Guangdong Liquid Sunshine, Johnson Matthey & East China Eng'g Ink Deal for Biomass Green Methanol Project

[SMM Hydrogen Energy News Brief] On April 9, the first AEM hydrogen production-magnesium-based solid-state hydrogen storage integrated system, independently developed by the Hydrogen Science Center of the School of Materials at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, was officially put into operation in Kazakhstan. The system combines two core technologies — efficient hydrogen production and safe hydrogen storage — achieving deep intelligent coupling of hydrogen production and storage. It employs non-precious metal, low-cost green electricity dynamic direct-connection methods for hydrogen production and directly delivers hydrogen at low pressure to the magnesium-based solid-state hydrogen storage module, eliminating the need for high-pressure compression and cryogenic liquefaction, thereby pioneering a new pathway for the large-scale application of green hydrogen.

[SMM Hydrogen Energy News] On April 10, Jixi City in Heilongjiang Province held a significant event — the groundbreaking ceremony and technical exchange conference for the 300,000 mt green hydrogen-methanol-aviation fuel-chemical co-production project, which took place in Jidong County, Jixi City. It is understood that the project is invested and constructed by Heilongjiang Jiayirongyuan Green Chemical Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Jiaze New Energy Co., Ltd., with a planned total investment of approximately 3.557 billion yuan. The core of the project lies in building an annual 300,000 mt green methanol production site and establishing a sustainable development system for Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF).

[SMM Hydrogen Energy News] On April 9, the inauguration ceremony for the first AEM water electrolysis hydrogen production research equipment in Central Asia was grandly held in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan, marking a substantive breakthrough in the joint R&D and application demonstration of key green hydrogen technologies between China and Kazakhstan. The equipment was jointly developed by Haitou Company and Shanghai Jiao Tong University, with Haitou Company also responsible for coordinating and advancing the project's investment and application scenario development. Leveraging advanced AEM water electrolysis hydrogen production technology, the project demonstrated promising application prospects in improving hydrogen production efficiency and reducing system costs.