On September 10, the first batch of green methanol produced at Goldwind’s green methanol project in Hinggan League, Inner Mongolia, was shipped to Yingkou Port in Liaoning Province. The shipment marks the completion of the project’s transition from demonstration to commercial operation, following the successful engineering and industrial deployment of a world-first integrated pathway combining wind-power-based hydrogen production, biomass gasification and methanol synthesis.

 

The project integrates renewable energy with green chemicals and provides a demonstration for the large-scale, market-oriented and international development of China’s green liquid fuels.

 

The first shipment resulted from coordinated efforts by Goldwind, leading research institutes, engineering and construction companies, design and R&D teams, certification bodies and industrial partners. Leveraging the region’s abundant wind and biomass resources, the project has established an innovative zero-carbon pathway combining wind and solar power generation, green-power-based hydrogen production, low-carbon biomass gasification and green-hydrogen-based methanol synthesis.

 

The project has validated an end-to-end innovation system covering renewable energy generation, green feedstock production and green product output, marking significant progress from technology validation and pilot-scale development to industrial-scale application.

 

Multi-Party Collaboration Tackles Key Industry Challenges

 

The project has brought together multiple leading domestic research institutes and industrial platforms to develop an intelligent synthesis process that couples fluctuating green hydrogen with low-carbon gasification. The technology is designed to accommodate the intermittent and variable nature of wind power, enabling the efficient, stable and large-scale conversion of wind and biomass resources into high-density, standardised and transportable green chemical energy.

 

The project provides a replicable and scalable model for integrating renewable energy with the chemical industry, while offering technical and engineering experience for the broader development of green energy and green chemicals.

 

Industry-Wide Collaboration Supports Commercialisation and Global Delivery

 

Since the project was launched, Goldwind has worked with leading engineering design and construction companies to advance its development across the full project cycle, covering process-package planning, core-unit design, key-equipment selection, construction and system commissioning.

 

Key milestones, including gasifier installation, system commissioning, process integration and feedstock input, have been completed, supporting the project’s commercial operation and first product shipment.

 

In terms of certification and market compliance, the project has established an end-to-end framework covering green technology R&D, green product certification, international compliance and global delivery. This has helped establish a standardised and compliant pathway for Chinese green methanol to enter international markets.

 

The project has obtained full-chain green certifications and credentials, including ISCC EU, ISCC PLUS and ISO carbon-footprint verification, as well as China’s first RFNBO certification for green methanol.

 

On the commercial front, Goldwind has signed long-term green methanol supply agreements totalling more than 750,000 tonnes with major international shipping companies, including Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd. The company is among the earliest Chinese green methanol producers to secure large-scale, long-term international offtake agreements.

 

Green methanol represents an important extension of wind energy applications. Going forward, the pathway from renewable power generation to green fuels is expected to expand into hard-to-abate sectors such as shipping, aviation, advanced chemicals and new materials, while continued innovation in applications further broadens the potential of wind power.

 

Source：Goldwind Micro Platform