’s Coal-Based Fuel Development Plan for the 13th Five-Year Period Released Author/Source: Date: 2017-05-15 Clicks: 37 Recently, the Development and Reform Commission of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region officially issued the \"13th Five-Year Plan for the Development of the Coal-Based Fuel Industry in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region\" (hereinafter referred to as the \"Plan\"). The Energy Development Bureau of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region initiated the preparation of the \"Plan\" in November 2015, and the Petroleum and Chemical Industry Planning Institute completed it over a period of one year. The country’s first facilities for direct coal liquefaction, indirect coal liquefaction, and coal-to-natural gas were all built and put into operation in Inner Mongolia. The coal-based fuel projects in this region have accumulated a great deal of valuable experience in terms of technical approaches, equipment selection, safety and environmental protection, and cost control, serving as a model in this field. By the end of 2015, Inner Mongolia had established a coal-to-oil production capacity of 1.24 million tons and a coal-to-gas production capacity of 1.73 billion cubic meters, accounting for 52% and 56% of China’s total coal-to-oil and coal-to-gas production capacities respectively. In 2015, the production of coal-to-oil and coal-to-gas in the region was 910,000 tons and 900 million cubic meters respectively, accounting for 79% and 48% of China’s total coal-to-oil and coal-to-gas production that year. By the end of 2015, Inner Mongolia had received support for 9 coal-based fuel projects aimed at carrying out preliminary work; the annual production capacity for coal-based gas in this region was 34 billion cubic meters, accounting for 43% of the total national capacity ； The coal-to-oil production capacity is 9.33 million tons per year, accounting for 66% of the national total. The preliminary work for coal-based fuel projects across the region is progressing steadily; 5 of these projects are now ready for approval. The Yitai 2 million-ton coal-to-oil project, the Beikong 4 billion cubic meters coal-to-gas project, and the Hulunbuir Shengshan Clean Energy Co., Ltd. project for the clean and efficient utilization of lignite have been listed as new projects under the **13th Five-Year Plan for the development of advanced coal processing industries**. In line with the **13th Five-Year Plan for Demonstrating Advanced Coal Processing Industries**, the Plan focuses on carrying out demonstrations in the fields of coal-to-oil production (direct liquefaction and indirect liquefaction), coal-to-natural gas production, and the differentiated utilization of low-grade coal. It aims to implement demonstration projects for those already under construction as well as new projects, supports the preliminary work for reserve projects, and strengthens the preliminary research on reserve projects within the autonomous region. (1) Demonstration of the coal-to-oil industry: The Yitai 160,000 tons per year coal indirect liquefaction demonstration project focuses on enhancing product development and optimization, in order to further improve the economic efficiency of the project as well as the safety and stability of its operations. The first production line of the Phase I project for Shenhua’s coal direct liquefaction aims to enhance the capacity of certain key bottleneck units in order to reach the designed production capacity as soon as possible. Based on the summary of the operational experience of the first production line, coal direct liquefaction technology was further improved and refined. Construction began on the second and third production lines of the first phase of the Shenhua Coal Direct Liquefaction Project; efforts were made to improve the balance of recycled solvent oils, and production technologies for ultra-clean gasoline and diesel, as well as special fuels such as military diesel, high-density aviation kerosene, and rocket fuel, were developed. Chemicals such as aromatics and propylene were produced using naphtha and liquefied petroleum gas, and more efficient utilization of liquefaction residues was achieved, thereby creating a demonstration project for coal-based integrated energy and chemical manufacturing. Construction has begun on the 2-million-ton-per-year coal indirect liquefaction demonstration project of Inner Mongolia Yitai Coal-to-Oil Co., Ltd. The efforts focus on demonstrating improved Fischer-Tropsch synthesis reactors and second-generation Fischer-Tropsch synthesis catalysts, carrying out industrial demonstrations of large-scale powder coal gasifiers with a daily coal input of 4,000 tons, implementing industrial applications of million-ton-scale Fischer-Tropsch synthesis and oil processing technologies and key equipment, as well as optimizing the coal indirect liquefaction process flow. (II) Demonstration of the coal-to-natural gas industry: The Datang Keqi coal-to-gas demonstration project focuses on improving coal quality management and optimizing the operation of the first production line, in order to reduce energy and material consumption as well as enhance environmental protection facilities. On this basis, the second production line will be built as soon