Design work begins on Alxa’s first pilot project in China for the production of 100,000 tons per year of green methanol produced from liquid sunlight

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Recently, the kick-off meeting for the preliminary design of the first-phase demonstration project in Alxa for the production of 100,000 tons per year of green methanol using liquid sunlight was held at China Chemical Donghua Technology. The meeting heard a presentation on the overview of the project’s preliminary design, and in-depth discussions were held on various aspects covered in the presentation. Responsible persons from Zhejiang Chunxi Green Energy Technology Co., Ltd., the green energy and chemical processing division of Donghua Technology, the civil engineering department, the process engineering department, the project management department, and the market management department attended the meeting. On September 3, the first-phase demonstration project of Alxa’s annual production of 100,000 tons of liquid sunlight green methanol, carried out by Inner Mongolia Liquid Sunshine Energy Technology Co., Ltd., was officially registered in the Alxa High-Tech Zone. The total investment in this project is approximately 477 million yuan. The main components of the construction include the establishment of a production facility capable of producing 100,000 tons of green methanol per year, as well as carbon dioxide capture facilities, along with supporting utility systems and auxiliary production equipment. Project owner: Inner Mongolia Liquid Sunshine Energy Technology Co., Ltd. Location of construction: Alxa League – Alxa Economic Development Zone – Bayin Aobao Industrial Park. Total investment: 477.4231 million yuan, of which 97.1043 million yuan comes from own funds, 380.3188 million yuan from bank loans, and 0 million yuan from other sources. Planned start and completion dates: April 2025 to November 2026. Scale and scope of the project: This is a pilot project for green methanol production; the main tasks involve building a production facility capable of producing 100,000 tons of green methanol per year, as well as carbon dioxide capture facilities, along with necessary utility systems and auxiliary production equipment. The first-phase 100,000-ton demonstration project for producing 500,000 tons of green methanol per year in Alxa is the first project of its kind in China that utilizes electrolysis of water to produce green hydrogen, combined with industrial carbon dioxide capture, to synthesize green methanol on a scale of 500,000 tons per year. It was established with funding from Zhejiang Alcohol-Hydrogen Green Energy Technology Co., Ltd., which is part of Geely Remote New Energy Commercial Vehicle Group, along with Yunda Shares, China South-to-North Water Diversion Project Corporation, and Inner Mongolia Alxa Energy Company. Taking advantage of the abundant wind and solar resources in Alxa League, this project employs a process that involves using carbon dioxide and hydrogen to produce methanol, with green hydrogen generated through water electrolysis and carbon dioxide captured industrially. Once operational, it is expected to reduce carbon emissions by nearly 750,000 tons per year, contributing to the development of a high-standard clean energy base. On October 27, the launching ceremony for the first phase of Alxa’s demonstration project to produce 100,000 tons of green methanol per year, carried out by Inner Mongolia Liquid Sunshine Energy Technology Co., Ltd., was held in the Alxa High-Tech Zone. Inner Mongolia Liquid Sunshine Energy Technology Co., Ltd. was established in December 2023. It is jointly owned by Zhejiang Alcohol-Hydrogen Green Energy Technology Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Geely, as well as Yunda Shares, China South-to-North Water Diversion Group New Energy Investment Co., Ltd., and Inner Mongolia Alxa Energy Co., Ltd.