The integrated project in Guyang County, Baotou City, Inner Mongolia, for hydrogen production using green electricity from new energy sources combined with biomass to produce 200,000 tons of green methanol, has been approved for implementation

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Recently, the integrated project in Guyang County for producing 200,000 tons of green methanol through the combination of new energy green electricity for hydrogen production and biomass, was approved for implementation. The project is located in the Jinshan Town Economic Development Zone, Guyang County, Baotou City. The entity responsible for the project is Xindao Hydrogen Energy Technology (Baotou) Co., Ltd., with a total investment of 420 million yuan. The project uses the electrolysis of water to produce alcohol and hydrogen, and combines these with carbon sources generated by the gasification of agricultural waste such as corn straw and sunflower straw in the Guyang area to synthesize green methanol. The hydrogen and methanol produced by the project can be certified under ISCC EU and ISCC PLUS; they are both considered green, low-carbon products. They can be transported to Tianjin Port via electrified railways, with construction planned in two phases for now. With an initial investment of 3.2 billion yuan, construction is expected to begin by the end of 2026, and the facility is set to be completed and put into operation by December 2028. Construction contents: In the energy section, 67 megawatt-hours of chemical energy storage will be installed ； The production facility includes buildings, laboratories, control rooms, circulating fluidized bed gasifiers, electrolyzer equipment, methanol synthesis equipment, as well as hydrogen and methanol storage tanks. Upon reaching full production capacity, it will generate 140 million cubic meters of hydrogen and 100,000 tons of green methanol per year ； The second-phase investment amounts to 1 billion yuan, primarily used to add capacity-expanding equipment such as electrolyzer units, hydrogen storage tanks, and alcohol storage tanks. Once the project is fully operational, it will generate 1.485 billion kWh of green electricity per year, 291 million cubic meters of green hydrogen, and 200,000 tons of green methanol. Construction is scheduled to begin in July 2026 and be completed by December 2028.