Environmental reviews of coal chemical projects are tightening

China Coatings Network
: The Ministry of Environmental Protection rejected suxin coal gas environmental assessment application, release a clear signal.
February 13-19, the Ministry of Environmental Protection announced a number of construction projects EIA approval decisions. Among them, the Notice on the Environmental Impact Report on the Non-Approval of the Su New Energy and Feng Co., Ltd. 4 billion cubic meters/year coal-fired natural gas project was officially rejected. Reporters learned that the New Project is the first project to submit an EIA application to the Ministry of Environmental Protection since the opening of the national gate of coal gas in 2013. This "disadvantageous" result has added to the wait-and-see mood of several other approved coal gas projects.
" rejection shows the new environment minister's regulatory stance on coal gas projects after taking office, but also in a sense shows the government's attitude towards the development of coal chemical industry. Chen Bin, a professor at Beijing Normal University's School of The Environment, read the news in an interview with the China Chemical News. He believes that the government has begun to learn lessons, China's environmental review of coal chemical industry is being tightened.
reporter called Beijing Feiyan Petrochemical Environmental Technology Development Co., Ltd., which has participated in the environmental impact report of the 4 billion cubic meters/year coal natural gas project of Su New Energy and Feng Co., Ltd., and said it was not convenient to be interviewed. Reporters then learned from the EIA publicity issued by Feiyan Petrochemical Environmental Protection Company, they expressed the project as follows: according to the Environmental Impact Assessment Law of the People's Republic of China, the Interim Measures for Public Participation in Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA No. 28), "Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Construction Project" The relevant provisions of the Regulations on Public Participation in Management of Environmental Impact Assessment (Trial) (New Environmental Assessment No. 488) and the second publicity of public participation in the project were carried out to listen to the opinions and suggestions of all sectors of the community on environmental protection of the project, on the basis of which a final report was reported to the Ministry of Environmental Protection.
The reporter learned from Su New Energy related personnel, Su New Energy and Feng Co., Ltd. is approved by the provincial government, led by the SASAC of Jiangsu Province, Xu Mining Group, Guoxin Group, Traffic Holdings, Soho Group, Huihong Group, five provincial large enterprises jointly funded the formation of coal-based clean energy development entities, directly under the leadership of the provincial government, jiangsu, Xinjiang two provinces and regions "on deepening the two places clean energy strategic cooperation agreement" of the implementation of the main body, to assume the "industrial assistance" and "Kiji gas into the Soviet" task, fully inherit the Xu Mining Group Tower City and Feng 4 billion cubic meters / year coal gas and follow-up projects, the construction of Jiangsu Province Tacheng and Feng coal-based clean energy base.
Sue New Energy and Feng Co., Ltd. project leader Mr. Zhang told reporters that according to jiangsu and Xinjiang provinces and regions clean energy strategy cooperation agreement, it is planned that by 2020, Jiangsu will invest 180 billion yuan in Xinjiang, build 26 billion cubic meters / year of coal-fired natural gas, form 130 million tons / year of coal production capacity, supporting the implementation of other coal-based energy projects. The first phase of 4 billion cubic meters/year coal-fired natural gas and 26 million tons/year supporting coal mine projects will be basically completed and put into operation in 2017.
" according to the saying, for such a local government to push for large-scale coal chemical projects in Xinjiang, put in the early time should be a green light, but this time by the EIA stuck, which fully shows that the country put environmental protection in a higher position than GDP. Chen Bin thinks.
reporter reviewed the second public report of the project EIA, which concluded that the construction of the project is in line with national industrial policy and local development planning. The current situation of ambient air and noise quality meets the requirements of the environmental functional area. Project using advanced technology and equipment, clean production level is high; After adopting the environmental protection measures described in the report, exhaust gases and noise meet the emission requirements, do not discharge sewage into surface water bodies, and industrial solid waste are all reasonably disposed of; The total amount control factor meets the requirements of total control; The forecast shows that after the project is put into operation, the environmental air quality of each sensitive point basically meets the standard requirements, and the impact of the project on the acoustic environment, groundwater environment and ecological environment is small. After the project adopts environmental risk prevention and mitigation measures, the maximum credible accident risk prediction value set is lower than the chemical industry risk statistics level, and the project environmental risk level is acceptable.
this seemingly perfect EIA report, which was accepted by the Ministry of Environmental Protection on October 31, 2014, and after more than three months of review, its EIA application was not approved.
