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Installation of the large-scale shift converter in Inner Mongolia HuiNeng Coal and Electricity Group Company’s coal-to-natural gas project / Author/Source: Chemical Industry Network, Coal Chemicals Section / Date: 2020-07-03 / Clicks: 57 On June 26, the largest equipment in the shift unit of this coal-to-natural gas project, namely the shift converter (R-1501), which required a single lifting operation, was successfully installed. This project was carried out by China National Sixth Engineering Corporation. The shift converter that has been installed this time is the heaviest piece of equipment in the conversion unit, as well as the heaviest equipment that can be lifted with a single crane in the entire HuiNeng coal chemical project. The core equipment of the lifting transformation device, namely the transformation furnace, has a diameter of 4.9 meters, a height of 21.8 meters, and a net weight of 380 tons. The coal-to-natural gas project of Inner Mongolia HuiNeng Coal and Electricity Group Company is located in the Shengyuan Coal Chemical Industry Base in Yijinhuoluo Banner, Ordos City. This project uses coal as raw material to produce synthetic natural gas and liquefied natural gas, and it is the first demonstration project of coal-to-natural gas in China to be invested and built by a private enterprise. The construction of this project is carried out in two phases: Phase 1 required an investment of around 7 billion yuan; it began operations in October 2014, with all 400 million cubic meters of natural gas being liquefied ； The second-phase natural gas liquefaction project (LNG) is a load-driven natural gas liquefaction plant. The planned investment for this project is 12 billion yuan; the construction will include natural gas purification, liquefaction, storage of liquefied natural gas, transportation, as well as related supporting facilities. It will enable an additional production capacity of 1.6 billion cubic meters of coal-based natural gas, all of which will be liquefied, with a processing capacity of 2.7 million Nm3 of natural gas per day. Commissioning of the plant is expected in 2021.