[Lieyun Network (WeChat: ilieyun) Beijing] reported on February 21
On the evening of February 20, the closing ceremony of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics was held at the "Bird's Nest" of the National Gymnasium. In the farewell of "folding willows to send love", this Winter Olympics ended with a unique "Chinese romance", once again stunning the world. Looking back at the Winter Olympics, the "Green Winter Olympics" have become another hot spot outside the event. From the main torch of "getting smaller" to the hydrogen-fueled vehicles shuttling off the field, the concept of low carbon and environmental protection covers all aspects of athletes' food, clothing, shelter and transportation.
According to the data released by the Beijing Winter Olympic Organizing Committee, the Winter Olympics demonstration of more than 1,000 hydrogen fuel vehicles is the world's largest fuel cell vehicle demonstration. This is not only a product verification process for hydrogen fuel vehicles, but also a demonstration of the achievements of the mainland to promote the hydrogen fuel vehicle industry in the past 10 years.
"Hydrogen" at the Winter Olympics
On February 4, the opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympic Games was held at the "Bird's Nest" of the Beijing National Gymnasium, which amazed the world. Among them, the main torch from "big fire" to "slight fire" became a surprise for the audience. Compared with the main torch of the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics, which consumes about 5,000 cubic meters of gas an hour, the carbon emissions generated by the main torch of the Beijing Winter Olympics are only about 1/5,000 of that of 2008, which fully implements the two Olympic concepts of "science and technology" and "green".
Another major manifestation of the "Green Winter Olympics" is the 1,000 hydrogen fuel vehicles put into the arena, equipped with more than 30 hydrogen refueling stations, which is the world's largest fuel cell vehicle demonstration. Hydrogen fuel cell vehicles emit only water during driving and are known as the "ultimate eco-friendly car". Moreover, in the inter-city, low-temperature environment and fuel replenishment efficiency requirements, hydrogen fuel cell vehicles also have more advantages.
Hydrogen fuel cell vehicles in Zhangjiakou area of the Beijing Winter Olympics (Image from China Bus Information Network)
In fact, as early as the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, hydrogen fuel cell vehicles had single-digit vehicle demonstration operations. However, due to the long industrial chain of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles and the high threshold for entry, the technological maturity at that time was much different from that of now. After more than ten years of cultivation, the current technical level of the industry, material technology and other aspects have been greatly improved. The beijing winter olympics to choose hydrogen fuel cell vehicles as the practice of the "green winter olympics" concept is enough to show the initial recognition of the application of hydrogen energy industry at the national level; at the same time, the successful service of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles to the Winter Olympics is also enough to prove the reliability of the technical route and boost the confidence of industrial development.
Cui Dongshu, secretary general of the National Passenger Vehicle Market Information Joint Association, believes that China's promotion and support for the hydrogen fuel cell vehicle industry has become very calm and rational, especially under the guidance of the "double carbon" goal, the promotion of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles by the state is more rhythmic and disciplined.
Behind the "hydrogen" wind: the policy is steadily promoted, and various places have stepped up their layout
From the establishment of the "three vertical and three horizontal" strategy for electric vehicles, and the first time to take the fuel cell as the focus of national research and development, the mainland's promotion policy for hydrogen fuel cells has undergone a process from adjustment to steady and steady.
In 2002, the "Tenth Five-Year" National High-tech Technology Research and Development Plan (863 Plan) electric vehicle major special project established a "three vertical and three horizontal" research and development layout for electric vehicles with hybrid vehicles, pure electric vehicles and fuel cell vehicles as the "three verticals" and multi-energy powertrain control systems, drive motors and power batteries as the "three horizontals".
In 2019, the State Council for the first time wrote "promoting infrastructure construction such as charging (hydrogenation)" into the "Government Work Report", and the development of hydrogen energy opened a new chapter. In September 2020, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Ministry of Science and Technology, the National Development and Reform Commission, and the National Energy Administration officially jointly issued the Notice on the Demonstration and Application of Fuel Cell Vehicles, and the demonstration period was tentatively set at four years. During the demonstration period, the five departments will adopt the method of "substituting awards for compensation" to reward the shortlisted demonstration areas according to their goals.
