Latest updates on 13 major green hydrogen, ammonia, and alcohol projects in China!
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In March, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Ministry of Finance, and the **National Development and Reform Commission jointly launched pilot projects for the comprehensive use of hydrogen energy, designating \"green ammonia and alcohols\" as one of the six key application areas and offering substantial incentive points for their use. This move marked the official introduction of the first national subsidy policy for green hydrogen and green ammonia. The previously released \"15th Five-Year Plan for National Economic and Social Development of the People’s Republic of China\" has also listed hydrogen energy, as well as green hydrogen, ammonia, and alcohol, as industries of the future and new sources of economic growth, assigning them priority in development efforts. Looking at the actual progress of these projects, China’s green hydrogen, ammonia, and alcohol initiatives are now in a phase of rapid development characterized by large-scale demonstration, technological leadership, and global competitiveness. A number of the world’s largest, pioneering, and benchmark-level projects, such as those carried out by Envision Chifeng, **Power Investment Daan, and China Energy Engineering Songyuan, have been put into operation. This has led to a development pattern in which the three main areas related to green ammonia, green alcohol, and hydrogen-ammonia-alcohol develop simultaneously, with state-owned enterprises and leading private companies working together, and projects being concentrated in regions rich in wind and solar energy in the northwest, northeast, and north China. In the field of green ammonia, projects such as Vision Energy’s 1.52-million-ton project, which is the largest in the world, and **PowerChina Daan’s 180,000-ton project, the largest single-project of its kind globally, have not only enabled capacity levels on the order of millions of tons and the stable operation of fully dynamic green factories, but have also facilitated China’s first export of green ammonia to South Korea, thus opening up a route for cross-border trade. In the field of green methanol, projects such as Shanghai Electric’s Taocheng project and CIMC Ankerui’s Zhanjiang project have been among the first to achieve large-scale production as well as a closed-loop system for biomass utilization. The products produced have entered the international shipping fuel market, and they have obtained the EU ISCC certification, laying the foundation for the export of green fuels. At the same time, a number of integrated projects for wind, solar, hydrogen, ammonia, and ethanol production, such as those operated by China Energy Engineering Group Songyuan and China Tianying Andahai, have been put into operation or are under construction. By leveraging innovative technologies such as flexible manufacturing processes and pure hydrogen gas turbines, these projects aim to explore ways for the co-production of multiple products and the utilization of a high proportion of green electricity. Overall, China is accelerating the development of a complete industrial chain that covers green electricity, green hydrogen, green ammonia, green alcohols, as well as their downstream applications, with some of these projects already possessing international competitiveness. Of course, continuous progress is still needed in areas such as standard certification, cost optimization, and cross-regional collaboration in order to consolidate its leading position in the global green fuel industry. The latest progress of China’s major green hydrogen, ammonia, and alcohol projects is as follows:
Green hydrogen for ammonia production: Vision Energy has established the world’s largest green hydrogen-ammonia project in Chifeng, Inner Mongolia. This project, with a capacity of 1.52 million tons, is the largest of its kind globally; it is also the first green chemical plant in the world to utilize 100% green electricity directly, as well as the first to operate in a fully dynamic manner. Phase 1 of this facility has an annual production capacity of 320,000 tons of green ammonia; it began operations in July 2025. In February of this year, the first commercial shipment of green ammonia was exported from this facility to South Korea, marking a new chapter in China’s cross-border trade in green ammonia. **As the world’s largest single-scale green ammonia project, the Dian Tou Jilin Daan Wind-Solar Green Hydrogen for Ammonia Production Integrated Project adopts a full-industry-chain development model that encompasses green electricity, green hydrogen, and green ammonia. It was successfully put into operation in July 2025, with an annual production capacity of 32,000 tons of green hydrogen and 180,000 tons of green ammonia. According to reports in March this year, since its commissioning, the Daan project has been operating stably under complex conditions for nearly 5 months, producing over 30,000 tons of green ammonia in total. The 150,000-ton green ammonia project of Shenneng Eket Banner is an integrated project that utilizes wind and solar energy to produce hydrogen, which is then used to manufacture green ammonia. It is one of the first hydrogen-related pilot projects in the energy sector identified by the Energy Bureau. The total investment in this project amounts to 3.5 billion yuan; the hydrogen production capacity is 48,000 Nm³/h. For hydrogen storage, 12 spherical tanks with a capacity of 1,875 m³ each are used. The power supply for this project comes from a 500 MW wind power facility and a 5 MW photovoltaic system designed for off-grid hydrogen production. On the downstream side, there is an ammonia production plant with an annual output of 150,000 tons, along with a 30 MW pure hydrogen gas turbine used for hydrogen storage. Upon completion, it is expected to generate 1.4 billion kWh of electricity per year, and be capable of producing 20,000 tons of green hydrogen and 150,000 tons of green ammonia annually. The project is EPC-general contracted by China National Chemical Corporation Donghua. The green ammonia synthesis uses the Nanjing Guochang process, while the electrolyzers are supplied by leading manufacturers such as Perrier, Sunshine, Sany, and CRRC. Jingmen Hongtu is the supplier of hydrogen storage tanks. It represents the world’s first 30MW-class hydrogen storage demonstration project for pure hydrogen gas turbines, developed through a collaboration between MingYang Hydrogen Energy and Shenzhen Energy. In February this year, it was reported that the second phase of Shenneng Ejin Horo Green Hydrogen Ammonia Production Project was signed off on; plans are to develop wind power generation facilities and related supporting infrastructure, as well as hydrogen production plants using water electrolysis. Green hydrogen will be used as a raw material to develop downstream applications such as green ammonia, green alcohols, and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). According to the latest updates from Etoke in March, the hydrogen production project of phase one has been largely completed, with current efforts focused on final adjustments and rectifying any remaining issues. The project is scheduled to be fully completed and put into operation in August 2026.
