Integrated energy corridor: a comprehensive proposal of the low-carbon transition for China Energy Group

Abstract

Abstract New energy is considered to be an indispensable means to significantly reduce carbon emissions and to achieve the temperature-control goals defined by the Paris Climate Accord. Despite the bright future, the inherent characteristics, including volatility, intermittency and uneven seasonal and geographical distributions, and the rapid growth of installations make it increasingly difficult to connect green electricity to grids. This becomes a dominating bottleneck for the low-carbon transition of China Energy Group (CE). This paper aims to help with the implementation of the new-energy development plan and to define the low-carbon energy-transition path for CE. Based on the current industry structure of CE, Shenhua Engineering Technology Co., Ltd proposes the concept of an ‘integrated energy corridor’. The integrated energy corridor represents a comprehensive energy-transmission channel with coal, green electricity, green hydrogen, green oxygen and other green energy products such as transmission media, railways, pipelines and power grids as transmission means and thermal power, coal chemical plants, cities, etc. along the route as new-energy consumers and regulators. The integrated energy corridor can support the rapid development of new-energy assets and the low-carbon transition of CE.