50 billion output value, 30 hydrogen refueling stations! Anhui issued a three-year action plan for hydrogen energy industry
On January 10, the Anhui Development and Reform Commission issued the "Three-year Action Plan for the High-Quality Development of Hydrogen Energy Industry in Anhui Province". For hydrogen energy, the Plan pointed out that by 2025, a domestically important highland for the development of hydrogen energy industry will be built. The total output value of the industry has reached more than 50 billion yuan, the promotion of fuel cell vehicles has reached more than 2,000, more than 10 hydrogen ship operations, the number of completed hydrogen filling stations (including joint stations) has reached 30, and more than one hydrogen energy industry characteristics of the park has been built. Significantly enhance innovation capability. A number of key core technologies have been broken through in the fields of efficient and low-cost hydrogen production from electrolytic water, 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 have been added. Strive to cultivate more than one unicorn enterprise. Pilot applications in the fields of transportation, industry, and power peaking have achieved significant results, and a hydrogen energy infrastructure and storage and transportation system coordinated with the demonstration and promotion of fuel cell vehicles has been initially formed.
Ten commissions jointly issued: encourage the application of hydrogen energy in cement and other industrial kilns
January 10, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of the PRC, National Development and Reform Commission of the PRC, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment of the PRC, the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development of the PRC, the Ministry of Agriculture of the PRC, the Ministry of Commerce of the PRC, the People's Bank of China, State Administration for Market Regulation, China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission , National Radio and Television Administration jointly issued the "Implementation Program for the Implementation of the High-Quality Development of the Green Building Materials Industry". The program in the hydrogen energy proposed to optimize the energy structure, promote the existing coal-fired captive power plant (boiler) clean energy substitution, and steadily promote the existing use of highly polluting fuels in industrial kilns to industrial waste heat, electricity, natural gas, etc., to increase the proportion of solar energy, wind energy and other renewable energy use, to enhance the level of end-use electrification, and to encourage the use of hydrogen, biomass fuels, garbage-derived fuels, and other alternative energy sources in the cement Encourage the application of alternative energy sources such as hydrogen energy, biomass fuel and waste-derived fuel in cement and other industrial kilns.
Hainan Province Releases Medium and Long Term Plan for Hydrogen Energy Industry Development
January 8, Hainan Development and Reform Commission, Department of Industry and Information Technology, Department of Commerce, Department of Science and Technology, Department of Finance, Department of Housing and Construction, Department of Transportation and Department of Emergency Management jointly issued the "Medium- and Long-Term Plan for the Development of Hydrogen Energy Industry in Hainan Province (2023-2035)". The plan aims to build a spatial pattern of hydrogen industry development with "one district (green hydrogen industry demonstration park), two platforms (hydrogen industry innovation support platform) and multiple bases (scenario application demonstration bases)".
According to the Plan, the development of hydrogen energy industry in Hainan Province is divided into three stages: cultivation and incubation period, pilot demonstration period, and application and promotion period, and relevant targets and tasks are formulated. By 2025, there will be about 200 fuel cell vehicles, and 6 hydrogen refueling stations will be deployed. The amount of hydrogen produced by renewable energy will reach 100,000 tons/year, mainly used in the production of green methanol for marine use, to meet the use of 2-3 methanol-powered container ships. Achieve carbon dioxide emission reduction of 1 million tons/year. By 2030, the number of fuel cell vehicles will be about 1,000, and the number of hydrogen refueling stations will increase to about 15. Hydrogen production from renewable energy sources will reach 400,000 tons/year. By 2035, the overall development of the industry will reach the leading level in China, and the application will be promoted in the fields of transportation, aerospace, chemical industry, energy, etc., so as to contribute to the development of green transformation of national energy by providing hydrogen energy in Hainan.
620 hydrogen vehicles, 15 hydrogen stations! Zhongshan City promotes the high-quality development of hydrogen energy industry
On January 12, the People's Government of Zhongshan City, Guangdong Province, released the Action Program for Promoting High-Quality Development of Hydrogen Energy Industry in Zhongshan City (2024-2026). Among the work objectives: by 2026, implement a number of major industrialization projects, cultivate and introduce more than 50 high-quality enterprises with independent core technologies in key areas, form more than 5 innovation platforms above the provincial level, promote more than 620 fuel cell vehicles, build more than 15 hydrogen refueling stations, vigorously promote the demonstration of hydrogen ships, build a multi-scenario hydrogen application demonstration base, and develop a strong presence in the hydrogen production, hydrogen storage and transportation and fuel cell key materials and parts technology to achieve significant breakthroughs, and create a high-quality industrial cluster featuring the development of key materials, parts and equipment for hydrogen energy.
The World’s First Hydrogen-Powered VTOL Aircraft!
Swiss aviation startup Sirius Aviation AG brings out Sirius Jet, the dubbed world’s first hydrogen-powered VTOL aircraft that is co-designed by BMW’s Designworks and Sauber Group. Since it is powered by hydrogen, the VTOL aircraft is poised to produce zero emissions during the entire flight. On January 17th, 2024, Sirius Aviation is set to host an event at Payerne Airport in Switzerland to unveil the aircraft’s groundbreaking Hydrogen-Electric Ducted Fan Propulsion System with the first public inaugural ignition.
Denmark’s 1GW green hydrogen production facility receives important environmental approval from authorities
A 1GW green hydrogen project in the Danish port city of Esbjerg has been granted environmental approval, bringing it a step closer to reaching a final investment decision (FID).The plant’s developer H2 Energy plans to install 50 proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolysers supplied by US manufacturer Plug Power and start operations in the second half of 2025.Assuming 5,000 production hours a year, H2 Energy expects to produce around 90,000 tonnes of hydrogen annually.H2 Energy estimates that its Esbjerg facility will consume one million cubic metres of water a year, which it will source from utility DIN Forsyning’s sewage treatment plants in Esbjerg.
Cheshire Council approves UK's largest hydrogen hub by EET Hydrogen
Cheshire West & Chester Council approved EET Hydrogen for the construction of the UK's largest hydrogen production hub consisting of two plants (HPP1 and HPP2), located at the Stanlow Manufacturing Complex in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire. The phased development targets a capacity of 350MW for the first plant (HPP1), 1,000MW for the second (HPP2), and an overall target capacity exceeding 4,000MW by 2030.
The construction of HPP1 is expected to commence in 2024, with low carbon hydrogen production anticipated by 2027. The initiative is expected to contribute to an annual reduction of 2.5 million tonnes of carbon emissions in the North West, equivalent to removing 1.1 million cars from the roads.