In addition, in the "14th Five-Year Plan" outline, the important position of hydrogen energy as a potential industry in the future is also clarified. In December 2021, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology issued the "14th Five-Year Plan for Industrial Green Development", which proposes to accelerate hydrogen energy technology innovation and infrastructure construction, and promote the diversified use of hydrogen energy.
With the heating up of hydrogen energy policies since the second half of 2021, the hydrogen energy industry in various parts of the country has once again ushered in a development boom. According to incomplete statistics, at present, 30 provinces and more than 150 cities in the country have mentioned hydrogen energy development in their "14th Five-Year Plan", and more than 50 cities have issued special plans for the development of local hydrogen energy industry. According to statistics, in January 2022, a total of 15 provinces and cities across the country issued a total of 28 hydrogen energy-related policies. Shandong, Shanghai, Gansu, Sichuan, Ningxia, Tianjin, Zhejiang, Jiangsu and eight provinces and cities all issued more than one hydrogen energy-related policy in January.
Government departments frequently inspect relevant enterprises to further release positive information
In addition to policy support, local governments have also expressed their support for the development of hydrogen energy industry by visiting hydrogen fuel-related enterprises in the form of "number one" and relevant departments such as scientific and technological innovation, industrial development, and investment promotion.
Take the hydrogen fuel cell stack R & D and production enterprise Ji Chong hydrogen energy as an example. Since November 2021, nearly 10 government delegations have entered Jichong Hydrogen Energy, including Han Wei, Secretary of Zhangjiagang Municipal Party Committee, Tang Ning, Director of Suzhou Science and Technology Service Center, Shao Junmin, Secretary of the Party Working Committee of Zhangjiagang Economic Development Zone, Wang Yuanbing, Deputy Secretary of the Party Working Committee of Changzhou Science and Education City, etc., and entered the production base of Jichong Hydrogen Energy in Zhangjiagang City, Jiangsu Province, and Chen Wenxing, director of the Industrial Development Bureau of Songshan Lake High-tech Industrial Development Zone, Dongguan City, Guangdong Province, and his party came to the Jichong Hydrogen Energy Headquarters in Shanghai for visit and exchange.
Han Wei, secretary of the Zhangjiagang Municipal Party Committee, inspected the hydrogen energy of Ji Chong, a R&D and production enterprise of hydrogen fuel cell stacks
The government delegation said that it will actively coordinate with relevant departments to help enterprises solve relevant problems. It is hoped that with the participation and support of the policy, Ji Chong Hydrogen Energy can further develop the core technology of hydrogen energy fuel cell metal bipolar plate, make the key components of metal bipolar plate technology refined, deeper, bigger and stronger, and work together to create a hydrogen energy industry highland.
For the emerging industry of hydrogen fuel cells, it is difficult to become a critical task for the government in the absence of implementation rules for many policies, or the lack of policy resources. Today, the field visits of government delegations reflect that the hydrogen fuel industry has entered the vision of government leaders, the allocation of government resources will increase, and the incentive policies will be implemented. From the frequent promulgation of special policies for hydrogen energy development to the field visits of relevant personnel, it reflects that the hydrogen fuel cell industry has truly become a priority for local governments.
According to the planning goals of various provinces and cities, by 2025, more than 1,000 hydrogen refueling stations are expected to be built nationwide, and more than 54,000 hydrogen fuel vehicles will be promoted. The promotion of policies, coupled with the opportunity of the Winter Olympics, hydrogen energy models will be understood and recognized by more consumers, and it is expected to usher in the "watershed" of the accelerated development of hydrogen fuel vehicles in the mainland, and the landing application of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles will usher in the "best moment".