Beikong Jingtai’s 4 billion cubic meters per year coal-to-natural gas demonstration project approved by the National Development and Reform Commission
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Beikong Jingtai’s 4 billion cubic meters per year coal-to-natural gas demonstration project approved by the National Development and Reform Commission. Author/Source: Date: May 18, 2017. Clicks: 36. On May 16, the National Development and Reform Commission issued the document titled “Approval by the National Development and Reform Commission for Beikong Jingtai Energy Development Co., Ltd.’s 4 billion standard cubic meters per year coal-to-natural gas demonstration project”, document number: Fa Gai Neng Yuan 942. On May 17, Beikong Jingtai Energy Company received the official approval. Located in the Dalu Industrial Park in Zhungeer Banner, Ordos City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, this project utilizes local coal resources and employs technologies such as pressurized gasification of crushed coal, pressurized gasification of pulverized coal, and methanization to produce 4 billion standard cubic meters of synthetic natural gas per year. It mainly supplies cities in Beijing and its surrounding areas, while also ensuring the replacement of clean energy in Zhungeer Banner. The total investment amounts to 28.366 billion yuan, of which 3.381 billion yuan is allocated to environmental protection efforts. The construction contents mainly include: (1) Main project: 1 fixed-bed coal gasification under pressure production line, comprising units for coal gasification, phenol-ammonia recovery, shift reaction, low-temperature methanol washing, and methanation ； 3 fluidized bed coal gasification production lines, including units for coal gasification, shift reaction, low-temperature methanol washing, and methanation ； Air separation, coal preparation, sulfur recovery units, etc. (2) Auxiliary facilities: boiler rooms, storage and transportation systems, coal yards and coal warehouses, desalination stations, etc. (3) Environmental protection projects: sewage treatment, reclaimed water treatment, brine treatment, evaporation crystallization units, flare systems, hazardous waste temporary storage sites, etc. The main product of this project is 4 billion standard cubic meters per year of synthetic natural gas, along with by-products such as middle oil, tar, naphtha, sulfur, liquid ammonia, ammonium sulfate, crude phenol, industrial sodium chloride, and industrial sodium sulfate. Further Reading: On April 13, 2015, the Yellow River Water Resources Commission under the Ministry of Water Resources approved the \"Water Resources Assessment Report for the 4 billion cubic meters per year coal-to-natural gas project of Inner Mongolia Beikong Jingtai Energy Development Co., Ltd.\" via document No. Huangshui Tiao [2015] 119. On April 25, 2016, the Environmental Impact Assessment Report for Inner Mongolia Beikong Jingtai Energy Development Co., Ltd.’s 4 billion Nm3/year coal-to-natural gas project was approved by the Ministry of Environmental Protection. Circular Review No. 52. The \"13th Five-Year Plan for the Development of the Coal-Based Fuel Industry in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region\", released in May 2017, mentioned the initiation of a coal-to-natural gas project with an annual production capacity of 4 billion cubic meters by Inner Mongolia Beikong Jingtai Energy Development Co., Ltd. The plan focused on carrying out demonstrations related to industrial-scale use of new high-pressure fixed-bed gasification technologies, industrial application of proprietary methanization techniques, and the recycling of wastewater with high salt content. Beijing Holdings Group Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “Beijing Holdings”) was established in January 2005. It is a state-owned holding group funded by the people of Beijing, engaging in operations in both domestic and international markets, as well as in industrial business and capital management. Beijing BEC Energy Investment Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “BEC Energy”) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Beijing Holding Group. Based on the development and application of coal-to-natural gas technology, it is a specialized company engaged in the investment, development, and operation of clean energy projects. Beikong Energy was registered and established on January 24, 2013. To meet the capital’s strategic needs for clean energy and to implement the development strategy of Beijing Enterprises Group, BEC Energy focuses on project investment and operation management in the field of clean energy development, building on the exploration and application of coal-to-natural gas technology. Inner Mongolia Beikong Jingtai Energy Development Co., Ltd. was established in September 2010. It built a coal-to-gas plant with a capacity of 4 billion cubic meters, along with associated long-distance pipeline systems, in the Dalu Industrial Park in Zhungeer Banner, Ordos City. The total investment in this project was 28.366 billion yuan.
On May 16, 2017, the **National Development and Reform Commission issued the \"Approval on the Approval of the Demonstration Project for the Production of 2 billion standard cubic meters of coal-derived natural gas per year by Yili Xintian Coal Chemical Co., Ltd.\" This marked the official approval of Yili Xintian’s coal-to-gas project. **The directives issued by the National Development and Reform Commission state clearly that, in order to ensure **energy security, promote the clean and efficient use of coal, enhance the level of autonomy in key technologies and equipment for coal processing, and foster local economic development, approval is given for the construction of the 2 billion cubic meters per year coal-to-natural gas project by Yili Xintian Coal Chemical Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as Xintian Coal Chemical). As a **demonstration project for coal-to-natural gas production, this project is tasked with carrying out demonstrations related to the efficient treatment of wastewater generated during fixed-bed coal crushing under pressure, the industrial application of domestically produced methanation catalysts, and the development of self-reliant major equipment.
On May 19, the **Ministry of Environmental Protection issued a notice stating that it had officially accepted the environmental impact assessment documents for Inner Mongolia Huaxing New Energy Co., Ltd.’s coal-to-natural gas project with an output of 4 billion Nm3 per year. It shall be made public, with the publicity period running from May 19, 2017, to June 2, 2017 (10 working days). On January 20, 2014, the 4 billion Nm3/year coal-to-natural gas project of Inner Mongolia Huaxing New Energy Co., Ltd. received the reply from the General Office of the **Development and Reform Commission titled \"Reply on the Preliminary Work for the Coal-to-Natural Gas Pilot Project of Inner Mongolia Huaxing New Energy Co., Ltd.\" (Document No. Fa Gai Ban Neng Yuan 188), which approved the initiation of the preliminary work for this project. To date, the project developer has obtained a series of relevant approvals and agreement documents regarding land use, energy, infrastructure utilization, and pollutant emissions. The project undertakes the task of demonstrating the industrial application of domestic proprietary 5-meter fixed-bed coal gasification under pressure technology; it utilizes advanced process technologies and equipment to achieve the localization of key equipment such as large-scale air separation units, refrigeration compressors, and methanation cycle gas compressors. The project uses water from the Yellow River as its source of industrial water, and the water resources assessment report has been approved by the Yellow River Water Resources Commission (Document No. Huangshui Tiao 141).
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