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Ningdong Base Explores Approaches for the Development of Green Hydrogen / Author/Source: Sinochem New Network / Date: 11-11-2020 / Clicks: 6. On November 9, a forum on the hydrogen industry and energy transition development was held in Ningxia at the Ningdong Base. With the theme of \"Green Hydrogen Driving High-Quality Development in Ningdong,\" the forum focused on exchanging new technologies, applications, and models for the development of the hydrogen industry, and discussing strategies, visions, and actions to promote the growth of this industry in the Ningdong area. More than 200 participants attended the conference, including experts and scholars from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the **Energy Administration, the China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Federation, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, China University of Petroleum, and the International Hydrogen Energy Association, as well as representatives from over 80 hydrogen-related enterprises. “Grey hydrogen is not viable; blue hydrogen can be used; waste hydrogen can be recycled; green hydrogen is the way forward. ”Li Yizhong, president of the China Industrial Economics Federation, said that the approach adopted for developing the hydrogen energy industry in the Ningdong base is accurate, innovative, practical, and feasible, and should be supported. He pointed out that the Ningdong base should address the challenges at the origin of the hydrogen production chain by establishing reasonable and practical planning, design standards; accelerating research and development as well as industrial application in carbon dioxide capture, storage, and utilization; carrying out the recovery, purification, and utilization of hydrogen from industrial hydrogen-containing exhaust gases; and developing hydrogen energy in line with the goals of achieving carbon peak and carbon neutrality. Fu Xiangsheng, vice president of the China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Federation, hopes that the Ningdong Energy and Chemical Industry Base will not only serve as a shining example of modern coal chemical industry in the Northwest region during the 14th Five-Year Plan period, but also become a benchmark and model for specialized chemical industrial parks in China. Tao Shaohua, the executive deputy secretary of the Party Working Committee and deputy director of the management committee of the Ningdong base, outlined the advantages that the base has for developing the green hydrogen industry, including its chemical industry infrastructure, available sunlight, land resources, electricity supply, and various application opportunities. It is reported that Ningdong needs a total of 2.3 million tons of hydrogen per year to support the upstream and downstream activities in its coal chemical industry, which accounts for over 10% of China’s total hydrogen production. If green hydrogen is used in this industry, coal consumption could be reduced by more than 16 million tons per year, energy use could be saved by nearly 12 million tons of standard coal, and carbon emissions could be cut by over 30 million tons. In addition, Ningdong currently has over 7,000 heavy-duty logistics vehicles, creating a transportation market worth 3.3 billion yuan per year. If all of these vehicles were replaced with hydrogen-powered ones, it would not only enable the creation of a storage and transportation system that is highly efficient, lightweight, and cost-effective, but it would also help reduce carbon emissions in heavy transportation. This approach would support the development of cities that serve as models for hydrogen vehicle use and the advancement of low-carbon transportation systems, thereby improving air quality and the ecological environment. The forum also held a roundtable discussion on the green development of the Ningdong base, where exchanges and discussions took place on the ideas and visions for using green hydrogen to replace gray hydrogen in Ningdong. Xu Chunming, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and professor at China University of Petroleum; Mao Zongqiang, vice president of the International Hydrogen Energy Association and professor at Tsinghua University; Wang Hanwu, deputy director of the Ningxia Development and Reform Commission; and Shi Jinxuan, president of Baofeng Power Operation Management Company, delivered technical presentations and keynote speeches. At the same time, agreements were reached on the joint establishment of the Hydrogen Energy Industry Alliance at the Ningdong base, projects related to hydrogen integration in power generation, transmission, consumption, and storage as well as smart integrated energy systems, research and development institutions for green electricity chemistry and the hydrogen energy industry, and pilot operations of hydrogen fuel cell trucks.