Launch of Zhongke Liquid Sunshine (Shawan) Green Hydrogen-Coupled Zero-Carbon Liquid Sunshine Methanol Circular Economy Industrial Project

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On April 1, 2026, the launching ceremony for the Zhongke Liquid Sunlight (Shawan) Green Hydrogen-Coupled Zero-Carbon Emission Liquid Sunlight Methanol Circular Economy Industrial Project was held grandly at the Halgande Industrial Incubation Park in Shawan City, Tacheng, Xinjiang. This marks the official implementation of yet another landmark project under the hydrogen energy strategy for the 15th Five-Year Plan period, ushering in a new chapter in the green transformation and high-quality development of energy in Shawan City and throughout Xinjiang. Led by the team of Academician Li Can from the Chinese Academy of Sciences and developed by Zhongke Liquid Sunshine (Shawan) Hydrogen Energy Technology Co., Ltd., this project is a model initiative that is fully in line with the **\"Green Hydrogen, Ammonia, and Alcohol\" strategic plan**. The core of the project includes: a chemical plant with an annual production capacity of 3.6 million tons of methanol, which serves as the backbone of the industry ； The 13.5GW photovoltaic hydrogen production new energy project ensures the supply of green electricity and green hydrogen ； A coal mining project with an annual output of around one million tons strengthens the upstream resource foundation. Zhang Ling, chairman of Zhongke Liquid Sunshine (Shawan) Hydrogen Energy Technology Co., Ltd., explained that the project relies on the core technologies developed by Academician Li Can’s team from the Chinese Academy of Sciences. It focuses on an integrated industrial model based on wind, solar, hydrogen, and methanol production for a green, zero-carbon future, thereby establishing a complete green energy industry chain that includes 13.5 GW of photovoltaic capacity for hydrogen production, a production capacity of 3.6 million tons per year for liquid sunshine methanol through chemical processes, as well as support from coal mining resources on a scale of millions of tons. Compared to traditional coal-based chemical industries, this project can reduce coal consumption by two-thirds. Through the technological approach of producing hydrogen using green electricity and synthesizing green methanol by combining carbon dioxide, it achieves carbon reduction at the source as well as near-zero emissions throughout the entire life cycle. This not only solves the problem of utilizing wind and solar energy but also enables the recycling of carbon dioxide, transforming the wind and solar resources in Shawan into high-value green energy products. Kehua Liquid Sunshine (Shawan) Hydrogen Energy Technology Co., Ltd. was established in August 2024 with a registered capital of 10.01 million yuan. The company is jointly owned by Zhongke Liquid Sunshine (Suzhou) Hydrogen Energy Technology Development Co., Ltd. and Liaoning Zhongtan Carbon Sink Technology Co., Ltd. Equity information of COS Liquid Sun (Shawan) Hydrogen Energy Technology Co., Ltd. COS Liquid Sun (Suzhou) Hydrogen Energy Technology Development Co., Ltd. is an industrialization company incubated by the Zhangjiagang Industrial Technology Research Institute of CAS. Drawing on key technologies such as those related to the production of green methanol through the combination of liquid sunlight and green electricity/hydrogen developed by the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and under the guidance of Academician Li Can, this company focuses on core areas including green methanol produced using liquid sunlight, the integration of green electricity and hydrogen, CO2 capture and utilization, high-value conversion of methanol (MTO/MTA), hydrogen production from methanol, and the use of methanol as a fuel source. It has established a mature and comprehensive industrial ecosystem centered around the concepts of “electricity–hydrogen–methanol–carbon–chemicals”.