Baotou rare Earth High-tech Zone: building a Modern Industrial chain of "High-tech + New Energy"

Published: Apr 20, 2021 08:49
[Baotou rare Earth High-tech Zone: building a "High-tech + New Energy" Modern Industrial chain] Inner Mongolia Baotou rare Earth High-tech Zone thoroughly implements the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's relevant instructions, and the autonomous region and Baotou City make important decisions on the development of modern energy economy, based on the new development stage, implement the new development concept, and actively build a clean, low-carbon, safe and efficient modern energy system. Speed up the use of high and new technology and advanced applicable technology to transform the energy industry and enterprises, improve the comprehensive utilization rate of energy resources, and do a good job in the modern energy economy.

"it is necessary to do a good job in the article on modern energy economy, closely follow the new trend of the world energy technology revolution, extend the industrial chain, and improve the efficiency of comprehensive utilization of energy resources." At the sub-venue of the Inner Mongolia delegation to the first session of the 13th National people's Congress, General Secretary Xi Jinping drew up an era blueprint for the high-quality development of China's energy.

Inner Mongolia Baotou rare Earth High-tech Zone thoroughly implements the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's relevant instructions, as well as the important decisions and arrangements of the autonomous region and Baotou City on the development of modern energy economy, based on the new development stage and implementing the new development concept, actively build a clean, low-carbon, safe and efficient modern energy system, speed up the use of high and new technologies and advanced applicable technologies, transform energy industries and enterprises, and improve the comprehensive utilization rate of energy resources. Do a good job in this article on modern energy economy.

Increase the attraction of modern energy projects

Developing new energy, reducing fossil energy consumption and building a green and low-carbon energy system is one of the important measures to reduce carbon emissions and achieve carbon neutralization.

Through enterprise-led, project-driven, industrial support, park operation, cluster promotion, circular development, and the development and introduction of large-scale modern energy projects with excellent technology, large scale and high efficiency, rare earth high-tech zones do a good job in the transformation, value-added and sustainable development of modern energy.

This year, the rare earth high-tech zone will focus on implementing four modern energy industry projects with a total investment of 2.68 billion yuan. Among them, the first phase of the 40GW monocrystalline silicon + 40GW chip project of Shuangliang Group with a total investment of 7 billion yuan is expected to achieve an annual output value of 10.8 billion yuan after reaching production, which can promote the improvement of the upstream and downstream photovoltaic industrial chain of the rare earth high-tech zone and assist in the introduction of equipment manufacturing and other related supporting projects. The introduction of Guodian Power scale capacity 1000MW~2000MW integrated clean energy demonstration project to realize the development of large-scale wind power, photovoltaic, hydrogen energy, energy storage and clean energy heating projects, the project will reach about 7.2 billion kilowatt-hours of annual power generation after the completion of the project, which will effectively promote the progress of China's application in the field of Fengguang hydrogen energy storage. Zhongke Xuanda rare earth hydrogen storage project will accelerate the research and production of new rare earth hydrogen storage alloy electrode materials, hydrogen fuel cells and high capacity hydrogen storage materials for hydrogenation stations, supporting to attract hydrogen energy cells, high-performance hydrogen storage materials, large-scale hydrogen storage equipment manufacturing enterprises, cultivate and strengthen the hydrogen storage industry chain; Introduce projects such as motor stator, engine room, impeller manufacturing and Goldwind technology wind power equipment manufacturing to realize the integration of R & D, design and production of photovoltaic and wind power equipment, and form a wind power, photovoltaic, energy storage and green hydrogen energy industry chain.

At present, the rare earth high-tech zone tracks more than 20 new energy projects, including wind power generation main motor, blades, towers and other important equipment and parts manufacturing projects, comprehensive energy utilization and smart city projects based on energy Internet. Hydrogen energy development demonstration projects such as hydrogen fuel stack, hydrogen storage alloy, photovoltaic power station and hydrogen energy project.

Constructing the Green chain of Modern Energy Industry

Entering the production workshop of Zhongke Xuanda New Energy Technology Co., Ltd., the production line of new rare earth hydrogen storage alloy electrode materials with an annual output of 200 tons is running at full load. After more than 20 years of technical research, China has established a continuous and stable production process and product control system of new rare earth hydrogen storage alloy electrode materials with independent intellectual property rights in China.

Han Shumin, a professor at Yanshan University and the leader of this technology, said that the operation of the new rare earth hydrogen storage alloy electrode material production line is an important attempt and breakthrough in the combination of new material research and preparation technology and hydrogen energy application. it is not only a pollution-free green energy, but also an important direction of the development of hydrogen energy in China in the future.

It is reported that the hydrogen storage materials research and development team of Baotou rare Earth Research Institute, which is located in the rare earth high-tech zone, has developed the basis of hydrogen storage alloy materials for more than 40 years, made a device for exploring the rapid hydrogen supply of balloons, and trial-installed the first hydrogen-fired car with hydrogen storage materials. It has cooperated with Stockholm University in Sweden, Moscow State University in Russia and other foreign universities and research institutions to carry out applied research on hydrogen storage, and obtained a number of invention patents. Rare earth high-tech zone has formed a hydrogen storage alloy material research and application and industrialization technology development team, with complete material preparation, testing and application experimental conditions and industrialization equipment.

This year, the rare earth high-tech zone will accelerate the transformation, upgrading and green development of characteristic industries, focus on hydrogen energy, energy storage, wind power, photovoltaic and other fields, carry out major projects to tackle key scientific and technological problems, and promote industrial innovation through technological innovation. strengthen innovation-driven capabilities in energy and related fields.

"the 1.5 MW ~ 4.5 MW series wind turbines produced by our enterprises are matched by Jinfeng Technology, an enterprise for the production of wind power generation machines, and belong to green and clean energy. This year, under the guidance of carbon peak and carbon neutralization goals, the market share of new energy industries such as wind power, photovoltaic and hydrogen energy will gradually increase. We will grasp the general trend of development, develop low-cost and high-quality units suitable for the market, and constantly expand the market share of our products. " Cai Min, deputy general manager of Baotou CRRC Motor Co., Ltd., said.

Chen Fucai, director of the Investment Promotion Bureau of the rare Earth High-tech Zone, said that this year, the rare Earth High-tech Zone will focus on strengthening the investment of the modern energy industry chain, promoting the coordinated and innovative development of energy storage applications and equipment manufacturing industry, and promoting the integrated development of information technology, artificial intelligence, digital technology, and renewable energy and energy storage fields to form a new industrial chain with core competitiveness.

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