遵化布局氢能产业助推低碳转型Zunhua plans the hydrogen energy industry to promote low-carbon transformation

The Phase I project of Hebei Hongzhi New Energy Technology Co., Ltd.'s fuel cell system production base, located in Zunhua City, Hebei, has recently fully entered the final stage of equipment joint debugging before production. This hydrogen energy equipment manufacturing project will address gaps in the regional hydrogen fuel cell industry and inject industrial momentum into the green and low-carbon transformation of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region.

Walking into the factory, various production equipment is already in place. Technicians are checking the status of the equipment and verifying operating parameters item by item according to technical specifications, conducting system joint debugging. According to the company's person in charge, Tian Ming, the Phase I factory and supporting facilities are fully completed, core equipment is installed, and all personnel are fully focused on the debugging process, striving to enable the project to meet production conditions as soon as possible.

It is reported that the total investment for this base project is 600 million RMB, built in three phases. Phase I involves an investment of 130 million RMB, focusing on constructing the hydrogen fuel cell system factory and a hydrogen refueling station; subsequent phases will include test production lines and a North China Research and Development Center. Once the project reaches full production, it will achieve an annual production capacity of 5,000 sets of hydrogen fuel cell systems.

From the perspective of investment structure, Phase I focuses on infrastructure such as factories and hydrogen refueling stations, following a typical 'build the scenario first, then increase capacity' approach. By synchronizing the establishment of hydrogen refueling stations with fuel cell production lines, a local closed loop from equipment manufacturing to vehicle refueling can be formed, reducing the promotion resistance caused by the lack of infrastructure in the early stages of hydrogen energy application.

Hebei Hongzhi New Energy was jointly established by Tangshan Guohong Hydrogen Energy Technology and Hebei ZeroPoint New Energy Technology. Relying on the technological accumulation of the Hong Kong-listed company Guohong Hydrogen Energy, the enterprise has formed a hydrogen energy R&D team of over 200 people, holding more than 450 related patents and participating in the formulation of over 20 national and group standards. The company's Hongtu H series high-power fuel cell system can achieve rapid cold start at minus 30 degrees Celsius and has competitive advantages in efficiency, lifespan, and water management. It can be applied in multiple scenarios, including buses, heavy-duty commercial vehicles, ships, and drones.

The low-temperature cold start capability of fuel cell systems is a key indicator of the product's suitability for northern regions. Fast start performance at minus 30 degrees Celsius means that vehicles equipped with this system can operate normally in the low-temperature winter environment of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei area without relying on garage heating. This is particularly important for high-frequency operation scenarios such as public transportation, sanitation, and heavy trucks.

In recent years, Zunhua City, based on its industrial realities, has seized opportunities presented by the dual-carbon strategy, taking the development of the renewable energy industry as an important means to cultivate new productive forces. The city has continuously strengthened project element guarantees, actively introduced high-quality enterprises in the hydrogen energy field, and promoted the green upgrading of traditional industries and the growth of emerging industries.

Once this project is implemented, it will promote the localized transformation of advanced hydrogen energy technologies in Zunhua, create local employment, and connect with local application scenarios such as industrial and mining transportation, thereby extending the hydrogen energy industry chain. Zunhua and surrounding areas have concentrated industrial and mining enterprises with high demand for heavy transport, providing relatively stable operating scenarios for fuel cell heavy trucks and creating initial demand for hydrogen production and refueling processes.

[Source: Bohai News Network]

[Editor: Xiao Neng]