A hydrogen refueling station of Chinese truck maker FAW Jiefang is seen in Changchun, Northeast China's Jilin province, Oct 31, 2022. PHOTO XINHUA BEIJING - China's hydrogen energy research institutions and businesses have made progress in both the technology and its application, boosting the potential for the future commercial use of this clean energy source, according to experts at the ongoing Zhongguancun Forum in Beijing.
As a trend in international tech development, he said that hydrogen energy is one of the best options for achieving carbon peaking and neutrality, while the hydrogen internal combustion engine is ushering in new development opportunities.
The hydrogen internal combustion engine has passed through the initial stage of development, and researchers are striving to make it more powerful and efficient while maintaining its advantage of zero emissions, he said on Friday at a sub-forum on new types of energy storage and hydrogen energy industry development.
Qu Hongliang, the general manager of Sinopec Yanshan Petrochemical Company, said the company is stepping up the construction of a fuel-cell hydrogen purification facility with a design capacity of 10,000 normal cubic meters per hour.
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If it is put into use, it will produce 20 tonnes of hydrogen every day for fuel cells, enough to power the operation of 1,500 buses.
Qu said the company is currently studying the catalyst and protons exchange membrane, as well as other materials and equipment for hydrogen production by water electrolysis.
The forum gathered more than 300 people, including experts in the field of renewable energy storage and hydrogen energy industry, and representatives of local and overseas businesses, industry associations and investment organizations.