Beijing (ANTARA) \u2013 China has approved a four-year pilot programme for\nthe comprehensive deployment of hydrogen energy in five city clusters,\naccording to a government circular released on Friday (16 October).<\/p>\n
The programmes will cover the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region and the\nGuangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, as well as three\ninter-regional clusters linking north-eastern China, including eastern\nInner Mongolia, with the Yangtze River Delta; Xinjiang with the\nChengdu-Chongqing economic circle; and the Yellow River Bend with the\nCentral Plains.<\/p>\n
The circular, jointly issued by China\u2019s Ministry of Industry and\nInformation Technology, Ministry of Finance, and National Development\nand Reform Commission, calls on participating cities to accelerate four\npriority areas: hydrogen technology and equipment development,\nindustrial hydrogen projects, wider use of fuel-cell vehicles, and the\nconstruction of hydrogen refuelling stations.<\/p>\n
The cities are also encouraged to strengthen industrial and supply\nchains, promote the smooth circulation of goods and services within the\ndomestic market, and avoid local protectionism.<\/p>\n
The circular also calls for better planning of major projects,\nstronger safety management, and timely assessments of the pilot\nprogrammes\u2019 economic, social and environmental benefits.<\/p>\n
The three departments will evaluate the programmes, with the results\nserving as the basis for allocating incentive funds from the central\ngovernment.<\/p>\n
According to the circular, the funds must be disbursed promptly and\nused only to support hydrogen energy deployment, help reduce the cost of\nusing hydrogen, and pass those savings on to end users.<\/p>\n
The initiative comes as China seeks to expand the use of cleaner\nenergy in industry and transport.<\/p>\n
Hydrogen produced using electricity from renewable sources can help\nreduce carbon emissions, although high costs and challenges in storing\nand transporting hydrogen remain obstacles to wider deployment.<\/p>\n
Official data show that China has become the world\u2019s largest producer\nand consumer of hydrogen, with output exceeding 39 million tonnes in\n2025.<\/p>\n
Under a policy issued in March, China aims to have 100,000 fuel-cell\nvehicles nationwide by 2030. Each city cluster may receive up to 1.6\nbillion yuan (1 yuan = Rp2,698) in central-government incentive funding\nover the four-year pilot period.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/china-expands-hydrogen-use-through-pilot-programmes-in-five-city-clusters-1792216246", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }