On December 16, the first phase of China Energy Engineering Group's Songyuan Green Hydrogen, Ammonia, and Methanol Integrated Project ("Qing Hydrogen One") officially commenced operation in Songyuan, Jilin, with the second phase simultaneously launched. The project has set four world records: largest scale, largest hydrogen storage capacity, widest load-flexible process, and largest alkaline electrolysis hydrogen production equipment, overcoming the world-class challenge of coupling fluctuating new energy sources with stable chemical production. This may signify that China's hydrogen energy industry has entered a new stage of large-scale commercial application.
The first phase of the project involves a total investment of 6.946 billion yuan, supported by 750 MW of wind power and 50 MW of PV installed capacity. It utilizes 64 sets of domestically produced 1,000 Nm³/h alkaline electrolyzers, with an annual output of 45,000 mt of green hydrogen, 200,000 mt of green ammonia, and green methanol. It is expected to save approximately 600,000 mt of standard coal and reduce CO2 emissions by 740,000 mt annually. On the same day, the project obtained ISCC EU certification from Bureau Veritas, meeting the EU Renewable Energy Directive requirements for full life cycle carbon management and product standards, securing a "passport" to the global green energy market.
At the event, China Energy Engineering Hydrogen Energy Co., Ltd. signed the world's first deep-sea shipping green ammonia sales contract with Jiangsu Andefu Energy and Belgian shipping group CMB.TECH. CMB.TECH simultaneously announced a strategic investment in Jiangsu Andefu (a leading Chinese ammonia supply chain enterprise) and plans to take delivery of 11 ammonia-powered vessels (including 10 bulk carriers of 210,000 DWT) starting in 2026, which will operate on an ammonia-diesel dual-fuel mode. Andefu is advancing ship-to-ship ammonia bunkering services, targeting commercial operation by 2026, to build a global ammonia fuel supply chain support system.
Upon completion of the third phase, the Songyuan Green Hydrogen, Ammonia, and Methanol Integrated Project will achieve an annual green ammonia production capacity of 600,000 mt, providing zero-carbon energy solutions for sectors such as chemicals, metallurgy, and shipping, supporting global shipping decarbonization and the energy economic transformation of Northeast China.
