On the vast Gobi Desert in Hami, Xinjiang, a world-class energy and chemical base is moving from blueprint to reality. Here, black coal is transformed into clean oil and chemical raw materials through modern technology, and green hydrogen and carbon capture technologies are introduced to explore the path of green transformation of high carbon resources.

Recently, the Hami Energy Integration Innovation Base Project (Phase I Coal to Oil Engineering) of the National Energy Group issued a tender to carry out the procurement of gasification equipment, gasification furnaces, and specialized pulverized coal burner equipment for coal gasification devices. At the same time, the procurement of pulverized coal gasification technology licenses, process package preparation, personnel training, and related technical services will be carried out.

Project Overview

The full name of the project is the National Energy Group Hami Energy Integration Innovation Base Project (Phase I Coal to Oil Project), located in the Chahaquan area of the Santanghu Industrial Park in Barkol, Hami, Xinjiang. The construction entity is Guoneng Xinjiang Hami Energy Chemical Co., Ltd. The total investment of the project is 55.97 billion yuan, with an environmental protection investment of 7.8 billion yuan, accounting for 13.94% of the total investment. We plan to construct 19 sets of process equipment, including 3.2 million tons/year direct coal liquefaction and 800000 tons/year indirect coal liquefaction, along with supporting public auxiliary facilities.

Engineering construction content

The project covers five major areas of engineering: main body, storage and transportation, public utilities, auxiliary facilities, and environmental protection. The main body includes 19 process units such as coal powder preparation, catalyst preparation, coal liquefaction, and green hydrogen plant; The storage and transportation sector is equipped with coal silos, liquid storage tanks, and loading and unloading facilities; Public auxiliary engineering includes water supply and drainage, power supply, waste heat utilization, emergency water tank, torch recovery system, etc; The environmental protection sector includes waste incineration, oil and gas treatment, sewage treatment, hazardous waste storage, and rigid landfill sites. The project relies on existing supporting resources such as local open-pit coal mines, coal transportation channels, water, electricity and gas supply, solid waste landfill, cogeneration, and new energy. Keywords: coal chemical industry CCUS、 Green hydrogen

Overall planning layout

The project will be implemented in multiple stages: Phase I coal to oil project, Phase II supporting chemical engineering, coal to oil reserve project, and synchronously supporting external projects such as coal mines, railways, water and electricity, new energy, slag yards, carbon capture and storage, and production command centers. The second phase of coal chemical industry relies on the naphtha and liquefied petroleum gas produced in the first phase as raw materials, and builds new cracking and natural gas production facilities and supporting facilities. The project integrates coal to oil and coal chemical industries, carries out high value-added deep processing of products, and extends the industrial chain. Relying on technological integration innovation, promote the clean, low-carbon and efficient utilization of high carbon resources.Editor/Gong Ziwei