Dondel breaks ground on China’s first green hydrogen-to-SAF project

This is China’s first demonstration project integrating green hydrogen with carbon-negative aviation kerosene production, and it is also the country’s largest demonstration project of its kind along the same technology pathway.

With a total investment of ¥11 billion, the project plans to include 2 GW of wind power and a 50 000 tpy green hydrogen production line. It will capture and utilise 400 000 t of CO₂/yr, ultimately converting it into 100 000 t of green SAF, establishing a complete ‘green electricity to green hydrogen to carbon capture to green aviation kerosene’ carbon-negative industrial chain.

According to Xie Menghao, General Manager of Dondel Energy, the 1000 t pilot along this technology pathway passed its assessment in Meishan, Sichuan, in August 2026. An expert panel determined the technology to be internationally leading, filling a domestic gap in the field. The 10 000 t scale unit has begun commissioning in Ordos, Inner Mongolia this month. The Yiwu project follows a clear three-stage scale-up path – from thousands of tonnes to tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands of tonnes – with each step firmly grounded.

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