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What is Sinopec Xinjiang Kuqa green hydrogen pilot project?

KUQA, China, Aug. 31, 2023 – China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (HKG: 0386, "Sinopec") completed the construction of the Sinopec Xinjiang Kuqa Green Hydrogen Pilot Project (the "Project"), China's largest photovoltaic green hydrogen production project lately.

What is Xinjiang's hydrogen project?

Utilizing the abundant solar resources in Xinjiang, the Project has an electrolyzed water hydrogen plant with an annual capacity of 20,000 tons, a spherical hydrogen storage tank with a hydrogen storage capacity of 210,000 standard cubic meters, and hydrogen transmission pipelines with a capacity of 28,000 standard cubic meters per hour.

What is China's first green hydrogen demonstration project?

Photo: cnsphoto China's state-owned oil giant Sinopec announced on Tuesday that the country's first 10,000-ton-level photovoltaic green hydrogen demonstration project has started construction in Kuqa city, Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, the largest of its kind in the world.

What is China's largest green hydrogen project?

[Photo provided to China Daily] Construction began on Tuesday on the world's largest green hydrogen project, generated from solar energy, in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, to aid China's move toward sustainable energy, said its operator China Petroleum and Chemical Corp.

Why should Xinjiang invest in hydrogen energy?

“Hydrogen energy is one of the sources of clean energy that has the most potential for development. This pilot project gives full play to Xinjiang’s advantage in its wealth of resources and is a key project for Sinopec to build a No.1 hydrogen energy company.