The Strategic Significance of Direct Methanol Fuel Cells for Natural Water Energy

Chinese energy characteristics: Academician Zhang Tao once pointed out that "oil and gas occupy an important position in the energy structure of the United States, and renewable energy occupies an important position in the energy structure of European countries such as France. China's energy resource endowment is rich in coal, poor in oil and gas, and coal is the mainstay." As the main byproduct of coal chemical industry, China's annual production of methanol is 55 million tons, and supply is more severe than demand; Due to the scarcity of oil resources, China mainly relies on imports for oil. In 2019, the import volume of oil was 650 million tons, of which about 60% was used in the transportation sector; Direct methanol fuel cells can turn waste into treasure, not only leveraging the energy characteristics of methanol, but also greatly alleviating the pressure on China's oil imports.

The prospect of direct methanol fuel cells helping achieve zero carbon emissions: Academician Zhang Tao once proposed the concept of green methanol, which uses renewable energy such as wind power to produce green hydrogen, and then uses green hydrogen and carbon dioxide to produce methanol. This can expand the hydrogen energy application industry chain, reduce carbon emissions, and achieve carbon utilization in one fell swoop, helping to achieve "carbon peak" and "carbon neutrality" as soon as possible. The technological path of direct methanol fuel cells can better achieve breakthroughs in the commercial application of hydrogen energy.