【Ten Years of Rapid Development in Chemical Technology】The world’s largest photovoltaic hydrogen production project under construction, 096-2023, is scheduled to go into operation on June 30

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Ten years of rapid development in chemical technology – praising the prosperity and strength of modern China. This is just a starting point; more participation from everyone will make things even more lively. HaiChuan becomes even better with your involvement; we welcome everyone to join in the forum discussions. Everyone should pay attention to safety and know how to handle emergencies. *********************************************On March 31, 2023, the 220-kilovolt green hydrogen substation for China Petrochemical’s Green Hydrogen Demonstration Project in Kuqa, Xinjiang – the world’s largest photovoltaic hydrogen production project under construction – was successfully connected to the power grid, with operations scheduled to begin on June 30. On April 10, 2023, Sinopec announced that the demonstration project for hydrogen transmission via the \"West-to-East Hydrogen Transport\" pipeline had been included in the \"Implementation Plan for Building a National Network for Oil and Gas\", marking a new stage in the development of long-distance hydrogen transmission pipelines in China. Sinopec’s industrial development strategy of “one foundation, two wings, and three innovations” is becoming increasingly clear! During the upcoming 14th Five-Year Plan period, Sinopec will vigorously develop its new energy business, focusing on hydrogen energy as the main focus for its growth in this area, with the goal of becoming a world-leading enterprise in the field of clean energy chemicals. “\"Photovoltaic hydrogen production\" will undoubtedly become one of the most important areas! The Sinopec Kuqa Green Hydrogen Demonstration Project in Xinjiang officially commenced construction on November 30, 2021. With a total investment of 3 billion yuan, the project comprises five main components: photovoltaic power plants, power transmission and distribution lines, hydrogen production through water electrolysis, hydrogen storage, and hydrogen transportation. Among them, the capacity of the photovoltaic power generation project is 1000 MW; the total investment for the first phase is 960 million yuan. The installed capacity is 300 MW, with an annual power generation volume of approximately 618 million kWh. The project uses the electrolysis of water to produce hydrogen; the hydrogen production plant consumes approximately 1 billion kWh of electricity per year, with a hydrogen storage capacity of around 210,000 cubic meters. The green hydrogen produced by the project is pressurized using hydrogen storage tanks and compressors, and then transported to Tahe Refining & Chemical via the inter-plant pipeline network for ethylene production. It is entirely used for hydrogenation in oil refining processes, replacing the traditional hydrogen production from natural gas.