Fuel, Mongolia and Production

First China-developed hydrogen fuel cell locomotive starts trial runs

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NOVEMBER 2, 2021

The first China-developed hydrogen fuel cell hybrid locomotive—from core power to main components—has started trial runs on a 627 km railway line for coal transport in north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. said that the hydrogen fuel cell hybrid locomotive has a design speed of 80 km/h. Source: Xinhua.

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Envidity launches $1B UCG-GTL project in Mongolia

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AUGUST 20, 2011

announced the commitment of funds to launch a US$1-billion underground coal gasification gas-to-liquids (UCG-GTL) project in Mongolia. Envidity says that its project has been recognized and encouraged by Senior Mongolian Government officials as a viable way to tackle the issue of Mongolian fuel self-sufficiency. —Wesley Clark.

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Topsoe to provide technology for first commercial size dynamic green ammonia plant in China

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JANUARY 20, 2023

The first phase will have a capacity of 1800 tons per day (390,000 tpa) with expected start of production in 2025. We are excited to partner with Topsoe, as they are the leading provider of technology for ammonia production and low carbon solutions in general. tons of sulfur dioxide, 3.2 tons of nitrogen oxides, and 3.2

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Benchmark: battery supply chain hit by Chinese energy cuts

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OCTOBER 23, 2021

Benchmark Minerals reports that China’s ongoing energy shortage, which has seen local governments enforce intermittent power cuts since July 2021, has begun to affect domestic anode and cathode production as several producers were forced to scale back production in late Q3.

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Giga Carbon Neutrality secures contract for 200 hydrogen and battery EV trucks and machinery in China

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DECEMBER 12, 2021

Giga Carbon Neutrality (GCN) has secured a contract to supply 200 hydrogen and battery EV powered heavy trucks and associated engineering machinery from The People’s Government of Ejin Horo Banner, an administrative division of Ordos City of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region in China.

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Sinopec Xinjiang Kuqa green hydrogen pilot project enters operation

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JULY 4, 2023

Green hydrogen is produced by facilities powered by renewable power sources such as solar and wind energy, minimizing the carbon footprint across the entire production process. With an annual hydrogen production and utilization capacity exceeding 4.5 With an annual hydrogen production and utilization capacity exceeding 4.5

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4,500th GE Evolution Series Locomotive enters service; reductions in fuel consumption and emissions

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

GE Transportation’s 4,500 th more fuel efficient Evolution Series Locomotive has entered revenue service. The Evolution Series represents a $400-million investment the most technologically advanced, fuel-efficient and low-emissions heavy haul freight locomotive to-date.

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Next Fuel, Inc. signs definitive agreement to field test coal-to-gas technology in China; Chinese partner makes strategic investment

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MAY 20, 2011

Next Fuel, Inc., The company also announced that persons affiliated with Future Fuel made the second part of a $2-million strategic investment in Next Fuel and now own 1 million shares of common stock, which exceeds 10% of Next Fuel’s outstanding shares, and a representative of the investor group joined the Board of Directors.

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Duke study finds China’s synthetic natural gas plants will have heavy environmental toll; 2x vehicle GHG if used for fuel

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

Coal-powered synthetic natural gas (SNG) plants being planned in China would produce seven times more greenhouse gas emissions than conventional natural gas plants, and use up to 100 times the water as shale gas production, according to a new study by Duke University researchers published in the journal Nature Climate Change.

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Fluid thermal processing of Mongolian oil sands

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JULY 17, 2011

il sands is a feasible process for the production of an upgraded bitumen-derived liquid from Inner Mongolian oil sand. The study appears in the ACS journal Energy & Fuels. Israel’s Brack Capital Energy (BCE) is exploring for oil sands reserves in the Xing’an region of Inner Mongolia. —Zhang et al. Zhang et al.

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Accelergy and Yankuang Group to conduct feasibility study for large-scale hybrid coal-to-liquids plant in China; targeting 68,000 barrels of fuel per day

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

Pathways for producing liquid fuels from coal. The plant will produce approximately 68,000 barrels of fuel per day; construction of the project is intended to start as soon as feasible. The company is engaged in various sectors, but focuses its coal operations on production, sales and coal-to-chemicals. Source: EMRE.

