Successfully put into production!, China's first 10000 ton photovoltaic hydrogen production project | Green Hydrogen | China
The first 10000 ton photovoltaic hydrogen production project in China has been put into operation
Sinopec announced on the 30th that its Xinjiang Kuche Green Hydrogen Demonstration Project has successfully produced hydrogen, making it China's first photovoltaic hydrogen production project with a capacity of 10000 tons.
Liu Shiliang, General Manager of Sinopec New Star Company, said that the project produces hydrogen with a purity of 99.9%, utilizing the abundant solar energy resources in Xinjiang to generate electricity and produce hydrogen. The construction content mainly includes photovoltaic power generation, transmission and transformation lines, electrolytic water hydrogen production, hydrogen storage and transportation, public works and supporting auxiliary production facilities. The electrolytic water hydrogen production capacity is 20000 tons/year, the hydrogen storage capacity is 210000 standard cubic meters, and the hydrogen transmission capacity is 28000 standard cubic meters/hour.
Green hydrogen is directly produced through renewable energy sources such as solar and wind power, and does not produce greenhouse gases during the production process. The green hydrogen produced by this project will be supplied to Sinopec Tahe Refining nearby, completely replacing the existing natural gas fossil energy for hydrogen production. It can reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 485000 tons per year, creating a new path for green hydrogen refining and providing a reference model for the industrial application of green hydrogen in China.
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Wang Yanxin, Manager of the Science and Technology Information Department of Sinopec New Star Company, said that all major equipment and core materials used in the project, such as photovoltaic modules, electrolytic tanks, hydrogen storage tanks, and hydrogen transmission pipelines, have been domestically produced, effectively promoting the development of hydrogen energy equipment and the hydrogen energy industry chain in China. Taking the electrolytic cell as an example, before the project was launched, the cumulative demand for 1000 standard cubic meters of electrolytic cells in China was less than 30 units, while the Kuche Green Hydrogen Demonstration Project required 52 units, effectively promoting the large-scale production of the domestic electrolytic cell industry.
In recent years, Sinopec has set the goal of becoming the first hydrogen energy company in China, taking the lead in developing the green hydrogen industry and actively promoting the green and low-carbon development of the petrochemical industry. As the largest producer and user of hydrogen in the country, Sinopec has produced and utilized approximately 4.5 million tons of hydrogen annually in recent years. At present, Sinopec focuses on the two major fields of "hydrogen transportation and green hydrogen refining" and has launched the world's largest green hydrogen coupled coal chemical project - the Inner Mongolia Ordos City Wind and Solar Integration Green Hydrogen Demonstration Project. Over 100 hydrogen refueling stations have been built, and the number of hydrogen refueling stations constructed and operated ranks first in the world.