The hydrogen energy industry ushered in the development trend--comment and analysis of "Medium and Long-term Plan for the Development of Hydrogen Energy Industry (2021-2035)"

In recent years, as the energy attributes of hydrogen energy have become increasingly prominent, the call for hydrogen energy to be managed with reference to gasoline and other similar energy sources, to restore its energy attributes, and to improve the standard system and safety supervision is also increasing
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On March 23, the long-awaited attributes of hydrogen energy in the industry were clarified in the "Medium and Long-Term Plan for the Development of Hydrogen Energy Industry (2021-2035)" released on the same day, and hydrogen energy also ushered in the development trend
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Anyone familiar with hydrogen energy knows that because hydrogen is listed as a hazardous chemical, hydrogen production and hydrogenation units can only be built in chemical parks
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Chemical parks are usually located in remote areas, not only the amount of hydrogen energy is limited, but also the project approval process is very long, which greatly limits the layout and application of hydrogen energy projects
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From the perspective of the construction of hydrogen refueling stations, the requirements for their safe distances increase the area of ​​the hydrogen refueling stations, resulting in soaring land costs, which also makes it difficult for hydrogen energy to be deployed in large-scale urban core areas
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Insufficient infrastructure for hydrogen production and hydrogenation directly restricts the promotion and application of downstream hydrogen energy including hydrogen fuel cell vehicles, which in turn affects the healthy development of the hydrogen energy industry chain
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The introduction of the "Planning" is undoubtedly "a long drought and good rain" for the hydrogen energy industry
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The "Plan" pointed out that "hydrogen energy is an important part of the future national energy system", and for the first time clarified the energy attributes of hydrogen, which has become an important institutional basis for the development of China's hydrogen energy industry, and will play an important guiding role in the development of the hydrogen energy industry
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The production and use of clean and low-carbon hydrogen energy will also become an important path to achieve the "dual carbon" strategy
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Hydrogen energy is a kind of secondary energy with abundant sources, green and low carbon, and wide application.
It is gradually becoming one of the important carriers of global energy transformation and development
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From a global perspective, hydrogen energy development and utilization technologies represented by fuel cells have made major breakthroughs, and the key core technologies of the global hydrogen energy industry chain are becoming mature.
Some major developed countries and economies have regarded hydrogen energy as an important energy transformation.
Strategic choice to continuously expand the market share of clean hydrogen supply
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From a domestic perspective, China is the largest hydrogen producer in the world, with an annual hydrogen production capacity of about 33 million tons, of which about 12 million tons meet the industrial hydrogen quality standard
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The installed capacity of renewable energy in China ranks first in the world, and it has great potential in the supply of clean and low-carbon hydrogen energy
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China has also initially mastered key technologies such as hydrogen energy preparation, storage and transportation, fueling, and fuel cell development, and has also carried out demonstration applications of fuel cell vehicles in some regions
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In order to expand the application scenarios of hydrogen energy in the petroleum and chemical industries, the China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Federation will set up a special committee on hydrogen energy in 2021, aiming to promote the development of China's hydrogen energy industry from six aspects based on hydrogen energy
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The first is to have an in-depth understanding of the development status of the hydrogen energy industry and the urgent problems to be solved, and use the platform of the federation to speak out in a timely manner to promote the healthy development of the industry
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The second is to promote the coordinated development of the entire hydrogen energy industry chain and upstream and downstream
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The third is to promote the research and development, demonstration and promotion of key generic technologies for hydrogen energy
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The fourth is to promote the improvement and application of hydrogen energy industry standards
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The fifth is to reflect the major interests of the industry
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The sixth is to work hard on international cooperation, technology incubation, and industry and finance services
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These all coincide with the content of the "planning" issued this time
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The "Plan" also clearly states that it is necessary to focus on the major demand for high-quality development of hydrogen energy, accurately grasp the direction of innovation and development of the hydrogen energy industry, focus on weak areas, deploy a batch of hydrogen energy projects in advance, and continue to strengthen basic research, key technologies and disruptive technologies.
Technological innovation
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Petrochemical and other related industries should focus on key core technologies, innovative support platforms, professional talent teams, and international cooperation opportunities, establish and improve a more collaborative and efficient innovation system, and continuously improve the competitiveness and innovation of the hydrogen energy industry
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It is believed that with the country's top-level design for hydrogen energy development and the concerted efforts of relevant industry associations, the hydrogen energy industry will surely seize the historical opportunity, embark on a new journey of healthy development, and help achieve the "dual carbon" goal as scheduled
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(Zhu Liangwei is the Deputy Secretary-General of the International Exchange and Foreign Enterprise Committee of the China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Federation)