【Ten Years of Rapid Development in Chemical Engineering Equipment】China’s first comprehensive experimental platform for hydrogen blending in urban gas comes online in Shenzhen, Guangdong, from 1394 to 2024

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Happy New Year 2024 **********************【Ten Years of Rapid Development in Chemical Processing Equipment】A continuously updated summary post is available; feel free to join the discussions at https://bbs.hcbbs.com/thread-3576046-1-1.html (Source: Haichuan Chemical Industry Forum) *****************China’s first comprehensive experimental platform for hydrogen blending in urban gas systems was established in Shenzhen, Guangdong. On January 10th, the annual review meeting and results presentation for the key research project under the “Hydrogen Energy Technology” program, titled “Key Technologies for the Transportation and Application of Pure Hydrogen and Hydrogen-Blended Gas in Medium and Low Pressure Systems,” was successfully held. This marks the establishment of China’s first such comprehensive scientific and technological testing platform for hydrogen blending in urban gas systems in Shenzhen, Guangdong. It is reported that officials from the Shenzhen Science and Innovation Commission, the Shenzhen Development and Reform Commission, and the Municipal State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission, as well as representatives from the participating institutions including China University of Petroleum (East China), the Institute of Metallurgy of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xi’an Jiaotong University, and Tsinghua University, attended the meeting. This project relies on science and technology testing platforms to establish an industrial system modeled on hydrogen-powered communities. As of now, it has successfully passed the mid-term inspection conducted by the Ministry of Science and Technology in October 2023, and it has provided safe gas supply to the Qiuyling residential area in Shenzhen for nearly 200 days. The experiences gained from this project can be replicated across the country, marking a new stage in the development of the initiative to bring hydrogen energy to households. In addition, Shenzhen Gas will take the lead in establishing a hydrogen energy demonstration project within the industry that incorporates elements such as \"photovoltaic power for hydrogen production using off-peak electricity, hydrogen blending in pipelines, and hydrogen use at end-users\". The aim is to promote the integrated development of the hydrogen energy innovation chain and industrial chain, thereby providing an effective pathway for China to build an \"clean, low-carbon, safe, and efficient\" energy system and to achieve \"carbon peak and carbon neutrality\". China’s first comprehensive experimental platform for gas blended with hydrogen integrates testing, verification, and production functions; the hydrogen blending ratio can reach 20%, and the pressure range covers the entire operating pressure spectrum of urban gas. The so-called hydrogen-blended natural gas transportation involves mixing hydrogen with natural gas in various proportions and then using the existing natural gas pipeline network for delivery. Compared to pure natural gas, hydrogen-blended natural gas is a cleaner and lower-carbon fuel. By mixing 20% by volume of hydrogen into natural gas, nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide, and other pollutants can be reduced by more than 20%, thereby achieving the goal of reducing energy-related carbon emissions. Given that the annual consumption of urban gas across the country is currently around 400 billion cubic meters, mixing 20% hydrogen by volume into natural gas could result in a reduction of carbon emissions of about 30 million tons per year nationwide.