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ASIACHEM: Review Sinopec, PetroChina, CHN Energy, Oriental Energy, Befar Group etc. 2018 Distribution on Hydrogen Refueling Stations

2018-11-28

Hydrogen energy industrial chain includes hydrogen production, hydrogen storage and transportation and hydrogen application 3 core links, in hydrogen application, currently, hydrogen fuel cell vehicles are the widely known. However, as quite high fuel cell cost and imperfect hydrogen refueling stations etc. related devices, hydrogen fuel cell vehicles have not widely spread. Information shows that, China totally produced 1272 hydrogen fuel cell vehicles in 2017. Industry estimates that, in 2018, output of China hydrogen fuel cell vehicles will exceed 3000.

 

ASIACHEM <China Hydrogen Energy and Fuel Cell Annual Report 2018> data shows that, up to Nov 2018, China totally has 26 construction hydrogen refueling stations (among, Shanghai Expo Hydrogen Refueling Stations and Shenzhen Universiade Hydrogen Refueling Station have been demolished), while there also are 17 under construction. In those 26 construction hydrogen refueling stations, most of them only provide demonstrative vehicles filling and not yet opened to the society. CAAM <Energy Saving and New Energy Vehicle Technology Roadmap> released in Oct 2016 pointed out that, by 2030, number of China hydrogen refueling stations would exceed 1000.

 

Meanwhile, it is noteworthy that, investment and construction units of these hydrogen refueling stations, except those enterprises which main businesses are connected with hydrogen devices and technologies R&D, there also are 8 hydrogen refueling stations’ investment and construction units are traditional energy chemical enterprises, which are as below:

 

Sinopec

 

Jan 2018, Sinopec Guangdong Yunfu Petrol and Yunfu Xinxing County joint ventured and cooperated petrol and hydrogen co-construction station project held project foundation stone laying ceremony in Guangdong Yunfu Xinxing County.

 

According to the planning, the project would design and construct a petrol and hydrogen co-construction station, petrol refueling station designed to be a level-2 station, while hydrogen refueling station designed to be a level-3 station. Among, product oil reserves are 150m3 (3 30m3 gasoline tanks, 2 30m3 diesel tanks), hydrogen storage volume is 1000km (divided into 2 groups, preliminary implementation & reserved hydrogen refueling cylinders are all 500kg). Total investment of this project is about CNY 33M.

 

Aug 2018, Guangdong Foshan 9 hydrogen refueling stations joint held commencement ceremony. Among, construction unit of Qinglong Hydrogen Refueling Station was Sinopec Guangdong, investment budget is CNY 15M, it is level-1 petrol-hydrogen co-construction station.

 

PetroChina

 

Sep 2018, Hubei Wuhan first hydrogen refueling station was construction in Wuhan Donghu High-tech Zone. Information shows that, daily hydrogen refueling ability of this station is 300kg/d, and tender for construction unit was Wuhan Zhongji Hydrogen Energy Development, and core devices were joint R&D and manufactured by Zhongji Hydrogen Energy and PetroChina Hubei and Chengdu Huaqi Houpu Holding.

 

CHN Energy (China Energy Investment)

 

Aug 2017, Shenhua Group and China Guodian Corporation combined and regrouped. Shenhua Group changed its name to China Energy Investment Corporation, as mother company of post-regrouped, combining Guodian Corporation.

 

Mid-Nov 2018, Shenhua Rugao Hydrogen Refueling Station construction and operation.

 

Before, in Nov 2017, Shenhua Group stated that it was constructing hydrogen refueling station in Jiangsu Rugao. Information shows that, the hydrogen refueling station planned to install 2 hydrogen compressors, reaching 1100Nm3/h, and hydrogen refueling ability reaches 1000kg/d. In Mar 2018, Air Products announced that, it signed agreement with Shenhua New Energy, holding company of CHN Energy, would provide its Jiangsu Rugao Hydrogen Refueling Station with 2 hydrogen refueling machines.

 

Sizhou Energy

 

Mar 2018, Shanghai Sunwise and Sizhou Energy co-constructed petrol and hydrogen co-construction station foundation stone laying ceremony was held.

 

Jiangsu Huachang Chemical

 

Apr 2018, Jiangsu Huachang Chemical released announcement, the company planned to invest and construct hydrogen refueling station project.

 

Project planned to total invest CNY 10.208M, construction contents and size of the project is: using the company internal 2000m2 lands, production raw feed is hydrogen, main process flow is hydrogen after PSA, and after pressure increase by hydrogen compressor, filing to high-pressure tube trailer, and delivered to out-station hydrogen using unit. Uses 8 sets hydrogen compressors, SCADA systems etc. main devices, product is 99.999% hydrogen. Project planned construction period is 9 months, estimated production period is 10 years, production load is to reach 70% of designed capacity in the first year after operation, and 100% in the second year.

 

Pujiang Gases

 

Jul 2018, Pujiang Gases stated that, it would construct a commercial used hydrogen refueling station which has 70MPa hydrogen refueling ability in the Shanghai Chemical Industry Park. Information shows that, the project will use byproduct hydrogen produced by SECCO and Shanghai Chlor-Alkali etc. enterprises in their production processes.

 

Shanxi Meijin Energy

 

Jul 2018, Jinhu Yun’an Hydrogen Refueling Station, which invested by Yunfu Jinhong Hydrogen Source Technology, holding company of Shanxi Meijin Energy, held foundation stone laying ceremony in Guangdong Yunfu.

 

The hydrogen refueling station project covers an area of 4.97Mu, would be construction by 2 phases, Phase-1 planned to invest CNY 17M, capacity is 500kg/d. Phase-2 would start according to market development requirement, by that time, capacity would increase to 1000kg/d.

 

Oriental Energy

 

Aug 2018, Oriental Energy stated that, its LPG / hydrogen refueling co-construction station would construction and put into use in Nov 2018.

 

Information shows that, this hydrogen refueling station was implemented by Jiangsu Oriental Gangcheng Hydrogen Energy Technology. This JV company was contributed and founded by Jiangsu Oriental Automobile Energy (wholly owned subsidiary of Oriental Energy) and Jiangsu Gangcheng Automobile Transportation Group, among, Oriental Automobile contributes CNY 13M and holds 65% share; Jiangsu Gangcheng Automobile Transportation Group contributes CNY 7M and holds 35% share.

 

Befar Group

 

Oct 2018, Befar Group stated that, its hydrogen energy project constructed by 2 phases, Phase-1 hydrogen filling volume is 1000Nm3/h, total investment is CNY 19.694M, and construction period is 6 months, mainly provides hydrogen fuel cell vehicles with qualified hydrogen, when Phase-1 is completion, hydrogen refueling station would put into use.

 

ASIACHEM believes that, tradition energy chemical enterprises constructing hydrogen refueling stations’ advantages are:

 

1) Abundance in financial strength;

 

2) Sufficient hydrogen source, matured hydrogen production technology: E.g. public information shows that, main methods of Sinopec hydrogen production are hydrogen production plant hydrogen production, refining reforming byproduct hydrogen and ethylene production byproduct hydrogen, and hydrogen annual output reaches 2-3Mt; Shenhua Group coal chemical field annual produces 4Mt hydrogen;

 

3) Experienced in safety production and management;

 

4) To Sinopec and PetroChina, these enterprises have perfect petrol refueling stations’ network, transforming petrol refueling station to petrol / hydrogen co-construction station only needs to remove a petrol refueling device in original petrol refueling station and new increase hydrogen related device, approval processes are relatively easy.