On February 14, 2025, a mobilization rally was held at the site of Shanghai Electric’s wind power-biomass green methanol integrated demonstration project in Taonan, Jilin (hereinafter referred to as the “Taonan Green Methanol Project”). During the event, a special task force was established, and key representatives from participating entities signed target responsibility agreements, collectively committing to achieving “zero accidents, zero defects, and zero delays” as they launched the final push toward project completion.

The Taonan Green Methanol Project is part of Shanghai Electric’s green energy initiatives and China’s national energy transformation strategy. It helps the country meet its “dual carbon” goals while contributing to Shanghai’s ambition of becoming a global center for finance, trade, innovation, shipping, and economy. Utilizing wind power-generated hydrogen integrated with biomass-based green methanol production technology, the project’s core technologies and critical equipment were independently developed and manufactured by Shanghai Electric. It has successfully tackled technical challenges such as large-scale biomass gasification and the integration of fluctuating green electricity with stable chemical production. Additionally, it has obtained full-process ISCC EU certification, laying a solid foundation for the commercialization of green methanol. From raw material collection and storage to the final product, the project enables full life-cycle carbon emissions traceability, with technical benchmarks reaching internationally advanced levels. This initiative provides a scalable and replicable “Shanghai Electric Solution” for China’s green fuel industry.

As China’s first large-scale green methanol demonstration project, the Taonan Green Methanol Project has garnered widespread public and media attention since its official commencement in March 2024. Recently, CCTV and SMG, two of China’s leading media outlets, have featured updates on the project.

On February 10, CCTV’s special segment “New Year, New Outlook, New Endeavor” highlighted how Jilin Province is strengthening the supply chain collaboration across the new energy, expanding application scenarios, upgrading energy consumption structures, and promoting high-quality development in the new energy sector through the Taonan Green Methanol Project.

On February 11, SMG reported on the project's construction progress during the Chinese New Year holiday, as well as future production and supply plans for green methanol.

Over the past 10 months, the project team and all participating units have overcome the dual challenges of extreme cold weather and the complexity of demonstration project technology, transforming a vast snowy landscape into a high-tech industrial site. By continuously working through winter and forgoing holiday breaks, they have made remarkable progress through collaborative efforts. Looking ahead, Shanghai Electric remains committed to an innovation-driven development strategy, positioning the Taonan Green Methanol Project as a benchmark for high-quality development in China’s new energy industry, further paving the way for green transformation.