Jiangxi's First Methanol Gasoline Production Enterprise Put into Production

In the week, domestic refined oil prices were raised again. Whether there are more economical, environmentally friendly alternative fuels for vehicles has become a hot issue. Recently, the reporter learned that in Leping City, Jiangxi's first methanol-gasoline production company has quietly put into production. In the past month, more than 120 vehicles have been used for “early tasting”.

A. More than 120 vehicles "drink" on methanol gasoline "We officially started production on March 17 this year. At present, we have sold about 10 tons. Leping has more than 120 vehicles 'drinking' on this type of gasoline." On the 11th, Zheng Zhiyi, a sales staff member of Jiangxi Haohai Petrochemical Fuel Oil Co., Ltd., told reporters that methanol-gasoline is an M-series mixed fuel in which methanol is added in proportion to gasoline and then mixed with methanol fuel additives. The most common is M15 ( Adding 15% methanol to gasoline) Cleans the methanol gasoline, can replace the finished gasoline without changing the current engine structure, and can be mixed with the refined oil. At the same time, the thermal efficiency, power, and startability of the mixed fuel Good economical, but also has the characteristics of energy saving and environmental protection.

At 9:00 a.m. on the 11th, the reporter saw at the production base that 11 oil tanks, either standing or lying, were distributed among them. The refuelling area had already installed two similar equipments to ordinary gas stations. At 9:40 pm, a car came to refuel. "I am holding on to the early adopters' attitude." The owner Li Xinmin told reporters that his friend told him this place. "I don't know if this oil is good or bad, try adding 200 yuan first."

B. No. 93 methanol gasoline is 0.4 yuan cheaper per liter. "At present, we produce mainly No. 93 methanol gasoline (M15), the price is 7.06 yuan / liter, 0.4 yuan / liter cheaper than regular gasoline." Zheng Zhiyi said.

Cheng Chengcai, chairman of Jiangxi Haohai Petrochemical Fuel Oil Co., Ltd., stated that the province is a low-carbon economy pioneering area. Therefore, it has approved the annual production of 300,000 tons of methanol steam and diesel projects. The first phase of the annual output of 100,000 tons of methanol steam and diesel And biofuel projects have been successfully put into production.

"As the province's first methanol gasoline production company, we are very optimistic about the industry prospects." Cheng Chengcai said that compared with the previously heated ethanol gasoline, methanol gasoline in the price, production advantages are more obvious. Cheng Chengcai told reporters that the current price of 93 regular gasoline is 9916 yuan / ton, methanol is 2500 to 3,000 yuan / ton, ethanol is about 6800 / ton. Similarly, in gasoline, the raw material cost of ethanol gasoline is more than twice as high as that of methanol gasoline; in addition, ethanol is mainly derived from grain, and the source of the material is single. Once the disaster occurs, the raw material source becomes a problem, and methanol is a chemical fertilizer and The by-products produced by the pharmaceutical, coal and other industries can also be synthesized using chemical raw materials. The price is low, and the source is extremely wide. It will not compete with the people for food.

C. The lack of national standards has made it difficult for promotion. It is understood that the National Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of Environmental Protection have not introduced clear policies and measures for the promotion of methanol fuel. The "vehicle fuel methanol," published by the National Standards Committee in 2009, is also only a recommended standard, not a national standard for methanol gasoline, and cannot be used as a mandatory force for the promotion of methanol fuel.

"The lack of national standards has caused the industry to encounter difficulties." Cheng Chengcai told reporters that the methanol gasoline in the promotion process is facing "toxicity", "machine corrosion", "formaldehyde pollution" and other disputes, but the current methanol gasoline applications Various technical problems have been better resolved. Cheng Chengcai said that in the context of delays in the implementation of national standards, companies had to use their own "local standards" or "corporate standards."

Cheng Chengcai also said that another bottleneck encountered in the promotion of methanol gasoline is the sales network. “The current difficulty is that methanol gasoline cannot find market exports. It is very difficult to enter the gas stations of Sinopec and PetroChina. The cost of self-built capital and time is too high and the approval process is extremely difficult.” Cheng Chengcai The reporter told reporters that since it was put into operation, the company had to sell its products first through the employees' relatives and friends, and at the same time, at a lower price, the driving school could be tested. “We are negotiating cooperation with 13 private gas stations in Leping and trying to get methanol gasoline into the market as soon as possible.”

D. It is estimated that the promotion of the province still needs two years. It is reported that with the superiority of methanol gasoline becoming more and more obvious, Zhejiang, Shaanxi, Heilongjiang, Inner Mongolia, Shanghai, Jiangsu, Guangdong and other provinces and cities have included the pilot promotion of methanol gasoline in government work. , And Shanxi as a demonstration experiment of methanol fuel in China is more systematic and has become one of the fastest popularization and application areas, storage, corrosion, safety of methanol fuel, and operation scheduling, maintenance and troubleshooting of methanol vehicles. On the other hand, all of them have summarized the more systematic technical regulations and management methods. Can Jiangxi draw on the "Shanxi model"?

In response, Huang Guanghui, the New Energy Division of the Jiangxi Provincial Energy Bureau, said in an interview with reporters that the construction and promotion of new energy projects such as environmental protection and energy-saving methanol gasoline, diesel and biofuels are of great significance, but due to imperfect market access mechanisms, national standards It is still not complete, so it is estimated that it will take about two years for the province to achieve promotion in the province. “We are concerned that due to the lack of access mechanisms before this, it is impossible to restrict the production of enterprises, and will cause excess capacity in the future. Therefore, it will surely draw lessons from the successful Shanxi Province and gradually run methanol gasoline in the province,” said Huang Guanghui.