" from this EIA report alone, it is indeed complete, all factors have been taken into account, but also learned some of the coal chemical projects have been on the horse in environmental protection experience and lessons. If it had been a year ago, the report would have been highly likely, but now it seems that the country's EIA on coal chemicals is more stringent. "An environmental expert in the industry said.
Reporters consulted the Ministry of Environmental Protection rejected the notice found that the Ministry of Environmental Protection did not agree to the first reason is: the project is located in the region of water scarcity, not combined with the river basin water resources change trends, development and utilization of the status quo and planning, fully demonstrated the impact of the project water on the downstream residents of water, ecological water and agricultural water.
", the Ministry of Environmental Protection this rejected reason, can be said to point to the coal chemical project dead hole. Chen Bin said. In fact, because of the reverse distribution of water resources and coal in the western region of China, it is not appropriate to develop coal chemical industry on a large scale in the western region, the voice of all sectors of society is also very strong, some coal chemical projects have caused excessive demand for local water resources, forming a water dispute with the people, the consequences are very serious. Now it seems that the government is really aware of the seriousness of the problem, which is a good thing.
The second reason given by the Ministry of Environmental Protection is that the project engineering analysis does not combine the drainage water quality of each wastewater treatment unit with the water demand of each process unit to demonstrate the environmental feasibility of the bio-chemical system deep treatment, the backwater treatment system and the reverse osmosis of the high-enriched salt water treatment system, and the evaporation crystallization of the thick salt water.
industry, a coal chemical environmental protection experts told reporters that the Ministry of Environmental Protection gave this reason is pertinent, but also realistic. In fact, from the point of view of several coal-fired gas projects already running in China, the treatment of coal-fired gas wastewater, especially the treatment of high-enriched salt water, is indeed difficult, at least for the time being, the cost of treatment is quite high, the treatment technology is not mature enough, the problem of wastewater treatment or is becoming a bottleneck restricting the long-term stable operation of coal-fired gas projects. On the coal gas wastewater treatment problem, it can be said that the current is still in the process of attack and exploration, the real solution to this problem still needs time.
industry experts say other reasons rejected by the Ministry of Environmental Protection include emissions control, groundwater pollution control measures and risk prevention measures, all of which exist to varying degrees in several projects that have been built.
" Ministry of Environmental Protection this rejection report, the article hit the key, fully shows that the government has carefully summarized some of the coal gas and coal chemical projects have been built in the environmental protection of various problems, with the basis of practice, moved the real. Chen Bin said: "In this way, the country's environmental protection threshold for coal chemical industry is undoubtedly raised, the EIA report review is more stringent." In the future, if the environmental assessment of coal chemical industry can not be practical, and truly meet the requirements of protecting the environment, I am afraid it will not pass. Yuan Yulin, head of the project planning department of
Su New Energy and Feng Co., Ltd., told reporters: "The state's environmental protection requirements for coal chemical industry are indeed more stringent, but this EIA has not been approved by the Ministry of Environmental Protection is not 'a stick to kill', but we need some data for further demonstration and supplement, while asking local governments to implement the project water resources indicators, until these work is done, we will report again."
Yuan Yulin further explained: "Our project location is hundreds of kilometers away from the quasi-east region of Xinjiang, the project location of the environmental capacity is relatively large, if our EIA, other projects are even more difficult." "
" coal gas as the country to encourage the development of clean energy, in China's new alternative energy occupies an important position, Su new energy coal gas project, not only bear the responsibility of Jiangsu Province, but also shoulder the responsibility of solving the shortage of gas in Jiangsu Province, we have a responsibility to do a good project. Yuan Yulin finally told reporters: "The Ministry of Environmental Protection's strict requirements for the environmental assessment of the project is a prerequisite for the healthy development of China's coal chemical industry." In response to the six aspects of the EIA rectification requirements, Su New Energy to protect the environment as its own responsibility, confidence, determination, ability to carry out rectification and supplement, and will be a very exemplary new image of the development of coal and natural gas projects, to fulfill corporate social responsibility, to the public a satisfactory answer. ”