【Ten Years of Great Progress in Chemical Technology】From 2013 to 2023: **Full-scale grid connection of the energy group’s 500,000-kilowatt photovoltaic hydrogen production project】

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Ten years of rapid development in chemical technology – praise for China’s prosperity and strength. This is just a starting point; more participation will make things even more lively. HaiChuan becomes even better with your involvement; we welcome everyone to join in the forum discussions. With the hot weather in July, be careful to prevent fires. ------------------------------------------ Recently, the 500,000-kilowatt photovoltaic system part of **Energy Group Guohua Investment’s Ningdong renewable hydrogen and carbon emission reduction demonstration project successfully passed the maximum output test conducted by the Ningxia Power Grid Control Center, confirming that the project is now fully connected to the grid. This marks significant progress in China’s first commercial renewable hydrogen project that features integrated coordination across various sectors such as chemicals and transportation, as well as the country’s first demonstration project for carbon emission reduction using renewable hydrogen, with an integrated supply, storage, refueling, and utilization chain. The Ningdong Renewable Hydrogen Carbon Emission Reduction Demonstration Project is located in the Ningdong Energy and Chemical Industry Base in Ningxia. With a total investment of around 3.8 billion yuan, the main construction projects include a photovoltaic hydrogen production facility with an output of 620,000 kilowatts, two photovoltaic hydrogen production plants with a combined capacity of 20,000 standard cubic meters per hour, two hydrogen refueling stations with a combined capacity of 4,000 kilograms per day, as well as hydrogen pipelines and hydrogen-powered trucks. This project integrates various sectors such as new energy, hydrogen energy, the chemical industry, and transportation, and aims to become Ningxia’s first full-industry-chain project that combines production, storage, refueling, transportation, and utilization. It is being built by the Ningxia branch of Guohua Investment, which is part of the State Energy Group. This project was developed and constructed in collaboration by **Guohua Investment of the Energy Group, Ningxia Coal Industry, and Ningxia Electric Power Company. It serves as a model project for the group company to pursue its \"dual carbon\" goals, to reduce emissions at China’s largest coal-to-chemicals complex, and to promote the integrated development of \"green chemicals + green transportation + new energy.\" It creates a full industrial chain ecosystem that includes hydrogen production from renewable sources, the use of green hydrogen as a substitute in coal-based chemical processes, hydrogen storage and transportation, as well as hydrogen refueling, thereby achieving a seamless integration of clean energy supply with China’s largest coal-to-oil project. This approach offers a practical path for the commercial and sustainable development of China’s hydrogen industry.