Launch of China's First Major Green Hydrogen-to-Aviation Fuel Plant
- Construction has commenced on a groundbreaking $3 billion green hydrogen-to-aviation fuel plant in Shuangyashan, China, set to produce 300,000 tons of green aviation fuel annually.
- This project represents a significant advancement in integrating renewable energy sources to produce sustainable aviation fuel, highlighting China's commitment to reducing carbon emissions.
On October 14, 2024, a significant stride was made in sustainable aviation with the groundbreaking ceremony of the Shuangyashan Green Methanol and Green Aviation Fuel Demonstration Base. This ambitious project, spearheaded by China Energy Engineering and China Electric Power Engineering Consulting Group Co., Ltd., is located in the Shuangyashan Economic and Technological Development Zone, Heilongjiang Province. It is designed to fuse wind, solar, and hydrogen technologies with biomass to produce green aviation fuel.
The project aims to produce 200,000 tons of green methanol and 300,000 tons of green aviation fuel each year. The first phase of the project alone involves an investment of about 6 billion yuan ($857 million), focusing on producing 100,000 tons of green aviation fuel annually. This phase includes the construction of a 450-megawatt wind farm, a photovoltaic power station, a water electrolysis hydrogen production station, a biomass pretreatment plant, and a green aviation fuel synthesis plant, slated for operation by 2027.
“The first 100,000-ton green hydrogen-to-green aviation fuel demonstration project has startedConstruction begins on $3bn green-hydrogen-to-aviation-fuel plant in northeast China On October 14, the groundbreaking ceremony for the first phase of the Shuangyashan Green Methanol and Green Aviation Fuel Demonstration Base, a 100,000-ton wind-solar-hydrogen fusion biomass green aviation fuel demonstration project invested and constructed by China Energy Engineering China Electric Power Engineering Consulting Group Co., Ltd., was held," reported the project managers.
This plant is part of a broader strategy that involves the integration of energy, agriculture, chemical, and transportation industries, utilizing process modules like biomass storage and pretreatment, biomass gasification, and Fischer-Tropsch synthesis of aviation fuel. The adoption of world-leading solutions and technologies with independent intellectual property rights underlines the project's innovation and potential to overcome the current "bottleneck" technologies in biomass gasification.
Once operational, the Shuangyashan facility will not only boost the local economy but also enable significant annual carbon emission reductions, supporting the city's transition towards a modern industrial system and high-quality development. This initiative is in line with China's "dual carbon" strategy, emphasizing carbon neutrality and the construction of a new energy framework.
Source: Fuel Cells Works