Shanghai's "Two Sessions" Focus on Hydrogen Energy: Accelerating the Innovation and Development of Hydrogen Based Energy/Seizing the Development Opportunities of "Green Future" with Hydrogen Energy Layout
Hydrogen, known as the "ultimate energy", has become an important strategic lever for countries under the vision of zero carbon emissions and competitive change. On the eve of the dawn of the global hydrogen energy industry's scaling up, Shanghai started early, had strong innovation, and a strong industrial chain. With top universities, research institutes, and a group of leading enterprises, it should seize the opportunity and take the lead, once again taking on the leading and pioneering mission in China's energy reform blueprint.
At present, the "Two Sessions" in Shanghai are actively underway, with numerous representatives and members actively proposing proposals, proposals, and suggestions for the development of the hydrogen energy industry, jointly exploring the future development path.
[Focus on the Two Sessions] Lin Hua: Accelerating the Innovation and Development of Hydrogen Based Energy in Shanghai
Lin Hua, Representative of the Shanghai Municipal People's Congress, Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of Shanghai Electric Power Co., Ltd
On January 23, 2024, on the occasion of the Shanghai Two Sessions, Lin Hua, a representative of the Shanghai Municipal People's Congress and Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of Shanghai Electric Power Co., Ltd., submitted a proposal to the conference on accelerating the innovative development of hydrogen based energy in Shanghai. He pointed out that under the trend of global low-carbon development, international shipping giants are vigorously promoting the fuel substitution of green methanol. Shanghai Port has high-quality conditions to carry out green methanol fuel injection, and it is expected that the demand for green methanol injection will reach 400000-500000 tons/year in the future. The layout of the hydrogen based energy industry chain in Shanghai will help further enhance the core competitiveness and service level of the Shanghai International Shipping, Trade, and Science and Technology Innovation Center.
Lin Hua said that Shanghai is a pioneer in the development of the hydrogen energy industry, and has made some achievements in important technologies and production processes such as hydrogen based energy production, storage and transportation, refueling, fuel cell system integration, but still faces bottlenecks such as prominent supply and demand contradictions, high costs, and difficulties in industrial implementation, which restrict the rapid development of hydrogen based energy.
Therefore, he suggested in the proposal:
Firstly, in some innovative development demonstration areas, hydrogen based energy demonstrations will be carried out first to support the landing of related industrial supporting projects in non chemical zones. Moderate relaxation of regional restrictions on the construction of hydrogen based energy projects will help promote the rapid development of the hydrogen based energy industry. At present, Guangdong, Shandong, Hebei and other regions have successively introduced relevant policies to allow the construction of hydrogen energy projects in non chemical industrial parks. It is recommended that Shanghai appropriately relax the regional restrictions on hydrogen based energy production projects relying on industrial support, and allow projects with moderate scale and controllable risks to land in non chemical zones.
The second is to carry out innovation and application demonstration of green, low-carbon and circular technologies, and achieve the deep utilization of urban waste resources. Lin Hua mentioned in his proposal the first batch of zero carbon creation parks in Shanghai in 2023, namely "Dawn Ecological Park", and the district level characteristic industrial park in Pudong New Area in 2023, namely "Pudong Development · Zero Carbon Green Valley". He suggests relying on the urban wet waste biogas and waste incineration flue gas carbon dioxide capture facilities in these two parks, supporting photovoltaic facilities for producing green hydrogen and green methanol, and constructing an integrated project for deep utilization of Shanghai's zero carbon green valley resources coupled with green electricity to produce green methanol. The optimization and innovation of the "zero carbon green valley model" will provide a distinctive model for solving the dilemma of urban solid waste disposal, helping to build a new development pattern of energy conservation, carbon reduction, and industrial transformation. At the same time, it is recommended to fully activate the existing land resources of the Dawn Ecological Park, carry out integrated application demonstrations of waste green electricity coupling to produce green methanol, create a new model of deep utilization of waste in the "Pudong Development · Zero Carbon Green Valley" resource dual cycle, and build a "Green and Low Carbon Development Demonstration Zone".
The third is to clarify the market positioning and policy support for the application of hydrogen based energy. The current support policies mainly focus on subsidies for the purchase of fuel cell vehicles and the construction or operation of hydrogen refueling stations. There is a lack of relevant policy support in the production and storage of hydrogen from renewable energy electrolysis, which affects the promotion and application of hydrogen based energy. Suggest increasing support for the promotion and application of hydrogen based energy technology, formulating industrial application subsidy policies, and promoting the initial development of industrialization.
The fourth is to strengthen the promotion and training of hydrogen based energy, enhance social awareness and market participation. Propaganda and training are important ways to enhance social awareness and market participation of hydrogen based energy. Therefore, it is necessary to strengthen training and guidance on hydrogen based energy, enhance public awareness and participation, increase market demand and supply of hydrogen based energy, and promote rapid development.
