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Zhongyuan Dahua Fertilizer Division: Re-evaluating value-added projects and making every effort to reduce energy consumption and costs. Author/Source: Zhongyuan Dahua. Date: 2022-03-01. Clicks: 16. On February 23rd–24th, the Fertilizer Division held a meeting focused on energy conservation and cost reduction. The meeting discussed measures to implement upgrades aimed at reducing energy consumption and carbon emissions in the ammonia synthesis industry, addressing issues such as low energy conversion efficiency and insufficient utilization of waste heat, as well as identifying areas where energy savings can be achieved and potential projects for energy-saving improvements. In 2021, the Fertilizer Business Unit set targets such as a 2% reduction in the cost per ton of urea as part of its efforts to address the sources of losses. Over the past year, the various factories have taken practical and effective measures to reduce consumption and costs, successfully achieving the set goals. This year, through the summary of plant operation performance, the Fertilizer Business Unit made cost reduction through technological upgrades its main focus for the entire year. As is well known, in the production and operation of equipment, energy conservation and cost reduction are essential considerations, both from the perspective of cost control and meeting **environmental protection requirements. Especially recently, **with the four departments issuing the \"Guidelines for Energy Conservation and Carbon Reduction Transformations in Key Sectors of High-Energy-Consuming Industries (2022 Edition)\\", saving energy, reducing costs, and improving efficiency have become top priorities for the Fertilizer Business Unit at present. At the meeting, Yin Xutao, General Manager of the Fertilizer Business Unit, pointed out that although progress has been made in reducing power consumption over the past two years, with the overall power consumption for urea production dropping from 270 kWh to 200 kWh, it is still necessary, in light of the industry’s pursuit of high-quality development, to pay more attention to addressing the root causes of losses, as well as to considering both the short-term and long-term impacts of management improvements. It is not enough to merely control the consumption of natural gas, coal, steam, and electricity; efforts must also be made to reduce water consumption. During the meeting, the production plants and specialized departments had intense discussions regarding the energy-saving aspects of the project as well as how to assess its value. The conference room was filled from time to time with enthusiastic comments such as \"The temperature is below 50 degrees,\" \"Where does the consumed water go?,\" \"How wide should the valves be opened?,\" \"The figures don’t match,\" and \"Any reduction of 5 yuan still counts as a reduction.\" The Fertilizer Business Unit agreed that there is significant potential for energy-saving and cost-reduction upgrades at present; it is necessary to seize the favorable policy window in the industry and use the 2–3 months available to implement key measures such as optimizing steam pipeline connections, making use of the waste heat from deoxidization tanks, and recovering carbon dioxide, in order to ensure the survival and development of fertilizer production facilities. Specific guiding principles were also put forward at the meeting. First, it is necessary to start with the details: analyze energy consumption factors based on production data and design considerations related to operational quality, so as to control energy consumption at the source. Secondly, it is necessary to rely on technological upgrades to achieve energy savings and cost reduction, while also seeking efficiency through lean management; at present, it is essential to ensure that all relevant management measures are properly implemented. Third, bring together diverse ideas and conduct thorough consideration to identify energy-saving opportunities as much as possible, and through improved management and optimized operations, eliminate sources of hidden losses. It is reported that the ammonia synthesis plant has identified 14 energy-saving points and 11 corresponding measures ； The urea plant identified 89 energy-saving measures and 8 potential improvement strategies ； The power plant identified 27 energy-saving points and 4 categories of measures ； The water treatment plant identified 24 energy-saving points and 5 measures.