Anhui: The hydrogen energy industry's gross output strive to reach more than 50 billion yuan by 2025
Recently, Anhui Development and Reform Commission officially released the Three-Year Action Plan for High-Quality Development of Hydrogen Energy Industry. The document puts forward to strive to built the domestic important hydrogen energy industry development highland by 2025. The total output value of the industry will reach more than 50 billion yuan,promote more than 2,000 fuel cell vehicles, operate more than 10 hydrogen ships, build more than 30 completed hydrogen refueling stations (including co-located stations), and more than one hydrogen energy industry featured park. A number of key core technologies will be broken through in the fields of efficient and low-cost water electrolysis, hydrogen purification and separation, hydrogen storage equipment and materials, key materials and core components of fuel cells, and more than 10 national and provincial innovation platforms will be built. Introduce and cultivate a number of leading enterprises with independent intellectual property rights and strong core competitiveness in key areas such as hydrogen production, hydrogen storage and transportation, hydrogen refueling stations and fuel cells. Cultivate more than 10 "little giant" firms, and strive to cultivate more than one unicorn company.
MIIT proposes to vigorously develop hydrogen energy and other green low-carbon industries
The State Council Information Office held a press conference on January 19. Tao Qing, spokesperson of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) and director general of the Operation Monitoring and Coordination Bureau of the MIIT, said that In 2023, the MIIT made efforts to promote the transition to green and low-carbon industrial development in accordance with the arrangements of the national meeting on promoting new industrialization, and achieved positive results.In the area of hydrogen energy, the country's first 10,000-ton-level green hydrogen demonstration project was completed and put into operation.
In the next step, the MIIT will consistently strengthen the "green" aspects of new industrialization and steadfastly pursue eco-friendly development.The MIIT will actively and prudently promote carbon emissions reduction in the industrial sector. Coordinate efforts to reach the carbon peak in the industrial sector and other key industries. Also initiate pilot projects for digital carbon management within the industrial sector. The plan for 2024 is to formulate carbon footprint accounting rules and standards for approximately 100 key products. The MIIT will vigorously develop green and low-carbon industries like hydrogen energy and energy storage.
Baoding City establishes 200 million yuan of special funds for hydrogen energy industry development
January 26, Baoding Municipal Development and Reform Commission released the "Ten measures to support the development of the hydrogen industry in Baoding City". The document clearly supports the demonstration of fuel cell vehicle applications, key breakthroughs in core technologies, infrastructure construction, renewable energy preparation of green hydrogen, public service platform construction, and the establishment of a special fund for the development of the industry, to ensure that the demonstration of hydrogen fuel cell vehicle applications, the supply of hydrogen, hydrogen refueling station (including integrated energy station) construction, public service platform, further clarify the ratio, amount and scope of municipal subsidies, vehicle promotion and protection, key component research and development, hydrogen refueling facilities construction, transportation system construction, hydrogen supply subsidies, green hydrogen preparation and application of subsidies.
At the same time, Baoding National Hi-tech Zone will give 500,000 yuan/year operating subsidies to support the operation of research institutes and data platforms; the establishment of 200 million yuan of Baoding hydrogen industry development special funds to protect hydrogen fuel cell vehicle demonstration and application, hydrogen supply, hydrogen refueling station (including integrated energy station) construction, public service platforms, and so on.
Chongqing: Build 20 hydrogen refueling stations and promote 2,000 hydrogen fuel cell vehicles by 2026
On February 8, Chongqing Economic and Information Technology Commission publicly solicited opinions on "Chongqing Digital Power Low Carbon City Development Action Program (2024-2026) (Draft)". In the area of hydrogen energy, the document mentioned that accelerate the improvement of hydrogen fuel cell vehicle application ecosystem. Further expand hydrogen fuel cell vehicles in intercity trunk logistics application scenarios, open up hydrogen trunk logistics corridors such as Chongqing-Guizhou-Guangxi, accelerate the creation of a hydrogen corridor for new land and sea corridors in the west, and actively explore and promote the construction of hydrogen corridors in the Yangtze River Economic Belt. Accelerate the layout of hydrogen refueling stations along intercity highways. Take the utilization of industrial by-product hydrogen as a guide, continuously expand the scale of green hydrogen produced from renewable energy sources, actively explore diversified hydrogen storage and transportation technologies such as atmospheric pressure solid, low-temperature liquid, high-pressure gaseous, metal hydrogen storage, etc., and push forward the construction of long-distance transmission pipeline network in due course to reduce the cost of hydrogen storage and transportation. By 2026, the city will have built 20 hydrogen refueling stations and promoted 2,000 hydrogen fuel cell vehicles.
Global clean energy investment hits $1.8 trillion in 2023 and hydrogen investment triples year on year
Recently, Global investment in the low-carbon energy transition surged 17% in 2023, reaching $1.77 trillion, according to Energy Transition Investment Trends 2024, a report published today by research provider BloombergNEF (BNEF). This number is a new record level of annual investment and demonstrates the resilience of the clean energy transition in a year of geopolitical turbulence, high interest rates and cost inflation.The report finds that electrified transport is now the largest sector for spending in the energy transition.There was also strong growth in emerging areas such as hydrogen (with investment tripling year on year), carbon capture and storage (near-doubling) and energy storage (up 76%). The largest country for investment by far was China, with $676 billion invested in 2023 – equivalent to 38% of the global total. With the advancement of technology and the expansion of applications, China's hydrogen energy market size will continue to expand. According to forecasts, by 2024, China's hydrogen energy market will reach hundreds of billions of dollars.
GM-Honda Joint Venture Begins Hydrogen Fuel Cell Production
General Motors Co. (GM) and Honda Motor Co. (HMC) Thursday announced the start of hydrogen fuel cell production from their 50-50 joint venture in Michigan.The two automakers called the joint firm created, known as Fuel Cell System Manufacturing, or FCSM, the first large-scale manufacturing joint venture to build fuel cells.The companies said they spent a total of $85 million to establish FCSM in January 2017, and it includes a 70,000-square foot facility that has 80 jobs to date. GM and Honda said they will use the hydrogen power items that the facility builds in various product applications and business ventures.
Biden-Harris Administration announces more than $90 million for hydrogen infrastructure
Biden-Harris Administration Announces $623 Million in Grants for EV Charging and Alternative Fueling—Including More Than $90 Million for Hydrogen Infrastructure. Funding will help build a hydrogen corridor from California to Texas, establish fueling infrastructure along Interstate 25 in Colorado. These investments are part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s whole-of-government approach to advancing clean hydrogen.