Shanghai seizes the opportunity to develop a "green future" with its hydrogen energy layout
Li Guohua, Deputy Chairman of the Shanghai Municipal Committee of the Democratic Revolution
On the morning of January 24th, the Second Session of the 14th Shanghai Municipal Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference held a speech at the conference. Li Guohua, Deputy Chairman of the Shanghai Municipal Committee of the Democratic Revolution, delivered a speech on behalf of the Municipal Committee entitled "Strengthening Shanghai's Innovation Leading Function and Seizing the Development Opportunities of a" Green Future "with Hydrogen Energy Layout". He called on Shanghai to establish an exam taking system, explore new paths, build an internationally first-class hydrogen energy industry development highland, and seize the development opportunities of a "Green Future". He suggested:
1、 Technological innovation leads industrial development and builds a first-class international hydrogen energy city. Explore the development of hydrogen in the fields of energy, raw material substitution, and energy storage, and forge a new path for the hydrogen industry led by "hydrogen technology"; We need to strengthen the application of leading technologies and dispel industry security concerns. Promote innovative application of demonstration scenarios in key areas such as industry, ports, and islands, and make breakthroughs in more fields, larger scales, and large-scale applications. Explore the construction of offshore green hydrogen base models in Lingang New Area and other areas, achieve large-scale supply of green hydrogen, and develop into deep sea areas. Take the lead in international hydrogen energy competition to achieve the trade scenario of green hydrogen to methanol refueling cargo ships, and create a world-class hydrogen energy application model room.
2、 Strategic layout of hydrogen energy integration in the Yangtze River Delta, competing for the global "hydrogen economy" highland. We will focus on the key aspects of industrial chain layout, highlight our own advantages in technology and equipment, take the lead in drawing the Yangtze River Delta hydrogen energy planning roadmap, build a leading demonstration zone for standard coordination and price coordination, and form a group of solutions representing countries actively participating in global competition and energy transformation. Relying on the institutional innovation advantages of building "five centers" and strengthening "four major functions", we will make every effort to build a global hydrogen energy trade and financial service center and intellectual property trading center, and promote the transfer, trading, and implementation of the most advanced hydrogen energy technology at home and abroad in Shanghai.
3、 Trial the legal system first and build a highland for the development of hydrogen energy ecosystem. We can rely on the legislative mechanism in Pudong to explore and clarify the energy attributes of hydrogen through laws. On the basis of scientific and safety regulations, we can break through the limitations of hydrogen production and integrated hydrogen production and refueling stations outside the chemical industry zone, implement mutual recognition and price mechanism coordination among different zones, and focus on solving five key issues through institutional innovation, including hydrogen source controllability, technological integration, hydrogen safety, scenario richness, and functional coupling. Relying on platforms such as the Shanghai Hydrogen Standardization Commission, we aim to attract authoritative hydrogen energy institutions and leading enterprises at home and abroad, build an innovative system that links technology, patents, and standards, and strive to achieve leapfrog development in hydrogen safety, renewable energy electrolysis of water for hydrogen production, and continuously enhance the global discourse power and influence of hydrogen energy.
Gong Jun: Proposal on Developing Shanghai Green Hydrogen Trading
Gong Jun, member of the Shanghai Municipal Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, Chairman of the Shanghai Fuel Cell Vehicle Commercialization Promotion Center and the Yangtze River Delta Hydrogen Energy Technology Research Institute
At the Shanghai Political Consultative Conference meeting, Gong Jun, a member of the Municipal Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and Chairman of the Shanghai Fuel Cell Vehicle Commercialization Promotion Center and the Yangtze River Delta Hydrogen Energy Technology Research Institute, proposed a proposal to develop Shanghai's green hydrogen trading. Gong Jun proposed that Shanghai, as a green and low-carbon economic and financial center in China, should take the lead in exploring the production, storage, trading, and pricing of green hydrogen, in order to address the current situation of international trade in green hydrogen and solve the insufficient green hydrogen production capacity in China, and to provide an important demonstration for the development of the national hydrogen energy economy.
The second is to build green hydrogen exchange platform institutions. Promote the diversification of hydrogen energy trading, explore hydrogen trading and green hydrogen trading, price indices, traceability certification, hydrogen storage participating in the electricity market, and market-oriented trading mechanisms for hydrogen carbon reduction.
The third is to develop a hydrocarbon coupling pricing mechanism. The carbon trading market is crucial for promoting the hydrogen market, especially the clean hydrogen market. It can provide a market-oriented subsidy path for hydrogen production enterprises, provide additional benefits for the development of renewable energy hydrogen production, and reduce overall production and operation costs.
