内蒙古唯一、全国3个全链条试点之一 包头氢能产业向新向优The only one in Inner Mongolia and one of the three full-chain pilot projects nationwide, Baotou's hydrogen energy industry is moving towards innovation and quality.

Hydrogen energy is a type of secondary energy that is abundant, green and low-carbon, and widely applicable. As one of the key directions for future industrial development, promoting the high-quality development of the hydrogen energy industry can both cultivate new productive forces and provide support for achieving the "dual carbon" goals. The recently released "14th Five-Year Plan for the Construction of a New Energy System" proposes the coordinated development of the entire hydrogen energy chain, including production, storage, transportation, and utilization.

In December 2025, the National Energy Administration announced the first batch of hydrogen energy pilot projects in the energy sector. Baotou City became the only approved pilot area in Inner Mongolia and one of three national full-chain development pilots, marking an important opportunity for the development of the hydrogen energy industry.

Green hydrogen production, solidifying the industrial foundation. Baotou possesses unique wind and solar resources, and has currently gathered nearly 20 leading and mid-tier enterprises including Huadian, Shenergy, and Guohong, with multiple benchmark demonstration projects already established. Within the 200,000-kilowatt renewable energy hydrogen production demonstration project station of Inner Mongolia Huadian Hydrogen Energy Technology Co., Ltd., six massive white hydrogen storage spheres are very prominent. This project uses the 'alkaline electrolyzer + PEM electrolyzer' dual integration technology independently developed by Huadian Science & Technology, producing 7,800 tons of green hydrogen annually.

Wang Xinyu, Party Secretary and Director of Inner Mongolia Huadian Hydrogen Energy Technology Co., Ltd., stated that in December 2023, the company produced high-purity green hydrogen (99.999%) for the first time and, in cooperation with enterprises such as Beiben Heavy Duty Truck, connected the region's first 'wind, solar, hydrogen, storage, vehicle' industrial chain. They also collaborated with Inner Mongolia Jinebo Fluorochemical Co., Ltd. to achieve the country's first industrial blending of green hydrogen with natural gas.

Efficient hydrogen transportation reduces transportation costs. The hydrogen long-distance pipeline project from Baiyun Obo to Baotou city is one of only three large-scale long-distance hydrogen transport projects piloted in the national energy sector, with a total length of 195 kilometers. The project uses Baosteel's specially developed L360MH hydrogen-resistant brittle steel and strictly adheres to the relevant requirements of GB/T 20801.5 standards.

Rational hydrogen use enriches application scenarios. In May this year, Northern Rare Earth independently developed the 'Xiao Hydrogen' hydrogen-powered two-wheeler and put it into public operation in Baotou city, with an initial plan to deploy 1,000 units, preliminarily establishing application scenarios for solid-state hydrogen storage technology in the civil transportation field. In August, another 2,000 units were launched, mainly in Kundulun District, Qingshan District, and the Rare Earth High-tech Zone. Its independently developed rare-earth hydrogen storage alloy has a volumetric hydrogen storage density of up to 55 kilograms per cubic meter, with a hydrogen storage capacity approximately three times that of high-pressure carbon fiber hydrogen storage tanks.

According to reports, Northern Rare Earth will adopt a promotion model of 'rolling deployment, gradual popularization, and steady expansion,' and is expected to gradually achieve the deployment of a cumulative total of 10,000 demonstration vehicles within the year. Hydrogen production, transportation, refueling, and utilization are closely interconnected and continuously advanced, and the hydrogen energy industry in Baotou is accelerating towards new and improved development.

[Source: China Economic Net]

[Editor: Xiao Neng]