China to boost high-quality development of hydrogen energy

China on Wednesday unveiled its first medium and long-term plan to promote the high-quality development of hydrogen energy, according to the country's top economic regulator.

The National Development and Reform Commission and the National Energy Administration jointly released the development plan for its hydrogen energy industry for the 2021-2035 period, as part of its larger drive to build a clean, safe and efficient energy system.

It also marked the country's latest move to achieve its goal of peaking carbon dioxide emissions before 2030 and reaching carbon neutrality before 2060.

Under the plan, China is planning to have around 50,000 hydrogen-fueled vehicles and a batch of hydrogen fueling stations by 2025. By then, the country aims to produce 100,000 tons to 200,000 tons of hydrogen generated from renewable energy sources a year, reducing carbon dioxide emissions by one to two million tons a year.

According to the plan, a relatively complete hydrogen energy industry technology innovation system as well as the clean energy hydrogen production and supply system will be formed by 2030, which will strongly help to meet the carbon peak goal.

By 2035, the share of hydrogen generated from renewable energy resources in the final energy consumption will be significantly expanded.