The news that Sinopec is officially commencing construction on one of the world’s largest green hydrogen projects in Inner Mongolia is slightly contradictory to the real possibility that China might fall prey to its economic strategy, or lack thereof. The $831 million Ordos project will produce about 30,000 tons of green hydrogen per annum which will primarily be used to displace the coal-based black hydrogen used in nearby chemical plants. Powered by 450MW of wind power and 270MW of solar arrays, the electrolysis plant, which is thought to sit at under 500MW of capacity, will represent the biggest in Sinopec’s arsenal but not the only one under construction. The Kuqa plant, a similar yet smaller 260MW green hydrogen plant powered…