The CNNC Keyouqianqi Wind, Energy Storage, Hydrogen Production and Ammonia Production Integrated Demonstration Project is a grid-connected demonstration project with a planned total investment of 4.5 billion yuan. It aims to establish an integrated industrial cluster for \"wind, energy storage, hydrogen, and ammonia\" within the Xingan League Economic and Technological Development Zone. This project utilizes 500,000 kilowatts of wind power for hydrogen production, with a planned annual output of 121,600 tons of synthetic ammonia. In August 2025, the winner of the EPC contract for the hydrogen production phase of the integrated wind, energy storage, hydrogen production, and ammonia production demonstration project in Keyouqian Banner, China National Nuclear Corporation, was finalized – the consortium formed by Southwest Chemical Engineering Research and Design Institute and China National Nuclear Hua Yu won the bid. In October of the same year, a meeting was held to prepare for the project’s commencement, marking the entry of the project into its final preparation phase. Guohua Cangzhou 100,000 tons/year green electricity-based green ammonia project: The Guohua Cangzhou green hydrogen and green ammonia project is located in the eastern area of the Cangzhou Lingang Economic Development Zone, with Guohua (Cangzhou) Comprehensive Energy Co., Ltd. as the project owner. The project is constructed in two phases; Phase 1 will have an ammonia synthesis capacity of 50,000 tons per year, and Phase 2 will also have a capacity of 50,000 tons per year. Once completed, the total ammonia synthesis capacity will reach 100,000 tons per year. All equipment for Phase 1 was delivered and installed by last August ； In February this year, the bidding for Phase 2 of the project was launched, and the bidding announcement indicated that some of the hydrogen and ammonia production facilities from water electrolysis in Phase 1 in Cangzhou had already been built.
Green hydrogen for alcohol synthesis: Shanghai Electric’s Taonan wind power coupled with biomass to produce green methanol integrated demonstration project. The Taonan project is the world’s first large-scale initiative that utilizes green hydrogen in combination with biomass gasification to produce green methanol; its total investment amounts to 5.6 billion yuan, with an annual production capacity of 250,000 tons of green methanol. In July 2025, the first barrel of green methanol was produced by the first phase of this project, which has a capacity of 50,000 tons per year for green alcohols. From March 5 to 6 this year, the products from Shanghai Electric’s Taonan green methanol project were loaded onto the container ship MV Maersk Osmin at the Shengdong Terminal in the Yangshan Port area of Shanghai. This is Maersk’s first global delivery of biomass-based green methanol, and it represents an important achievement in implementing the long-term supply framework agreement for green methanol between Maersk, Shanghai Port Group, and Shanghai Electric. It marks the official entry of Taonan green methanol into large-scale use in international shipping. CIMC AERIKE’s first domestic large-scale project for producing biomass methanol (green methanol) was put into operation in Zhanjiang, Guangdong, in December 2025. This project is one of the first in China to achieve a full-scale closed-loop system that connects biomass waste, green methanol, and shipping fuel. The project has an initial production capacity of 50,000 tons of green methanol per year, making it the first facility in China to produce biomass-based green methanol on a large scale. The GHG emission reduction rate throughout the product’s entire life cycle is over 85%, and the entire supply chain, from the raw material stage to methanol production and onward to trading and storage, has obtained the EU ISCC EU certification. According to the latest updates from CIMC Group, 3,000 tons of green methanol have been produced for this project prior to the Spring Festival, and it has successfully enabled methanol refueling to take place in places such as Hong Kong, Yantian Port in Shenzhen, and Ulsan Port in South Korea. Production will remain stable this year as well, with the goal of achieving a capacity utilization rate of over 80%. The second phase of the Zhanjiang project has been planned.
