Approval granted for the modification of the 200,000-ton green methanol integrated project in Guyang County, which combines new energy green electricity for hydrogen production with biomass utilization

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On May 22, the revised plan for the 200,000-ton integrated green methanol project in Guyang County—which combines new energy-based green hydrogen production with biomass utilization—was filed for record. After the changes: The project is located in the Economic Development Zone of Jinshan Town, Guyang County, Baotou City. The project entity is Xindao Hydrogen Energy Technology (Baotou) Co., Ltd., with a total investment of 3,000,000,000 yuan. Construction scale and content: Green electricity will be used for direct water electrolysis to produce hydrogen. Combined with carbon sources generated from the gasification of agricultural waste such as corn and sunflower stalks in the Guyang area, green methanol will be synthesized. The project will be constructed in two phases. Phase I involves an investment of 2 billion yuan; construction is set to begin in May 2026, with completion and commissioning expected by December 2028. Construction contents: 29 sets of ALK PEM electrolyzer hydrogen production units along with separation and purification systems, 15 hydrogen storage tanks, 1 air separation unit, a single-series biomass gasification furnace unit, 1 biomass boiler and heat power generation unit, some chemical energy storage and flywheel energy storage systems, a methanol production plant with an annual capacity of 200,000 tons, tank areas for products and auxiliary materials, some biomass pretreatment units, and some auxiliary facilities for production utilities. Construction of the production plant area, laboratories, control rooms, comprehensive office buildings, etc. 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, which is primarily used to add 29 sets of ALK PEM electrolyzer hydrogen production units along with separation and purification systems, 15 hydrogen storage tanks, a set of biomass gasification furnace units, 1 set of biomass boilers and heat power generation systems, some chemical energy storage and flywheel energy storage systems, some biomass preprocessing units, as well as various auxiliary facilities for production processes. Once the project is fully operational, it will produce 300 million cubic meters of green hydrogen and 200,000 tons of green methanol per year (excluding the investment required for building wind and solar power plants). Planned construction period: July 2026 to December 2028. Before the change, it was the Integrated Project for Hydrogen Production using Renewable Green Energy and Biomass to Produce 200,000 tons of green methanol, located in the Jinshan Town Economic Development Zone of Guyang County, Baotou City – Guyang County, with a total investment of 420 million yuan. Construction scale and content: Alcoholic hydrogen is produced using the water electrolysis process. Combined with carbon sources generated from the gasification of agricultural waste such as corn straw and sunflower straw in the Guyang region, green methanol is synthesized. 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, with completion and operation set for December 2028. Construction contents: For the energy section, 67 MWh of chemical energy storage will be installed ； The production facility includes workshops, laboratories, control rooms, circulating fluidized bed gasifiers, electrolyzer equipment, methanol synthesis equipment, as well as hydrogen and methanol storage tanks. Once operational, it will produce 140 million cubic meters of hydrogen and 100,000 tons of green methanol annually ； The second phase involves an investment of 1 billion yuan, primarily for expanding production capacity through the addition of electrolyzer equipment, hydrogen and methanol storage tanks, and other related facilities. 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.