The first phase of the project reportedly has a planned annual output of 45,000 tonnes of green hydrogen, and 200,000 tonnes of green ammonia and methanol. H2 View understands this makes it the largest project of its kind globally.

Local reports said the site also features the world’s largest ground-based hydrogen storage project, which can help balance variable renewable power.

The Songyuan project has also secured international sustainability certification under the ISCC EU and has signed a supply agreement for green ammonia as a marine fuel.

Dutch shipowner Cmb.Tech confirmed it will source green ammonia from CEEC’s facility to fuel its first ammonia-powered vessels from 2026.

Future phases are planned to significantly expand capacity. The developer is targeting multi-million-kilowatt renewable power generation and up to 800,000 tonnes per year of green ammonia and methanol.

CEEC’s initiative forms part of a broader push by Chinese energy groups to scale integrated hydrogen-to-chemicals systems.

In Inner Mongolia, Xing’an League has outlined plans for a large green hydrogen, ammonia, and methanol cluster.

Additionally, Huadian Group has reportedly begun construction of a 295MW hydrogen-based methanol production facility in Tieling, underlining growing momentum behind methanol and ammonia as scalable hydrogen carriers.