哈密入列新疆—成渝氢能试点城市群 担纲工业领域主责城市Hami is listed as part of Xinjiang–Chengdu-Chongqing hydrogen energy pilot city cluster, serving as the main responsible city in the industrial sector

The work deployment meeting for the Hydrogen Energy Comprehensive Application Pilot City Cluster in the Xinjiang–Chengdu-Chongqing Dual-City Economic Circle was recently held in Chongqing. Hami City has officially been included in this national-level pilot city cluster and has been designated as the main responsible city for the industrial sector. During the pilot period, Hami will leverage its advantages in wind and solar resources as well as its solid industrial foundation to scale up the demonstration application of the green hydrogen industry, injecting new momentum into cultivating green and high-quality productivity in Xinjiang and accelerating the construction of a renewable energy system.

The convening of this meeting marks that all work of the Xinjiang–Chengdu-Chongqing Dual-City Economic Circle Hydrogen Energy Comprehensive Application Pilot City Cluster has formally entered a substantive promotion stage. This city cluster is an interregional hydrogen energy collaborative demonstration platform approved by the state, aiming to promote complementary regional advantages and industrial coordination, and to create a hydrogen energy demonstration model with distinctive characteristics. According to the pilot division of labor, Chongqing leads the overall work of the city cluster, Chengdu is responsible for developing transportation scenarios, and Hami City serves as the main responsible city in the industrial field, collaborating with other cities to jointly promote the implementation of the city cluster's tasks.

Li Tan, Party Secretary and Deputy Director of the Hami Municipal Bureau of Industry and Information Technology, stated that Hami is rich in energy resources, has a strong industrial foundation, and enjoys a superior transportation location. It has the advantages of low hydrogen prices, sufficient production, comprehensive applications, and stable consumption, making it a preferred place for developing the hydrogen energy industry nationwide. During the pilot period, Hami consumed 420,000 tons of clean, low-carbon hydrogen, accounting for nearly half of the total consumption in the entire urban cluster.

As a national comprehensive energy security base, Hami has been continuously deploying the full hydrogen energy industry chain in recent years. In the transportation sector, a hydrogen production plant with a daily capacity of 25 tons and four hydrogen refueling stations have been built, providing a daily hydrogen refueling capacity of 18 tons. A total of 570 hydrogen fuel heavy trucks and seven hydrogen fuel buses have been put into operation, achieving large-scale application of hydrogen in transportation. In the industrial sector, the focus is on integrated construction of 'hydrogen, ammonia, and methanol.' The first green electricity direct-connect hydrogen production project in the region has been approved, green hydrogen oxalic amide and green hydrogen metallurgical projects have started construction, and renewable energy hydrogen production as well as green ammonia and green aviation fuel projects are accelerating implementation. In the equipment sector, manufacturing projects for fuel cell systems and electrolyzers have been successively completed, achieving a 'zero breakthrough' in hydrogen energy equipment manufacturing across the region.

Focusing on the implementation of pilot tasks, Hami will advance according to the four lists of 'hydrogen technology equipment research and development, industrial hydrogen projects, fuel cell vehicle promotion, and hydrogen refueling station construction,' implementing 8 industrial projects, constructing 4 hydrogen refueling stations, putting 220 fuel cell vehicles into operation, and accelerating the establishment of a full industry chain ecosystem of 'production—storage—transportation—refueling—use,' supporting the green transformation of the industrial economy.

It is understood that Hami City has established a hydrogen industry chain led by city leaders, which will standardize and make good use of the central and autonomous region’s 'reward instead of subsidy' funds, and promptly prepare the "Hami City Hydrogen Industry Development Three-Year Action Plan" to provide strong support for the implementation of pilot tasks. At the same time, Hami will deepen cooperation with Jiuquan City in Gansu Province to jointly build an interprovincial 'hydrogen expressway' and 'hydrogen corridor'; strengthen collaboration with cities within Xinjiang, and accelerate the creation of a green hydrogen, ammonia, and methanol base on the northern foothills of the Tianshan Mountains.

Next, Hami will take on the responsibility of a city leading in the industrial sector, striving to ensure the supply of green hydrogen and demonstrate its industrial applications, continuously expanding application scenarios and extending the industrial chain, aiming to create a replicable and scalable model for industrial green hydrogen use, contributing to the high-quality development of renewable energy in Xinjiang, and serving the national "dual carbon" strategy.

[Source: China News Service, Xinjiang]

[Editor: Xiao Neng]