New Energies, new possibilities

In early November, PipeChina Group officially initiated the feasibility study for the Chifeng-Jinzhou Pipeline Project, marking a significant step toward creating China’s largest and longest multi-medium green energy coordination corridor.

PipeChina has established a dedicated project development team and begun research and coordination with cities across Liaoning Province for this landmark hydrogen energy pipeline.

The pipeline originates in Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia, and terminates at Jinzhou Port in Jinzhou City, Liaoning Province. Spanning 290 kilometers, the project utilizes a parallel laying scheme to transport hydrogen, methanol, and liquid ammonia. Since all these mediums are derived from green energy sources, the Chifeng-Jinzhou route will become China's first large-scale, multi-medium green energy corridor.

Strategic Context: Inner Mongolia's "One Main Line, Two Rings"

The Chifeng-Jinzhou project is central to a broader regional initiative. In March, Inner Mongolia Mengqing Pipeline Network Co., Ltd. launched a tender for preliminary work on key phases of the region’s massive green hydrogen and green fuel pipeline network.

The total tender covers a network of 14 pipelines, spanning 4,400 kilometers, including 10 green hydrogen lines, 3 green methanol lines, and 1 green ammonia line.

This tender is a crucial step by the Inner Mongolia Energy Group to realize the region’s "One Main Line, Two Rings, and Four Export Routes" transportation network. This strategic layout, proposed in November 2024, aims to fully open multiple green hydrogen export channels connecting Inner Mongolia with key consumption markets, including the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, Shaanxi, Ningxia, and Liaoning.

The "One Main Line, Two Rings" framework establishes:

• Two Rings: A western network surrounding Ordos City and an eastern network centered around Chifeng and Tongliao City.

• One Main Line: A central artery connecting Ordos, Hohhot, Ulanqab, Xilingol League, and Chifeng, linking major green hydrogen production hubs, industrial parks, and consumption markets across the region.

Anchor Project: Linking to the World’s Largest Green Ammonia Plant

The Chifeng-Jinzhou Hydrogen Energy Pipeline is directly tied to the Envision Chifeng Project, recognized as the world’s largest green hydrogen-ammonia initiative.

Following the commissioning of the Envision project's first phase in early July, Jinzhou Vice Mayor Li Jinbing confirmed that governments and relevant national departments are actively advancing the feasibility study and construction of a new energy pipeline from Yuanbaoshan to Jinzhou Port. This pipeline is essential for leveraging Jinzhou Port to provide logistics, consumption, and transportation services for Envision’s massive production base in Chifeng.

The commissioned first phase of the Envision project features 1.43 million kilowatts of wind and photovoltaic power generation capacity, 680 megawatt-hours of energy storage, and an annual output of 320,000 tons of green synthetic ammonia. Full completion across all three phases is expected to bring the total annual capacity to 1.52 million tons.

PipeChina's Strategic Future

The official launch of the Chifeng-Jinzhou Project underscores PipeChina Group’s strategic entry into emerging clean energy industries. By focusing on the green hydrogen-based sector, PipeChina is proactively deploying research, building a technical system for integrated hydrogen-ammonia-methanol-carbon transportation, and actively planning for a "national integrated network" for green hydrogen-based energy transmission. In the northeast region, the company aims to establish a crucial energy export channel by utilizing existing oil product pipeline corridors.

Source:FuelCellChina