Bixby Energy Systems sells devolitization units in China
Bixby Energy Systems, through its Chinese partner, Global Partners United, LLC (GPU), has received two additional orders for its patent-pending coal-to-gas devolitization units.
The first will be shipped to a methanol plant in Ordos, Inner Mongolia, China, to provide methane for the production of methanol. The unit will be operated through a joint venture with GPU and Ordos I-Valley, an industrial technology provider. The City of Ordos sits on about one-sixth of the total reserves of usable coal in China.
The second unit, which will be provided to the state-owned enterprise (SOE) which provides heating to Xilinhot, Inner Mongolia, China, will be housed in a municipal heating plant where it will provide clean heat to 200,000 people. The SOE will operate the unit as part of a joint venture with GPU.
“Establishing a foothold in China is an important strategic move for Bixby, as it demonstrates the flexibility and multiple applications for the Bixby Process,” said Robert Walker, chairman, CEO and president of Bixby Energy Systems. “Our system is helping to sustain China’s economic growth, while meeting important industrial and environmental needs.”
According to Jeff Wiseman, GPU’s executive director and president of global operations, China has been searching for an answer to its natural gas needs, because it has considerable stores of coal, but very little natural gas. Based on the severity of last year’s winter in China, authorities there are attempting to head off the major gas shortages the country has experienced, and the subsequent widespread power shortages that occurred, by proactively seeking solutions to provide appropriate supplies of gas.
“We have already received strong government, industrial and private-sector support for the demonstration projects going into China,” said Mr. Wiseman. “The orders to date are showcasing the breadth of Bixby’s technology, both through its modular design, and the multiple industrial applications it can handle, inclusive of power generation.”
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