China's hydrogen dream takes shape in Shandong [View all]
Beijing is rediscovering the power and potential of hydrogen in its long quest for alternative energy sources to transition to carbon neutrality by 2060 or earlier.
A detailed pilot plan being worked out to transform Shandong, a regional industrial powerhouse, into a “hydrogen society” holds out much hope of delivering on the green promise.
Among the options being weighed by top policymakers to wean China’s energy consumption off carbon, hydrogen is once again being hailed as the fuel of the future for its abundance and zero tailpipe emissions benefits.
The hydrogen hype was in the air when members of the Chinese parliament deliberated on the nation’s 14th Five-year Plan in March to delineate a policy pathway from hydrocarbon to hydrogen, as Beijing, the world’s largest polluter, seeks to champion green development.
There are already plans afoot in the eastern province of Shandong, following the April signing of a pact on sweeping hydrogen adoption and commercialization initiatives by the provincial authorities, the Chinese State Council’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) and the Ministry of Science and Technology in April.
The pact contains a raft of tailor-made measures for Shandong as China’s only pilot zone for hydrogen’s wider application. Under the auspices of Beijing, Shandong will be made a testing ground for the cells, batteries, pipelines and business models indispensable for a future nationwide roll-out.
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