Public notice on the environmental impact assessment for the project of Liaoyuan Tianying Hydrogen Energy Technology Co., Ltd. to efficiently utilize carbon dioxide to produce 180,000 tons of green methane per year (Phase I)

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Recently, the Jilin Provincial Department of Ecology and Environment issued a public notice regarding the status of acceptance of the environmental impact assessment report for the project carried out by Liaoyuan Tianying Hydrogen Energy Technology Co., Ltd., which aims at the efficient utilization of carbon dioxide to produce 180,000 tons of green methane per year (Phase I). According to the public announcement, the project of Liaoyuan Tianying Hydrogen Energy Technology Co., Ltd. to efficiently utilize carbon dioxide to produce 180,000 tons of green methane per year (Phase I) is located within the chemical industry park of the Liaoyuan High-Tech Industrial Development Zone. It constitutes the part responsible for the production of green hydrogen and green methane in the \"wind, solar, storage, hydrogen, ammonia, and alcohol integration\" series of projects. The project owner is Liaoyuan Tianying Hydrogen Energy Technology Co., Ltd. The total investment in the project amounts to 450 million yuan. The main construction elements include a methane production facility with an annual capacity of 180,000 tons, a hydrogen production unit with a capacity of 104,000 Nm³/h, a carbon capture unit with a capacity of 32,000 Nm³/h, as well as various supporting infrastructure and auxiliary systems. Upon completion of the project, by capturing carbon dioxide from the flue gases of the boilers in existing biomass power generation plants and carrying out green methane synthesis reactions with the hydrogen produced on-site, it theoretically has the potential to produce 180,000 tons of green methane per year. However, there is a certain gap between the actual production capacity and the scale of the facility; it is expected that after the project is completed, an annual output of 62,000 tons of green methane will be achieved. It is understood that on October 19, 2023, in light of the relevant development context, China Tianying signed an investment cooperation framework agreement with the People’s Government of Liaoyuan City. The two parties reached a series of agreements on deep cooperation regarding the green restoration of abandoned mine pits through gravity energy storage, as well as the development of projects involving wind, solar, energy storage, hydrogen, ammonia, and alcohol. China Tianying plans to build the Jilin Tianying Chemical Project Base in the Liaoyuan High-Tech Industrial Development Zone, and make every effort to advance a series of projects focused on the integration of wind, solar, energy storage, hydrogen, ammonia, and alcohol technologies. This project covers multiple key areas, including wind power generation, biomass power generation, green hydrogen production, green methanol synthesis, and green methane synthesis. Among them, wind power generation projects serve as the \"green power engine\" of integrated projects, providing green electricity support for such projects ； Biomass power generation projects act as \"comprehensive energy suppliers,\" providing biomass electricity, steam, and green carbon for integrated projects ； Green hydrogen production supplies green hydrogen feedstock for integrated projects ； The green methanol synthesis and green methane synthesis projects supply green methanol and green methane products to the integrated project respectively. This integrated project establishes a complete industrial chain that goes from green electricity to green methanol and green methane. Its innovative large-scale, peak-shaving chemical processing system is capable of adapting to the fluctuating characteristics of wind energy and new renewable energy sources, offering significant advantages in both chemical energy storage and clean production. In terms of project planning, the “integrated wind, solar, storage, hydrogen, ammonia, and alcohol” series of projects aims to build 2.6 GW of new energy generation facilities, primarily for wind power generation ； Equipped with a 400,000 Nm³/h electrolytic hydrogen production system for green hydrogen generation ； Construct a 170,000 tons/year methanol plant to achieve planned synthesis of green methanol ； Build 2 × 180,000 tons/year green methane plants to increase the production capacity of green methane ； At the same time, biomass power generation units and associated auxiliary facilities will be constructed to ensure the stable operation of the project.