With a total investment of 6.1 billion yuan, the Jixian Wind, Energy Storage, Hydrogen, and Methanol Integration Project by China Coal Longhua is underway

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The 25th National \"Safety Production Month\" in 2026: Everyone talks about safety, and everyone knows how to handle emergencies; identifying and addressing potential risks and hazards. -------------------------------------------------- I. Project Overview: Full name of the project: China Coal Longhua Jixian Wind-Hydrogen-Alcohol Integration Project. It is located in the chemical industry park of Jixian Economic Development Zone, Shuangyashan City, Heilongjiang Province. 1. Investment and stakeholders: The total investment for the project is 6.1 billion yuan. It is led by China Coal Longhua and China Coal Green Energy, with the assistance of CSSC Technology and Shuangyashan Hongzhan Biology in forming a joint venture to carry out the construction. 2. Construction scale: Construct 500MW off-grid wind power, 150MW photovoltaic power, along with associated energy storage facilities ； A hydrogen production facility using electrolysis water will be built, with a hydrogen production capacity of 70,000 Nm³/h; it will also capture the CO₂ generated as a by-product of Hongzhan Bio’s ethanol production process, enabling the annual production of 136,000 tons of electronic-grade green methanol. 3. Core technical approach: An integrated closed-loop process involving “wind power + photovoltaics + energy storage + green hydrogen production from electricity + CO₂ capture from industrial exhaust gases + methanol synthesis” is employed. Renewable energy is used to electrolyze water and produce green hydrogen, while carbon dioxide derived from biological fermentation exhaust gases serves as the carbon source for synthesizing green methanol. This represents a nationally pioneering new model that couples exhaust gas-derived carbon sources with green hydrogen to produce methanol, thereby resolving the contradiction between the intermittency of new energy sources and the continuous nature of chemical production. 4. Early-stage stage: An cooperation framework was established in May 2024 ； Groundbreaking ceremonies took place in July 2025 ； Official signing by all four parties to be completed in September 2025 ； The feasibility study report was successfully approved by experts in October 2025 ； In January 2026, the project company completed its business registration, and the project entered a phase of full-scale implementation and construction. II. Project bidding and procurement situation: All project bidding is carried out through China Coal Group’s supply chain electronic platform, and is carried out in three phases: preliminary services, survey and design, and EPC turnkey contracting, as well as equipment procurement. 1. Bidding for preliminary consulting services (already completed): Quotations were sought for feasibility study services in October 2025 ； Tendering for pre-land use approval and compliance procedure consultation services will be launched in phases starting in February 2026 ； In May 2026, the bidding for the preliminary consultation projects in the new energy sector was held, and the Northeast Electric Power Design Institute won the contract for the preliminary design consultation services. At present, the procurement of technical services related to project approval, environmental impact assessment, and land pre-examination has been largely completed. 2. The tender for the general engineering contract will be launched in the first quarter of 2026, with prequalification processes for EPC contractors for chemical plant construction and the publication of candidate lists to follow ； Survey and design general contracting tenders for wind power, photovoltaic, and energy storage supporting projects are carried out simultaneously, while tenders for new energy projects are posted in phases and in different areas. 3. Procurement of key equipment: Preliminary inquiries have been initiated for core equipment such as electrolyzers, CO₂ capture units, and methanol synthesis reactors. Priority will be given to domestic hydrogen energy equipment manufacturers ； New energy devices such as fan assemblies and energy storage batteries are included in the group’s centralized procurement list, with bidding carried out in phases and for separate lots. Overall timeline: Currently, the focus is on procedural consultations and bidding for survey and design. Once all procedures are completed, bidding for the EPC of the main units and the procurement of large-scale equipment will be launched in full. III. Progress of Project Construction 1. Site preparation phase (current stage): The project’s foundation-laying ceremony was held in July 2025; temporary construction facilities have been set up, the site has been cleared, and geological surveys have been conducted ； Local governments have completed the coordination of land resources and are expediting administrative approval procedures related to forestry, water management, and emergency response. Regular government-enterprise coordination meetings are being held to address constraints such as wind turbine site selection and construction land availability. 2. Progress of individual projects – New energy facilities: Site surveys and location selection for wind and solar power projects have been completed, and procedures are underway to obtain the necessary connections to the power grid for these new energy sources ； The construction drawing design for the shared energy storage project is being carried out simultaneously. - Chemical plant area: The sites for methanol synthesis and CO₂ capture have completed their preliminary grading; civil construction will commence as soon as the EPC specifications are finalized. - Supporting utility systems: The preliminary surveying and mapping work for water supply and drainage as well as power supply networks has been completed. 3. Construction will commence in full once the planning procedures are completed, with an overall construction period of about 3 years ； First, a new energy power plant based on wind, solar, and storage technologies will be built to ensure a stable supply of green electricity; thereafter, the hydrogen production unit, carbon capture unit, and methanol synthesis and distillation facilities will be constructed in sequence, enabling the simultaneous operation of the entire wind-solar-storage-hydrogen-methanol industry chain. IV. Significance of the Project Construction
1. Significance as an industrial technology demonstration
The project pioneers a novel industrial pathway involving “off-grid new energy + industrial by-product carbon dioxide + green hydrogen for synthesizing green methanol”. It utilizes energy storage to stabilize fluctuations in intermittent wind and solar power, transforms chemical industry waste gases into valuable resources, and establishes a low-carbon carbon cycle industrial chain. This serves as a replicable and scalable technical model for integrating green hydrogen into low-carbon chemical industries nationwide, thereby addressing the challenges related to the utilization of new energy and the economic viability of green hydrogen projects. 2. The enterprise transformation strategic project is a model initiative for China National Coal Group in pursuing a coal-free chemical industry and implementing its transformation strategy of \"coal-electricity-chemicals-new industries\". It aims to facilitate the transition of traditional coal-based chemical enterprises from those using fossil fuels as raw materials to ones that utilize renewable energy for green chemical production, thereby expanding the industrial chain related to hydrogen and low-carbon new materials and creating a second source of growth. 3. The implementation of regional economic and dual-carbon value projects will complete the local industrial chain for the conversion of new energy resources in eastern Heilongjiang, enabling the utilization of local wind and solar resources. Each year, over 100,000 tons of carbon dioxide from industrial emissions will be recycled, significantly reducing the region’s carbon emissions ； Upon completion, the project will boost employment in equipment manufacturing and construction, foster the development of a “new energy + green chemicals” industrial cluster in the old industrial base of Northeast China, and help the region achieve its goals regarding dual control of energy consumption and carbon emissions. 4. Market assurance: The project enables the mass production of electronic-grade green methanol, which can meet the urgent market demands for new energy fuels, electronic chemicals, and low-carbon shipping fuels. It also enhances China’s self-sufficiency in low-carbon alcohol products and strengthens the country’s competitiveness in the global trade of green fuels.