The 100,000-ton/year biomass-based green methanol project of Nengke Group’s Ecology Company began construction on March 30. This project is considered a major construction initiative in Gansu Province; it is located in the chemical industry park of Lanzhou New Area. The total investment in this project amounts to 1.427 billion yuan, and it covers an area of about 350 mu. The first phase of the project will have a production capacity of 50,000 tons/year of green methanol, while once the second phase is completed, the overall production capacity will reach 100,000 tons/year. Centered on the complete industrial chain of \"green electricity – green hydrogen – green alcohol,\" the project adopts a technology route that combines biomass gasification with green hydrogen production, using agricultural and forestry waste such as straw and mushroom sticks as raw materials to create a demonstration project that features deep integration between the new energy sector and the chemical industry. In January this year, Shanghai Electric Group Guokong Global Engineering Co., Ltd. (consortium members: China National Chemical Engineering Corporation 10th Construction Co., Ltd., China National Chemical Engineering Corporation 9th Construction Co., Ltd., Shanxi Installation Group Co., Ltd.) won the bid for the EPC general contract of Phase 1 of this project, at a bid price of 959.06 million. In March, the Coal Science and Technology Research Institute Co., Ltd. won the bid for the EPC project of the backup biomass gasification unit for this project, at a bid price of 132 million. The project is expected to be completed and put into operation in September 2027. On March 25th, the groundbreaking ceremony and start of pile driving for Tianjin Saihong Environment Engineering Co., Ltd.’s 100,000 tons per year green methanol production project based on integrated biomass energy utilization was held. The total investment in this project amounts to 1.2 billion yuan, making it the first integrated project in China that utilizes phragmites biomass to produce green methanol on a closed-loop basis. This project represents another significant milestone in Ruihengmao Group’s efforts in the field of green, zero-carbon circular economy, following the establishment of the demonstration base for the harmless treatment and resource utilization of sludge in Tianjin in 2020. With its \"three zeros\" green advantages – zero fossil fuel consumption, zero fresh water consumption, and zero emissions of solid waste, liquid waste, or harmful gases – it has become a model project in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, contributing significantly to the transformation and upgrading of the region’s energy structure. The project is expected to come online in May 2027.
Shenyang Wind, Solar and Hydrogen Integration with Biomass for Green Alcohol and Oil Demonstration Project: The first phase of this project involves the construction of a facility capable of producing 100,000 tons of green methanol per year. This includes the installation of 100MW of centralized wind power systems, 70MW/140MWh of electrochemical energy storage systems, as well as facilities for producing 100,000 tons of green methanol per year and 337,000 tons of biomass that has been pre-treated, along with related supporting infrastructure. On March 12, the list of candidates shortlisted for the project management services for the chemical processing phase of Phase 1 was made public. The consortium formed by Sinochem Business Co., Ltd. and Southwest Chemical Research and Design Institute Co., Ltd. ranked first among the bidders with a bid price of 29.193 million yuan. The project timeline is tentatively set from March 30, 2026, to March 30, 2028. Goldwind Green Energy’s green hydrogen-based project in Xingan League for the production of 500,000 tons of green methanol: According to Goldwind Science & Technology’s 2025 annual report, the green methanol project in Xingan League (with an initial capacity of 250,000 tons) was successfully commissioned in September 2025. This marked the efficient construction of the world’s largest green methanol project, as well as the verification of the processes involved in the core gasification units and the completion of the entire production process. The outstanding orders for green alcohol exceed 750,000 tons, with small-scale production expected by 2026: In 2025, the company received new orders for green methanol amounting to 150,000 tons, bringing the total outstanding orders to over 750,000 tons.
China Tianying Andah Wind, Solar, Hydrogen, Ammonia, and Methanol Integration Project: The Tianying Wind, Solar, Hydrogen, Ammonia, and Methanol Integration Project, with a total investment of 28.6 billion yuan, is being advanced at full speed; the first phase of this project will have the capacity to produce 120,000 tons of green hydrogen and 170,000 tons of green methanol per year. According to reports from March, 95% of the civil work for the first phase of this chemical park has been completed. 12 hydrogen storage tanks, 2 buffer tanks, and 16 electrolyzers have been installed; 30% of the equipment installation is done, and all equipment orders have been placed. After the Spring Festival, a peak period for equipment installation and commissioning will begin. The project is scheduled to go into operation in the fourth quarter of 2026; once completed, it will become the first GW-scale green hydrogen production facility in the Northeast, helping to reduce the park’s carbon emissions by over 90%.
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