as possible, and the design for the third production line will be optimized along with its construction, so that full operational capacity can be achieved at the earliest possible time. The HuiNeng coal-to-gas demonstration project focuses on addressing and improving the detailed issues that existed in the design and construction of the control systems, materials, water supply, and power supply for the first production line. It also works to refine cost control measures and product sales strategies; on this basis, it accelerates the construction of additional facilities in order to reach the designed production capacity as soon as possible. Construction has begun on the 4 billion cubic meters per year coal-to-natural gas project undertaken by Inner Mongolia Beikong Jingtai Energy Development Co., Ltd., with a focus on carrying out industrial demonstrations of new high-pressure fixed-bed gasification technologies, industrial demonstrations of proprietary methanization technologies, and demonstrations for the sustainable utilization of highly saline wastewater. http://img.yf116.cn/image/img/20170515/85833228314.jpg Make steady progress in including the reserve projects in the **13th Five-Year Plan** (Column 1); actively strive to adjust those reserve projects that meet the requirements to become new projects under the **13th Five-Year Plan**, with the goal of having the scale of coal-to-gas production among these new projects reach over 8 billion cubic meters. Encourage **reserve projects to actively undertake the following tasks in technology research and development and industrial demonstration: research and development of large-scale, environmentally friendly fixed-bed slag gasification technologies, as well as industrial demonstration of gasifiers with a processing capacity of 1,500–2,000 tons per day ； Application of fixed-bed and fluidized-bed combined gasification technology ； Research and development of a methanation process technology package with independent intellectual property rights, and implementation of industrial demonstration projects on a scale of 1 billion cubic meters per year or more ； Research and development of advanced and efficient technologies for phenol-ammonia recovery, biochemical treatment of phenol-containing wastewater, and treatment of high-salinity water, with an emphasis on the optimized integration of these various technologies ； Demonstration of coal-to-natural gas with co-production of oils and chemicals to enhance the flexibility and overall efficiency of the project’s production ； Aiming to significantly increase the methane proportion in syngas, research, development, and pilot testing of multi-stage staged conversion fluidized bed gasification technology and catalytic gasification technology are being carried out. (III) Demonstration projects for the differentiated utilization of low-grade coal: Construction has begun on the demonstration project for the clean and efficient comprehensive utilization of lignite by Hulunbuir Shengshan Clean Energy Co., Ltd., with an emphasis on carrying out industrial demonstrations of thermolytic catalysis technology (a catalytic hydrogenation and pyrolysis technique for lignite that yields high liquid yields). Construction has begun on the project for the comprehensive utilization of lignite through pyrolysis and fractionation at Inner Mongolia Jingneng Xilin Coal Chemical Co., Ltd., with a focus on carrying out industrial demonstrations at a scale of millions of tons for the coal pyrolysis technology using two-stage rotary furnaces, industrial demonstrations for the gasification of semi-coke and water-coal slurry, and demonstrations of the combination of low-temperature pyrolysis and indirect liquefaction technologies. (IV) Preliminary research on reserve projects in the autonomous region: Coal-based fuel projects that have favorable supporting infrastructure and have undergone considerable preliminary research are designated as reserve projects for the autonomous region. The reserve projects in the autonomous region are primarily intended to prepare for implementation after the 13th Five-Year Plan period. Among them, those projects that enjoy high enthusiasm from enterprises for investment, possess strong financial and technical capabilities, have extensive management experience, good supporting conditions for implementation, meet the requirements of relevant policies, and have undergone thorough preliminary research are sought to be designated as reserve projects ； After thorough research and evaluation, projects that clearly do not meet the requirements for construction have have their status as reserve projects in the autonomous region revoked. To advance the preliminary research for reserve projects in the autonomous region, stricter environmental protection standards must be applied, and the indicators for resource utilization efficiency should approach or reach **advanced levels**. To improve the economic efficiency and peak-shaving capacity of coal-based fuel projects, the autonomous region encourages the integrated production of coal-based fuels and chemicals, product upgrading, and diversified development. http://img.yf116.cn/image/img/20170515/859413238187.jpg http://img.yf116.cn/image/img/20170515/9073240725.jpg http://www.nmtech.com.cn/sys/sec_zxwz.jpg