On December 15th, Wan Gang, vice chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and chairman of the China Association for Science and Technology, wrote that the short board of pure electric vehicles is the driving range and charging time. It is still unable to meet the large-scale remote bus, double-class rental, urban logistics. For long-distance transportation and other market needs, the focus of industrialization should be expanded to fuel cell vehicles in a timely manner.
The phrase “expanding industrialization to fuel cell vehicles in a timely manner” once again pushed hydrogen fuel cell vehicles to the slogan of public opinion.
“The chairman of Wan Gang said that ”it should be timely to expand the focus of industrialization to fuel cell vehicles“ is a key stage in the transition of China's new energy vehicle industry from the introduction period to the growth stage. It does not refer to the new energy strategy. Hou Fushen, deputy secretary general of the China Automotive Engineering Society, said.
Nowadays, more and more domestic enterprises are joining the fuel cell industry. In addition to the well-known auto companies, including traditional energy companies, auto parts companies, and industrial capital, they have also invested more in the hydrogen and fuel cell industries. However, it should not be overlooked that although the development prospects of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles are good, they also face the embarrassing situation of satisfaction, not a seat.
Hydrogen fuel cell technology promotion has begun to take shape
”The hydrogen fuel cell vehicle technology route is an important part of the new energy vehicle development strategy and the long-term strategic goal of the new energy vehicle.“ Ye Shengji, deputy secretary general of the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, said in an interview with the Daily Economic News reporter. At present, what companies need to do is to make technical reserves and technology tracking for the future development of hydrogen fuel cell vehicle technology.
As one of the technical routes for energy conservation and new energy vehicle development in China, hydrogen fuel cell technology has developed rapidly in recent years. However, according to the current operation of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles, hydrogen fuel cells are used in commercial vehicles. By the end of 2017, China's hydrogen fuel cell vehicles had been piloted in Beijing, Shanghai, Foshan, Zhengzhou and Rugao, with a scale of more than 1,000 vehicles.
”The strategic of fuel cells not only reflects the car, but the fuel cell as a whole for hydrogen fuel cells. It is the cutting-edge technology of the energy revolution. It is not only used in automobiles, but more likely to be used in commercial vehicles, trains, ships, power generation, etc. Aspect. Ouyang Minggao, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and a professor at Tsinghua University, publicly stated.
For the development of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles, Ye Shengji summarized it with strategic strategy, future future“。 According to the ”Technology Roadmap for Energy Saving and New Energy Vehicles“ issued by the China Society of Automotive Engineers, China's hydrogen fuel cell vehicles will need to be commercialized in large-scale commercial vehicles, large commercial vehicles and other fields, and will be in 2030.
Up to now, SAIC, Weichai Power, Foton Motor, Great Wall Motor and other enterprises have clearly planned to increase investment to promote the development and commercialization of fuel cell vehicles.
Doubled in 2020
Although hydrogen fuel cell vehicles have always been hailed as the ”terminator“ of new energy vehicles, there is still a long way to go to industrialization.
According to the ”Energy Conservation and New Energy Vehicle Technology Roadmap“， the plan for hydrogen fuel cell vehicles will be implemented in small-scale operations in the public service vehicles sector in certain regions by 2020, with a scale of 5,000 vehicles; by 2025, the city will be Private cars and public service vehicles will be used in large-scale applications in the urban area, with a scale of 50,000. By 2030, large-scale commercial promotion will be realized in the private passenger vehicles and large commercial vehicles, with a scale of one million.
However, according to the current hydrogen fuel cell technology level and application promotion, Hou Fushen believes that by 2020, the application and promotion of hydrogen fuel vehicles in China will exceed the expected 5,000 vehicles.
Not only that, in the 2.O version of the ”Energy Conservation and New Energy Vehicle Technology Roadmap“ to be launched in the second half of next year, the China Automotive Engineering Society will promote the scale of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles in 2020 and 2025 respectively. The goal has been improved.
In addition, the construction of the hydrogen refueling station is also accelerating. According to the ”Economic and New Energy Vehicle Technology Roadmap Annual Assessment Report 2018“ released on December 20, before 2015, there were only three hydrogen refueling stations in China, and by 2017, 13 hydrogen refueling stations have been put into operation. At present, there are more than 20 hydrogen refueling stations under construction in China, and more than 200 registered fuel cell vehicle-related enterprises. According to Ouyang Minggao, in 2030, there will be a thousand hydrogen refueling stations in China.
However, although the domestic hydrogen fuel cell vehicle technology has developed rapidly, the cost of the hydrogen refueling station has always been an important factor in the development of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles.
Daily Economic News reporter learned that the current hydrogen refueling station, starting capital of up to 1 million yuan, for the enterprise, the construction of the hydrogen station's outlets also cost a lot. Similar to the energy facilities of traditional fuel vehicles, hydrogen can be used in hydrogen fuel cell vehicles through hydrogen production, hydrogen storage, hydrogen transport and hydrogenation. Although China has a unique resource advantage in the hydrogen production process, due to the late start of commercialization of hydrogen fuel cell technology, it still faces the problems of imperfect hydrogen production, hydrogen storage, hydrogen transport and hydrogenation technologies, and inconsistent standards. Hydrogenation is difficult.
Wangang also proposed that the industrialization of fuel cell vehicles in China already has a foundation. It is recommended that relevant departments formulate scientific and safe technical standards for hydrogen energy, hydrogen refueling stations and hydrogen storage tanks, improve detection capabilities, and eliminate standards that restrict the development of hydrogen energy and fuel cell vehicles as soon as possible. Identify obstacles and market access barriers, and strengthen and improve the construction of hydrogen energy production, storage and transportation, and supply and marketing systems.
