World’s Largest Green Hydrogen Plant Breaks Ground in Ordos
by Yuan Hui in Hohhot and Yang Min (China Daily) The world’s biggest project using solar and wind power to produce hydrogen started construction in Ordos, Inner Mongolia autonomous region on Wednesday.
It is being built by Sinopec Star Co, a wholly owned subsidiary of China Petrochemical Corp, or Sinopec – the world’s largest refiner by volume and the country’s biggest geothermal developer.
The project is Sinopec’s first green hydrogen demonstration project in Inner Mongolia.
The operation of the project consists mainly of five areas: wind and solar power generation, power transmissions and transformations, hydrogen production by electrolysis of water, hydrogen storage and hydrogen transmissions, according to the company.
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According to the plans, the hydrogen and oxygen produced by the project will be transported by pipelines to the nearby Ordos coal deep processing demonstration project charged by ZTHC Energy Co, to replace part of the coal-to-hydrogen production.
It is expected to effectively promote the integrated development of the traditional synthetic materials chemicals industry and the hydrogen energy industry, as well as help expedite the clean and efficient use of coal. READ MORE
