Tracking of Green Hydrogen Projects: Award Announcement for Hydrogen Production Units at Huaneng Yingkou Power Plant in 2025

On September 22, the procurement results for hydrogen generators and ancillary equipment at Huaneng Liaoning Branch's Yingkou Power Plant in 2025 were announced, with Suzhou Xibeiyou Hydrogen Energy Technology Co., Ltd. becoming the top bidder with a quote of 928,800 yuan. Although the scale of this procurement is limited, it marks a substantive step by traditional thermal power plants in exploring on-site hydrogen production and promoting energy diversification.

Project Core Overview:

Procurement Content: One set of water electrolysis-based hydrogen generator and its ancillary equipment. Although the announcement does not specify the capacity of a single unit, the performance requirement (10Nm³/h or above) indicates that this is a small-scale hydrogen production unit.

Positioning and Purpose: The project is located within Huaneng Yingkou Power Plant, with its core objective likely being to provide on-site hydrogen production for the power plant, for use in cooling (hydrogen cooling) of thermal power generator units or as experimental and backup energy sources within the plant. It represents a typical initial attempt by traditional energy enterprises to enter the hydrogen energy sector.

Efficiency and Timeline: The requirement is to complete supply within 60 days after contract signing, highlighting the need for rapid deployment of small-scale standardized equipment.

Competitive Landscape and Market Signals:

This tender attracted participation from professional producers such as Xibeiyou, Zhongqing Innovation, and Dalu Hydrogen Production. The three bids were concentrated in the range of 920,000 to 1.09 million yuan, indicating intense competition and price transparency.Joint ventures and agents were explicitly excluded, and bidders were required to have at least two performance records of supplying complete units with a capacity of 10Nm³/h or above. This reflects the tenderer's emphasis on the equipment supplier's proprietary technological capabilities and project experience, favoring entity manufacturers with mature products.

Regional and Industry Significance:

In the Northeast's old industrial base, although this procurement is small, it holds symbolic significance:

"Hydrogen" Exploration by Traditional Thermal Power: As one of the five major power generation groups, Huaneng's deployment of hydrogen production equipment at its most-traded contract power plant aims to accumulate operational experience in hydrogen energy, laying the foundation for potential future participation in larger-scale green hydrogen projects or "thermal power-hydrogen energy" coupling transitions.

Stimulating the Vitality of the Small and Medium-sized Equipment Market: Unlike large-scale wind and solar power-based hydrogen production projects with capacities often exceeding 10,000 mt, such small-scale and specific industrial applications provide significant market opportunities and technological validation for numerous small and medium-sized hydrogen energy equipment manufacturers.

A Link in the Perfecting Industry Chain: It demonstrates that the development of the hydrogen energy industry requires not only large-scale bases but also small-scale hydrogen production units distributed across various locations to serve specific needs, collectively forming a complete hydrogen energy supply chain network.

Conclusion:

The procurement of small hydrogen generators by Huaneng Yingkou Power Plant epitomizes the "micro-innovation" undertaken by traditional energy enterprises amid the wave of energy transition. While it may not be as dazzling as other large projects, it genuinely reflects how hydrogen energy applications are transitioning from macro planning to specific scenarios, signaling that hydrogen technology will gradually penetrate into every corner of traditional industrial sectors.