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Canadian Pacific Selects GE Transportation’s Trip Optimizer; Locomotive Fuel Savings of 6-10% in Testing

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JULY 9, 2009

Following operational testing, Canadian Pacific Railway Limited will equip 200 locomotives with GE Transportation’s Trip Optimizer fuel savings system in the product’s first commercial deployment. The system calculates a fuel optimal speed profile for the trip and then automatically controls the throttle to maintain that planned speed.

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Synthesis Energy Systems Demonstrates Stable and Efficient Gasification at Hai Hua on Lignite Coal

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OCTOBER 26, 2009

Synthesis Energy Systems’ (SES) 95%-owned Hai Hua joint venture project in Shandong Province, China, has completed a successful commercial-scale gasification demonstration, converting lignite coal from the Inner Mongolia region of China to syngas. Earlier post.).

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GE and Shenhua open coal gasification joint venture in China

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MAY 11, 2012

China contributed 68% towards the region’s total coal production in 2011. At 14%, China holds the most coal reserves in the region, the majority of these reserves are concentrated in the provinces of Inner Mongolia, Shanxi, Shandong, Xinjiang, Qinghai, Gansu and Ningxia.

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Chinas Largest Euro-5 Diesel Engine Plant Comes Online; 300,000 Units in Phase 1, 1M Units Targeted

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JANUARY 31, 2010

CCTV reports that the Haw Tai Motor Plant, China’s largest Euro-5 diesel engine plant, has gone into production in Inner Mongolia. Initial capacity for the plant, which is a subsidiary of Haw Tai Automobile , is 300,000 units in its first phase, with planned production to reach 1 million units.

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China Moving Ahead with Shenhua CTL Project; NuCoal in Canada Focusing on CTL Gasoline Project

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JUNE 30, 2009

Project developers in both China and Canada are moving forward with new coal-to-liquid (CTL) fuel facilities, according to the Coal-to-Liquids Coalition (CTLC). The project is ultimately expected to convert approximately 3 million tons of coal annually to produce an output of 80,000 barrels of oil products daily. Earlier post.)

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Sparton and NuCoal to Evaluate NuCoals Saskatchewan Coal Holdings and CTL Residue for Germanium and Uranium Commercialization Potential

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2009

The company is committed to a long-term program to convert its huge lignite holdings into liquid products such as gasoline and methanol, as well as industrial nitrogen, hydrogen, and carbon dioxide. This is currently one of the world’s largest coal liquids producers with a capacity of 1 million tonnes of liquids per year.

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First China-developed hydrogen fuel cell locomotive starts trial runs

Envidity launches $1B UCG-GTL project in Mongolia

Topsoe to provide technology for first commercial size dynamic green ammonia plant in China

Benchmark: battery supply chain hit by Chinese energy cuts

Giga Carbon Neutrality secures contract for 200 hydrogen and battery EV trucks and machinery in China

Sinopec Xinjiang Kuqa green hydrogen pilot project enters operation

4,500th GE Evolution Series Locomotive enters service; reductions in fuel consumption and emissions

Next Fuel, Inc. signs definitive agreement to field test coal-to-gas technology in China; Chinese partner makes strategic investment

Duke study finds China’s synthetic natural gas plants will have heavy environmental toll; 2x vehicle GHG if used for fuel

Fluid thermal processing of Mongolian oil sands

Accelergy and Yankuang Group to conduct feasibility study for large-scale hybrid coal-to-liquids plant in China; targeting 68,000 barrels of fuel per day

Canadian Pacific Selects GE Transportation’s Trip Optimizer; Locomotive Fuel Savings of 6-10% in Testing

Synthesis Energy Systems Demonstrates Stable and Efficient Gasification at Hai Hua on Lignite Coal

GE and Shenhua open coal gasification joint venture in China

Chinas Largest Euro-5 Diesel Engine Plant Comes Online; 300,000 Units in Phase 1, 1M Units Targeted

China Moving Ahead with Shenhua CTL Project; NuCoal in Canada Focusing on CTL Gasoline Project

Sparton and NuCoal to Evaluate NuCoals Saskatchewan Coal Holdings and CTL Residue for Germanium and Uranium Commercialization Potential

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