The ocean is a treasure trove of resources and strategic space for future development. In recent years, the development of the ocean has gradually become a new trend in the industry. The 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) made "developing the marine economy, protecting marine ecosystems and building a strong marine country" a national strategy.

Shanghai Electric Group State Owned Huanqiu Engineering Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “Huanqiu Engineering”) has recently won the bidding for the green methanol plant EPC project of Yantai Ocean Energy Island Phase I Pilot Demonstration Project of CIMC Raffles Offshore Engineering Pte Ltd (hereinafter referred to as “CIMC Raffles”). This will be the first application of Shanghai Electric's CO?-rich syngas methanol synthesis technology on an offshore energy island.

The project is a modification of an offshore platform of CIMC Raffles, which is fixed in the sea far away from the coastline and integrates a photovoltaic power generation system, a green hydrogen generation facility, a green ammonia synthesis equipment and a green methanol synthesis plant, aiming to build an efficient offshore energy conversion and storage center.

Among them, the green methanol synthesis plant adopts Shanghai Electric's CO?-rich syngas methanol synthesis technology, which achieves a high degree of integration and efficient energy conversion rate through modular design and skid-mounted delivery. CO?-rich syngas synthesized methanol technology is a new type of green and low-carbon technology developed in response to the national “dual-carbon” goal, which can efficiently convert feedstock gases containing varying concentrations of CO? into green methanol, and it is an important technology in the field of Power to X. The application of this technology opens up a new way for the realization of offshore clean energy production and utilization, and marks a solid step in the expansion of Shanghai Electric's high-end marine equipment business.

It is understood that the offshore energy island is mainly used to connect offshore photovoltaic units, which not only can effectively utilize the rich wind energy resources of the sea, but also has the functions of power generation, energy storage, hydrogen production and green fuel production. With the energy island as the core, a network of more offshore wind power generators can be established, further promoting the development and utilization of far-sea wind power and giving impetus to the green development of China's marine economy.