Sinopec's technological innovation promotes the high-quality development of the new energy industry

After obtaining the global RSB (Sustainable Biomaterials Roundtable) certification, Sinopec's bio-jet fuel industrialization has gone a step further.
Recently, the 100,000-ton/year bio-jet fuel industrial plant was successfully commissioned in Zhenhai Refinery, which means that China's bio-jet fuel industry has been successfully started.
Coal can be produced on a large scale and can go abroad, laying the foundation for commercial application
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This step taken by biofuel is an important step for Sinopec to adhere to the "integration of new energy business with the development of new technologies and new models" and to promote the healthy development of the new energy industry
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The new energy industry is an important part of ensuring energy supply and increasing supply, and it is also an important way to help achieve the "dual carbon" goal
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On May 30, China issued the "Implementation Plan for Promoting the High-Quality Development of New Energy in the New Era", proposing that under the new situation, China's new energy industry must strengthen the innovation drive, from the aspects of improving technological innovation capabilities and ensuring the security of the industrial chain and supply chain.
Support and guide the healthy and orderly development of the industry
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In recent years, Sinopec has taken the initiative to follow the trend of energy development, fully leveraged its industrial and technological advantages, and carried out a series of technological layout development in various new energy fields such as hydrogen energy.
The industrialization of geothermal energy and biomass energy has formed a mature technical reserve.
And sort out the key materials in the new energy industry chain, and continue to make breakthroughs in needle coke materials, power battery materials, fuel cell materials, etc.
, to support the healthy development of the new energy industry
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Hydrogen energy is the core business of Sinopec's new energy development
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As the company with the largest hydrogen production capacity in China, Sinopec has laid out the R&D and application of hydrogen energy technology in the whole chain, and firmly grasps the development opportunities
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In terms of hydrogen production, on the basis of the original chemical by-product hydrogen, we will actively develop green hydrogen, and promote the construction of demonstration projects such as 10,000-ton photovoltaic hydrogen production in Kuqa, Xinjiang, and green power hydrogen production in Ordos
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In terms of hydrogen supply and hydrogen purification, 8 hydrogen supply centers have been built by relying on Yanshan Petrochemical, Guangzhou Petrochemical and other companies, and the product purity has reached 99.
999%
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In terms of storage and transportation, carbon fiber materials are used to manufacture storage tanks, etc.
, and three long-distance hydrogen pipelines have been built
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In terms of hydrogen refueling, give full play to the advantages of the gas station network, deploy the construction of hydrogen refueling stations, and take the lead in formulating relevant standards for China's oil and hydrogen joint construction stations
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"On the road to tackling key problems, Sinopec has established a key laboratory for hydrogen energy, and has also launched major hydrogen energy technology projects.
Corps' combat
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This is our unique advantage, which can go directly from the source to the application to get through the 'last mile'
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" said Bian Fengming, general manager of Sinopec Science and Technology Department
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Geothermal is another important position of Sinopec's new energy field
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In the "city of the future" Xiongan New Area, the reporter walked into the Sinopec Luyuan Geothermal Control Command Center, where you can obtain all regional geothermal heating information, and intelligently adjust the water volume and temperature at the wellhead to achieve remote monitoring and unattended operation
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Over the years, Sinopec has been deeply engaged in the geothermal field, with a heating area of ​​80 million square meters, and has basically formed a geothermal resource technology system featuring fine exploration, scientific development and efficient utilization
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In terms of exploration, using geothermal resource evaluation and thermal storage fine evaluation technology, more than 140 geothermal exploration target areas have been selected, and special planning reports for geothermal heating in more than 20 regions including the Xiong'an New Area have been prepared
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In terms of development, the Company has completed the high-efficiency development technology system of geothermal energy mainly based on the drilling and completion of geothermal energy development, acid fracturing of limestone thermal storage blocks, and sand control technology of sandstone geothermal wells
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Sinopec's geothermal business started in Xiongxian County, Hebei Province and went global
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On July 4, the China Association for Science and Technology and Sinopec jointly held the "Embrace the Double-Carbon Win-Win Future" geothermal science public welfare exhibition to warm up the upcoming 7th World Geothermal Conference (WGC2023) in 2023
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WGC2023 is hosted by Sinopec, and it will become a grand event for the exchange of ideas and technologies in the academic circles and the industry, and promote the high-quality development of China's geothermal industry
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In addition to making efforts in the entire industry chain of hydrogen energy, geothermal energy and biomass energy, Sinopec has made full use of its advantages in the research and development of materials and basic chemicals, sorted out the blocking points of the new energy industry chain, refined the task list, and continuously extended the innovation chain , Improve the industrial chain
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In terms of petroleum-based carbon materials, Sinopec has carried out technology research and development of needle coke and pitch-based carbon fiber, among which needle coke technology has achieved industrial application
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In 2021, 150,000 tons/year needle coke (green coke) and 100,000 tons/year needle coke (calcined coke) units will be completed and put into operation, and the products will be used in the high-end carbon material market such as graphite electrodes
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This is also the practice of Sinopec to help the transformation and development of "oil conversion", "oil production-based" and "oil-to-specialization" through technical research
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In terms of power battery materials, the research and development of positive electrode materials, negative electrode materials, diaphragm materials, electrolytes and packaging materials has been coordinated
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Among them, special materials for ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene for lithium battery separators are industrially produced, and a total of 12,000 tons of special materials will be sold in 2021
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In terms of fuel cell materials, breakthroughs have been made in proton exchange membranes, electrocatalytic materials, and key equipment hydrogen storage cylinders, and new proton exchange membrane materials have been developed; using self-developed carbon fiber and winding resin, a new type of hydrogen storage cylinder has been successfully developed, and the bursting strength of the cylinder is far Exceeds relevant pressure standards
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It is reported that during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, Sinopec will focus on the core responsibility of "acting as a national strategic scientific and technological force", steadily increase investment in research and development, increase financial support for the construction of national scientific and technological platforms and national scientific and technological tasks, and at the same time focus on new chemical materials.
and other key areas related to the company's transformation and development, continue to provide support in innovation platform construction, technology project approval, talent team construction, intellectual property rights and standardized management
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