China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (Sinopec) officially launched the country's first methanol-to-hydrogen and hydrogen refueling service station in Dalian. 

The site is an upgrade from the previous locations offering oil, gas, hydrogen, electric charging services. The integrated complex can produce 1,000 kilograms of hydrogen a day, with a purity of 99.999 percent.

The new facility can save costs on hydrogen production, storage and transportation by more than 20 percent compared to traditional hydrogen refueling stations. It will also become a pilot model to lead the development of China's hydrogen energy industry.

"The launch of the service station has showed that distributed methanol-to-hydrogen is the right roadmap for the sustainable development of China's hydrogen fueling stations, it is a leapfrog development that offers a safe, reliable, green, intelligent, integrated and efficient solution that will contribute to the scaled application of hydrogen energy at lower cost," said Yang Junze, Executive Director of Sinopec Fuel Oil Sales.

Sinopec Fuel Oil Sales has built two integrated fueling stations in Dalian's free trade area, with six more now under construction. With hydrogen production efficiency, automation and intelligent capabilities, the firm's solution is sustainable and green – producing zero solid waste, waste water and tail gas while conserving more energy and consuming less methanol.

As part of Sinopec's commitment to becoming China's No.1 hydrogen energy enterprise, it has built nine hydrogen fuel cell supply centers across China and built the largest number of hydrogen fueling stations in the world.

Source: Petrol Plaza