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PRESENT SITUATION IN CHINA

  • Hydrogen energy was first included in Government Work Report in 2019

  • “Dual carbon” goals: achieve carbon peak by 2030, carbon neutrality by 2060

  • The annual hydrogen production increased 32% from 2020 to 2021 at 33 million tons, making China the world’s largest hydrogen producer

  • Green hydrogen production is less than 1%

Hydrogen industry development in China

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THE FUTURE OF HYDROGEN FUEL HEAVY TRUCKS IN CHINA

The Renewable Energy Development Plan for the 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-2025) Period has been released in March 2022. Indicating that the development of hydrogen has entered a fast lane. It is estimated that during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, the increase in demand for hydrogen energy applications in China will mainly come from the transport sector, the large-scale promotion of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles is regarded as a key driver (KPMG Analysis, 2022).

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HYDROGEN DEVELOPMENT IN NEW ZEALAND

Stephen Canny (General Manager, Strategic Projects for Great South, Meridian Energy), believes that within five to ten years, hydrogen powered heavy transport will be commonplace in New Zealand.

Green Hydrogen has the potential to mitigate between 23-53% of the country's greenhouse gas emissions, if a focus is placed on the heavy transport sector – which currently uses the most oil and coal. By 2030, half of new heavy trucks in the South Island could be running on hydrogen, as well as all of our diesel trains and many of our buses on the mainland.

 

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HYDROGEN FUEL HEAVY TRUCKS IN NEW ZEALAND

Government Shareholder

The New Zealand Hydrogen Council was formed in September 2018, by private and public sector organisations, to support the progression and uptake of low emission hydrogen in New Zealand.

 

Mission

Assist New Zealand transition to a low-emissions future using low carbon hydrogen as an integral part of our evolving energy needs

Aim

Facilitate collaboration with national and international governmental, institutional and private sector agencies to advance the commercialisation and uptake of low carbon hydrogen both in New Zealand and for export.

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ADVANTAGE

Aotearoa could produce hydrogen competitively for export while at the same time, accelerate domestic applications, particularly in heavy transport.  This would make a massive contribution to reducing emissions in places like Korea and Japan, and demonstrate that Aotearoa is taking a strong and global approach to climate change. 

DISADVANTAGE

Exporting hydrogen overseas can be preserved as a challenge.

It can place significant strain on our natural resources which are limited.

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