Total investment of 5.5 billion yuan! The 250,000-ton green methanol integrated project in Guazhou has officially commenced

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Recently, the integrated project in Guazhou County involving wind and solar-powered hydrogen production coupled with biomass processing to produce 250,000 tons of green methanol per year—with a total investment of 5.5 billion yuan—officially commenced construction at the Liugou Coal Chemical Industry Park. It is understood that this project was invested in and constructed by Gansu Runlong Hongneng Energy Management Co., Ltd. It is a key construction project designated by the province for 2026, as well as a model industrial project that Jiuquan City and Guazhou County are focusing on advancing. The core construction components of the project include 390MW of wind power and 150MW of photovoltaic power. It is accompanied by a grid-forming energy storage system with a capacity of 160MW/320MWh, an electrolysis water splitting hydrogen production facility with a capacity of 48,000 Nm³/h, and a green methanol synthesis plant with an annual production capacity of 250,000 tons. These facilities are designed to enable the coupled production through the gasification of biomass resources. This project utilizes the world-leading coupled technology of \"renewable energy-based electrolytic water splitting to produce green hydrogen + synthesis from biomass gas.\" By taking advantage of the abundant solar and wind resources in Guazhou, it enables over 85% of the generated clean electricity to be used locally for electrolytic water splitting to produce hydrogen; the annual production of green hydrogen exceeds 20,000 tons, while more than 200,000 tons of agricultural and forestry waste such as straw are recycled each year. This approach establishes a zero-carbon energy supply system and a resource recycling framework from the source. “During the peak construction phase of the project, it is expected to employ around 2,000 local workers, thereby effectively promoting local employment. Once the project is fully completed and put into operation, it will be able to generate an annual output value of 1.2 billion yuan. It will contribute around 100 million yuan in taxes to Guazhou County each year, and it will also create approximately 120 stable jobs. In terms of promoting local employment, increasing residents’ incomes, strengthening local fiscal revenue, and supporting regional economic development, this project will provide strong support for Guazhou County. ”said Zhao Haifeng, general manager of Gansu Runlong Hongneng Energy Management Co., Ltd. (Zhang Rui, Fang Qiong) Source: Jiuquan Daily