[SMM Hydrogen Energy Policy Update] Anhui: Organizing Applications for National Green Liquid Fuel Technology Breakthrough and Industrialisation Pilot

Recently, the Anhui Provincial Energy Administration issued a notice on organizing applications for the national pilot program for technological breakthroughs and industrialisation of green liquid fuels.

The notice outlines the following application categories:

1. Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). This refers to aviation fuel components produced through processes such as gasification, hydrogenation, catalytic synthesis, and alcohol-to-jet fuel conversion, using raw materials including biomass from agricultural and forestry waste, biofuel ethanol, green methanol, bio-based carbon dioxide, and hydrogen produced from renewable energy.

2. Sustainable Diesel. This refers to diesel components produced through processes such as gasification, hydrogenation, and catalytic synthesis, using raw materials including biomass from agricultural and forestry waste, bio-based carbon dioxide, and hydrogen produced from renewable energy.

3. Green Methanol. This refers to methanol produced through processes such as gasification, hydrogenation, and catalytic synthesis, using raw materials including biomass from agricultural and forestry waste, bio-based carbon dioxide, hydrogen produced from renewable energy, and biogas.

4. Green Ammonia. This refers to ammonia produced through processes such as catalytic synthesis, using raw materials including hydrogen produced from renewable energy and nitrogen.

Applications are required to meet the following criteria: in principle, the projects applied for should have completed construction or be scheduled for completion by the end of 2026, with a clear target market for the products. The projects should demonstrate technological advancement, with the adopted technical routes and process equipment reaching advanced levels within the industry, and should possess advantages in breaking through technological bottlenecks, enhancing equipment capabilities, reducing production costs, and promoting green development. The pilot projects should achieve stable, high-load production by the end of June 2027 and complete the pilot work by the end of December 2027.

Meanwhile, eligible pilot projects will be prioritized for inclusion in the medium and long-term loans for the manufacturing sector and recommended for inclusion in support programs such as the "implementation of major national strategies and the development of security capabilities in key areas" and the "program of large-scale equipment upgrades and consumer goods trade-ins". The technological equipment of eligible pilot projects will be prioritized for inclusion in the list of first-of-a-kind major technological equipment in the energy sector, allowing them to enjoy relevant support policies. Support will be provided for the formulation of national and industry standards related to green liquid fuels based on the pilot projects.