Laws and policies
1、Ministry of Industry and Information Technology: 369 batches of fuel cell vehicle products
On March 9, 2023, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology publicized the contents to be published in the Announcement of Road Motor Vehicle Manufacturers and Products (Batch 369) and the Catalogue of Energy-saving and New Energy Vehicle Models with Vehicle and Vessel Tax Reduction and Exemption (Batch 48), and solicited opinions online. Among the new products publicized, there are 13
2、enterprises and 17 models of fuel cell products declared.
Heyuan City, Guangdong Province printed and distributed the “Fourteenth Five-Year Plan” for energy
On March 6, the Heyuan Municipal People’s Government issued the “Fourteenth Five-Year Plan” of Heyuan Energy, in which the hydrogen energy aspect pointed out that: actively promote the research of hydrogen energy. Actively guide enterprises to expand the market of hydrogen energy-related products from the perspective of upstream and downstream industrial chain relations, strengthen the relationship and cooperation between enterprises, and explore the establishment and improvement of the core industrial chain related to hydrogen energy. Actively promote the production of hydrogen from renewable energy and expand the channels of hydrogen sources. Explore the development of hydrogen fuel cell power generation equipment and accelerate the application of hydrogen energy.
Enterprise dynamics
1、The total investment is 910 million! The total length is 258 kilometers! The first long-distance high-pressure pipeline project for hydrogen mixing transmission in China was started
On March 9, the Baotou-Linhe Gas Pipeline Project of Inner Mongolia West Natural Gas Co., Ltd. was officially started in Linhe District, Bayannur City. This project is the first long-distance high-pressure pipeline project with hydrogen blending capacity in China invested and constructed by Western Natural Gas Company. The total investment of the project is 910 million yuan. The starting point of the construction project is Jiuyuan District, Baotou City, and it passes through Wuyuan County, Urat Front Banner, Bayannur City, and finally reaches Linhe District, with a total length of 258 kilometers, including 235 kilometers of trunk pipeline and 23 kilometers of branch pipeline. The design pressure of the pipeline is 6.3 MPa. A total of 10 valve stations and 3 stations are set up along the whole line, with a maximum gas transmission capacity of 1.2 billion cubic meters per year. It is expected to be completed and put into operation by the end of this year.
2、The hydrogen blue era strategy signed a contract with Korla to accelerate the layout of hydrogen energy storage industry in Xinjiang
On March 5, Shenzhen Hydrogen Blue Time Power Technology Co., Ltd. participated in the “Centralized Signing Ceremony of Cooperation Projects between National Korla Economic and Technological
Development Zone and Shenzhen Key Enterprises” held in Bazhou, and both parties signed a strategic cooperation agreement. According to the agreement, the People’s Government of Bayingolin Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture and Korla Economic and Technological Development Zone will fully support the development of hydrogen energy industry, and the government and enterprises will jointly expand the intelligent manufacturing base project of hydrogen energy storage system in Korla Economic
Development Zone, and cooperate in the fields of wind power generation hydrogen production, hydrogen energy storage, and comprehensive application of hydrogen energy heavy card.
3、Fenghydrogenyang Technology was awarded the title of “specialized and new” small and medium-sized enterprises in Shanghai in 2022
On March 2, the Shanghai Municipal Commission of Economy and Information Technology announced the list of small and medium-sized enterprises (the second batch) in Shanghai in 2022, and after the evaluation of experts from the Shanghai Municipal Commission of Economy and Information Technology, Fenghyun Technology was rated as the “specialized and new” small and medium-sized enterprises in Shanghai in 2022.
4、Delivery and hoisting of the first hydrogenation reactor of the world’s largest ethanol plant
On March 5, the first hydrogenation reactor of the 600000 t/a ethanol plant of the methanol comprehensive utilization project of Anhui Carbonxin Technology Co., Ltd., the largest scale in the world, was successfully hoisted in place by Lanshi Heavy Equipment. The first hydrogenation reactor, with a total weight of 460 tons and a diameter of 5.9 meters, was transported to the site by module truck. It took three hours to successfully complete the lifting task, realizing another breakthrough in the lifting technology of heavy equipment of the project, and filling the gap of Lanshi Heavy Equipment in the development field of core equipment of ethanol plant.
Industry trend
1、Southeast University has made important progress in the evaluation of fuel cell catalysts
Recently, Professor Zhang Yuanjian, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering of Southeast University and Jiangsu Province Carbon-rich Materials and Devices Engineering Laboratory, reported a new method for rapid, accurate and comprehensive evaluation of fuel cell electrocatalysts. The relevant results were published online in the form of Hot Paper in the international authoritative academic journal Angelw.Chem.Int.Ed. in the field of chemistry.
2、Focusing on the integration of scenery, fire and hydrogen storage, Shanghai Electric Power and Hohhot have reached cooperation
On March 8, Shanghai Electric Power Co., Ltd. and the People’s Government of Hohhot, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, held the signing ceremony of the strategic cooperation framework agreement. The two sides will carry out extensive and in-depth cooperation in the fields of clean energy green base, integration of wind, fire and hydrogen storage, and equipment manufacturing, to create a clean and efficient energy ecosystem.
International perspective
1、Cummins launched a new Power brand and ordered 90MW electrolytic cell
Cummins launched a new brand named Accelera for its new power business on March 8, and plans to provide 90MW electrolytic cells for a green hydrogen project in Canada. This release marks a step forward in Cummins’ efforts to achieve its goal of decarbonization, focusing on developing its technology to achieve zero emissions of its product line.
2、GenH2 works with Chart Industries to provide small-scale hydrogen liquefaction technology
GenH2 and Chart Industries have established a partnership to jointly promote and distribute small hydrogen liquefaction technology worldwide. The two companies disclosed on March 8 that, according to the signed memorandum of understanding (MoU), GenH2 will incorporate Chart’s equipment into its liquefaction system, including storage, heat exchanger and other key components. The agreement will enable partners to cooperate in global sales, marketing opportunities, equipment manufacturing and supply, and deploy GenH2’s 1000 kg/day hydrogen liquefier.
3、Constellation’s nuclear power facilities began to produce hydrogen
Recently, the United States Constellation Company has begun to produce hydrogen in its 1MW demonstration scale nuclear power facilities. Last year, Constellation’s Nine Mile Point nuclear power plant in Oswego, New York, was approved by the United States Department of Energy (DOE) to install the electrolytic cell system, and received a reward of 5.8 million dollars. The clean hydrogen production system will use 1.25 megawatts of zero-carbon energy per hour and produce 560 kilograms of clean hydrogen per day.
