【Ten Years of Rapid Development in Chemical Equipment】PetroChina’s Largest “New Energy + Coal Power + CCUS” Project Launched from 1849 to 2024

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This post was last edited by Desert Fish on 2024-6-4 at 17:30. Safety first. Prevention first – let’s give recognition and support to the achievements in China’s chemical engineering technology and equipment. **********************【A decade of rapid development in chemical engineering equipment】Regular updates and summaries are available; feel free to join the discussions at https://bbs.hcbbs.com/thread-3576046-1-1.html (Source: Haichuan Chemical Engineering Forum) ***************** On May 21, 2024, Xinjiang Oilfield Company held a launching ceremony for a new energy project along with associated coal power and carbon capture facilities in Karamay City, Xinjiang. This marked the official start of China National Petroleum Corporation’s largest integrated project of this kind, combining new energy, coal power, and CCUS technologies. It is understood that this integrated project consists of 3 sub-projects, with a total capacity of 4 million kilowatts of new energy sources, plus 2×660,000 kilowatt ultra-supercritical coal-fired units, and 2 million tons per year of carbon dioxide capture. The first phase of the project is based on 2.64 million kilowatts of photovoltaic power, along with 2×660,000 kilowatt ultra-supercritical coal-fired units for peak load regulation, and 1 million tons per year of carbon dioxide capture. It is expected that the photovoltaic project will begin generating electricity on the grid in November 2025, while the coal-fired power project will start operating on the grid in June 2026; simultaneously, a carbon dioxide capture facility with an annual capacity of 1 million tons will be built. By then, the project is expected to generate 4.17 billion kWh of green electricity and 5.28 billion kWh of thermal electricity per year, while capturing 1 million tons of carbon dioxide. Teng Weiwei, deputy general manager of Xinjiang Oilfield Company, explained that this project can effectively alleviate the pressure on the regional power grid during peak times and optimize the structure of energy sources. By integrating coal, electricity, oil, gas, and new industrial chains, it achieves multiple benefits such as carbon reduction, increased production, improved grid stability, and more reliable power supply. It represents a practical example of Xinjiang Oilfield Company’s active response to major strategic initiatives, its commitment to fulfilling important tasks, and its efforts to strengthen energy supply security. It is also a significant step toward integrating into the region’s modern industrial system and advancing the development of the “eight major industrial clusters”. Once completed, the project will significantly boost the development of the regional energy industry and the improvement of the energy consumption structure, facilitate the green and low-carbon transformation of cities, and provide a reliable power supply to ensure the safe operation of the power grid in northern Xinjiang. In recent years, the Xinjiang oil fields have adopted the integrated development of new energy and oil and gas as an important measure to restructure green and low-carbon development methods and lay a solid foundation for efficient oil field development. They have accelerated the construction of six key initiatives: thermal power + new energy, new power systems, hydrogen energy industry chains, natural gas + new energy, CCUS/CCS + new energy, and clean alternatives for heavy oil. At present, the centralized photovoltaic projects of the new power system have been built and connected to the grid, and the construction of the 37-tonth heavy-duty solar thermal pilot test site as part of the project for the clean substitution of heavy oil has begun, with completion expected within this year. Meanwhile, 110,000 tons of carbon have been injected in the CCUS/CCS + new energy project scenarios. With the launch of coal-fired power plants to support new energy sources and integrated carbon capture projects, the Xinjiang oil fields are accelerating the development of a clean, low-carbon, and sustainable new energy system, thereby injecting new green momentum into the regional economic and social development and bringing benefits to the local community.