Recently, China Energy Engineering Corporation Guangdong Institute, as the lead contractor, signed a contract for the Lhasa, Tibet Clean and Low-Carbon Hydrogen Energy Integrated Development Project—Feasibility Study and Survey & Design for a 100,000-ton-per-year Green Aviation Fuel Demonstration Plant.

Figure: China Energy Engineering Group Guangdong Institute signs a contract. According to publicly available information, on November 23, China Energy Engineering Group Guangdong Institute won the bid for two projects from Tibet Kunlun Guangyu Hydrogen Energy Technology Co., Ltd.: the feasibility study for a clean, low-carbon hydrogen integrated development project to produce 100,000 tonnes per year of green aviation fuel, and the survey and design services for a pilot-scale, thousand-ton-level power-to-liquid SAF production demonstration project.

Figure: Public notice of the project bid-winning results dated November 23

According to reports, the 100,000-ton-per-year green aviation fuel project, once completed, will become the largest green aviation fuel production base in high-altitude regions worldwide. It is being invested in and constructed by Tibet Kunlun Guangyu Hydrogen Energy Technology Co., Ltd. As a region in China rich in clean energy resources, Tibet has long faced the challenges of difficulty in transmitting power out of the region and weak local consumption capacity. Green aviation fuel, with its high energy density and ease of storage and transportation, holds promise as a breakthrough for transforming Tibet’s clean energy resources. According to information from Qichacha, the ultimate controlling shareholder of Tibet Kunlun Guangyu Hydrogen Energy Technology Co., Ltd. is China National Petroleum Corporation, which exercises indirect control through a multi-tiered equity structure.