In early January, Hubei Dongfeng Motor Company made a breakthrough by successfully testing a "hydrogen-rich ethanol reforming" technology for fuel engines. This innovation allows the company to use ethanol-based fuels more efficiently, and the first domestically-branded ethanol-powered car has now entered road trials. According to recent reports, Hubei Province is set to launch a new energy pilot project this year—focused on high-purity ethanol gasoline. The ethanol content in the fuel will be significantly increased from the current 10% to as high as 65%. Alongside this, Dongfeng plans to start construction on its own ethanol production base, which will require an investment of 200 million yuan. This initiative is expected to drive growth in the biomass energy and automotive sectors, potentially creating billions of yuan in new industry value.
Experts at Dongfeng explained that the hydrogen-rich ethanol reforming technology works by adding an aqueous ethanol reformer and control system to standard engines without requiring major modifications. The company has already converted many vehicles for testing, including two taxis that have completed 80,000 kilometers using either regular ethanol gasoline or the new 65% ethanol blend. In the next phase, Dongfeng aims to retrofit or produce 100 flexible-fuel taxis capable of running on both fuel ethanol and ethanol gasoline.
Currently, China's national standards limit ethanol content in gasoline to about 10%, with the rest being regular gasoline. However, Dongfeng’s newly developed engine can use up to 65% ethanol, producing hydrogen-rich gas at low cost and energy consumption. This technology boosts overall economic efficiency by around 60%. To support this, Dongfeng will build a production and demonstration base with a 200 million yuan investment, including a new ethanol engine design and test center, a car assembly line, and a testing facility. It is expected that the first small batch of these vehicles will be available in local markets by the end of the year.
According to officials from the Hubei Provincial Development and Reform Commission, the province currently produces 1.31 million tons of ethanol gasoline annually, saving approximately 130,000 tons of gasoline each year. If high-proportion ethanol fuel is adopted, it could save nearly 90,000 tons of gasoline annually while also boosting the emerging automobile and biomass energy industries, generating several billion yuan in annual output. During the “Eleventh Five-Year Plan†period, Hubei aims to establish two fuel ethanol production bases, each with an annual capacity of 100,000 tons.
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