China News Service, Beijing, November 30 (Reporter Liu Liang) Sinopec announced on the 30th that China's first 10,000-ton-level photovoltaic green hydrogen demonstration project, Sinopec Xinjiang Kuqa Green Hydrogen Demonstration Project, has officially started construction.
This is the largest photovoltaic green hydrogen production project under construction in the world. After it is put into operation, the annual output of green hydrogen can reach 20,000 tons. It is of great significance.
According to Sinopec, the Xinjiang Kuche Green Hydrogen Demonstration Project is China’s first large-scale use of photovoltaic power generation to directly produce hydrogen, with a total investment of nearly 3 billion yuan (RMB, the same below), mainly including photovoltaic power generation, power transmission and transformation, and electrolysis. There are five major parts: hydrogen production from water, hydrogen storage, and hydrogen transmission.
The project is expected to be completed and put into production in June 2023. The green hydrogen produced will be supplied to Sinopec Tahe Refining & Chemical, replacing the existing natural gas and fossil energy to produce hydrogen.
It is estimated that 485,000 tons of carbon dioxide emissions can be reduced each year, which will contribute 130 million yuan to the local GDP and create more than 18 million yuan in tax revenue.
Sinopec said that hydrogen energy is one of the clean energy sources with the most development potential and is of great significance to promoting energy transition and promoting the sustainable development of the global economy.
Green hydrogen is produced from renewable energy sources such as solar energy and wind energy. There is basically no greenhouse gas produced during the production process, and carbon emissions are eliminated from the source. It is a truly clean energy and is called "zero-carbon hydrogen."
China is rich in renewable resources, has huge potential for green hydrogen production, and has broad prospects for future development.
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