108.8 billion yuan! A major hydrogen project by China Energy Engineering Group! A huge breakthrough!

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108.8 billion yuan! A major hydrogen project by China Energy Engineering Group – a huge breakthrough! Author/Source: Energy & Chemical Industry News Date: March 20, 2023 Clicks: 179 On March 7, the first public announcement regarding the environmental impact assessment of China Energy Engineering Group’s integrated demonstration project for wind, solar, hydrogen storage, and the comprehensive utilization of hydrogen energy (the chemical processing aspect) was made. To date, China Energy Engineering Group’s total investment in projects related to hydrogen energy will have reached 108.8 billion yuan. China Energy Engineering Group will also become a leader in the development of hydrogen energy projects among state-owned energy enterprises. 　　Project Name: China Energy Engineering Group Integrated Demonstration Project for Wind, Solar, Hydrogen Storage and Comprehensive Utilization of Hydrogen Energy (Chemical Industry Section)
Construction Unit: Energy Green Hydrogen (Jiuquan) New Energy Co., Ltd.
Location of Construction: Yumen East Building Materials and Chemical Industry Park
Investment: 871.91 million yuan (for the chemical industry section)
Construction Scope: Annual production of 7,000 tons of green hydrogen (of which 1,620 tons are used for ammonia synthesis, 330 tons for liquid hydrogen production, and 5,050 tons of high-pressure gaseous hydrogen for use within the chemical industry park); annual production of 330 tons of liquid hydrogen; annual production of 9,000–20,000 tons of ammonia, to be supplied to nearby chemical enterprises and the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center among others. 　　On November 11, 2022, the People’s Government of Jiuquan City, Gansu Province, signed a Project Cooperation Agreement for the Development of an Integrated Demonstration Project for Wind, Solar, Hydrogen Storage, and Comprehensive Utilization of Hydrogen Energy in Gansu Jiuquan with China Energy Engineering Group Hydrogen Energy Co., Ltd. The project is planned to produce 17,000 tons of green hydrogen and 39,000 tons of green ammonia per year, along with associated facilities. The total investment amount is 7.625 billion yuan; in the first phase, the production capacity is set at 7,000 tons of high-pressure gaseous hydrogen and 330 tons of liquid hydrogen per year, while the ammonia production capacity will be 20,000 tons per year. Additionally, 85 megawatts of wind power and 130 megawatts of photovoltaic power generation capacity will be installed as part of this phase, with an investment of 2.3 billion yuan for this phase. 　　On December 21, 2022, construction of Phase 1 began. This time, it is the chemical industry sector undergoing environmental impact assessment public disclosure. 　　Since last year, China Energy Engineering Group has increased its investment in hydrogen energy projects. In addition to the Jiuquan project, the group has invested in several large-scale hydrogen energy projects across China. The details of these projects are as follows: 1. China Energy Engineering Group Songyuan Hydrogen Energy Industrial Park (Integrated Green Hydrogen and Ammonia) Project. This project involves the construction of wind and solar power facilities in Qiangeo County, Songyuan City, to provide green, carbon-free electricity. This electricity is then supplied via dedicated lines to the green ammonia demonstration project in the Jilin Songyuan Petrochemical Industry Circular Economy Park, thereby helping to reduce carbon emissions in that area. The Northeast Electric Power Design Institute of China Electric Power Engineering Consulting Group is the overall design institute for this project. 　　The project is planned to be primarily funded and constructed by China Energy Engineering Group Hydrogen Energy Co., Ltd., with a total investment of 29.6 billion yuan aimed at building production lines for 600,000 tons of green synthetic ammonia/alcohols as well as hydrogen energy equipment. The investment for the first phase of the project amounts to 10.5 billion yuan. The construction includes 900,000 kilowatts of new energy capacity (800,000 kilowatts from wind power and 100,000 kilowatts from photovoltaic systems), as well as facilities for producing 45,000 tons of hydrogen per year through electrolysis of water, a flexible ammonia production plant with an annual capacity of 200,000 tons, and a plant for producing 20,000 tons of green methanol per year. The project is scheduled to start construction in May 2023 and be completed and put into operation in 2024. 　　On February 21 this year, the review meeting for the feasibility study report of the China Energy Engineering Group Songyuan Hydrogen Energy Industrial Park (green hydrogen and ammonia integration) project was successfully held at the Jinan Hotel in Changchun. 　　2. CNCEC Lanzhou New Area Hydrogen Energy Industrial Park – Hydrogen production, storage, distribution, and utilization projects along with associated photovoltaic systems. On August 19, 2022, the ceremony marking the start of major construction projects as part of the 10th anniversary of the Lanzhou New Area was held at the site of this hydrogen energy industrial park. The project developed jointly by China Energy and Wuhan Zhongyu officially commenced construction. 　　The Hydrogen Energy Industrial Park project in Lanzhou New Area is planned to be a comprehensive hydrogen energy park featuring \"one base and three centers\", including a green hydrogen supply base, a hydrogen energy demonstration and application center, a hydrogen energy equipment manufacturing center, and a hydrogen energy research center. The planned area for the project is 2.83 km2, with a total investment of 15 billion yuan. It will be developed in three phases, focusing on the creation of a hydrogen energy industry chain that integrates hydrogen production, storage, and transportation, hydrogen refueling, research and development as well as production of hydrogen fuel cells, manufacturing of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles, and demonstration applications of hydrogen energy products. 　　The first phase of the project covers an area of approximately 67 hm2, with a total investment of 3 billion yuan. It will include a green hydrogen supply facility capable of producing 20,000 tons of hydrogen per year and storing 100,000 cubic meters of hydrogen; a demonstration center focused on the use of 60,000 tons of green hydrogen in transportation applications; a hydrogen energy equipment manufacturing center equipped to produce 3,000 hydrogen fuel cell systems per year. In addition, a research and innovation center for hydrogen energy, a testing center, and a talent training center will also be established. 　　3. Kaiyuan Energy Storage and Hydrogen Production Integration Project in Tieling, Liaoning On November 18, 2022, the 2022 Liaoning International Investment and Trade Fair opened in Shenyang, Liaoning Province. The conference held a ceremony for the centralized signing of key projects, with three projects from China Energy Engineering Group being included among those subject to signing at the conference. This project is on the list; it consists of three modules: wind power, compressed air energy storage, and hydrogen production via water electrolysis, with a total investment of around 10.5 billion yuan. 　　4. China Energy Engineering Group’s new energy hydrogen and ammonia production project in Tai’an County, Liaoning – This project was also signed on November 18, 2022, at the 2022 Liaoning International Investment and Trade Fair. The project will produce 56,000 tons of hydrogen via electrolyzed water per year, as well as 300,000 tons of green ammonia from green hydrogen, with a total planned investment of 10.885 billion yuan. 　　5. Baotou Tuyou Banner Wind and Solar Power Generation – Green Hydrogen Production from Green Electricity – Coal Chemical Industry Integrated with Green Hydrogen Project: On February 24 of this year, China Energy Engineering Group Corporation, part of China Energy Construction, held discussions with relevant officials from Baotou Tuyou Banner regarding the project of producing green hydrogen through wind and solar power, combined with coal chemical industry activities, as well as the establishment of a base for the manufacturing of advanced equipment for green hydrogen production. CEEC plans to take advantage of the wind and solar energy resources available in Tuyou Banner, and to meet the needs for sustainable development in Inner Mongolia’s Huiteng Energy and Chemical Industry. It intends to invest in the construction of an integrated project that covers the entire chain, from wind and solar power generation to the production of green hydrogen from that electricity, followed by the use of green hydrogen in coal chemical processes, as well as the establishment of a base for the manufacturing of advanced equipment related to green hydrogen. 　　6. Egyptian green hydrogen plant: In November 2022, China Energy Engineering Group International signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Egypt to establish a green hydrogen production project there, with the possibility of exporting it to Europe in the form of green ammonia; this move will bring more hard currency to that country. On December 7, 2022, in the presence of Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly, China Energy Engineering Group International signed memorandums of understanding for the joint development of green hydrogen projects with Egypt’s New Energy Authority, the Suez Canal Economic Zone Authority, sovereign funds, and power transmission companies. It thus became the only Chinese-owned enterprise among internationally renowned investment developers to sign such cooperation agreements with Egypt. 　　The signing of this project marks the first time that China Energy Engineering Group has entered the hydrogen energy sector abroad; it is also another major initiative by the company in this field. On March 8 this year, Lu Zexiang, Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of China Energy Engineering Group International, met with Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly at the Prime Minister’s Office. The green hydrogen project, valued at $5.1 billion and agreed upon by both parties, will begin construction in May 2024. 　　Based on projects with known investment amounts, China Energy Engineering Group will invest at least 108.8 billion yuan in hydrogen-related projects in the coming years